Although commodities are falling down on the job as a portfolio diversifier in the rough-and-tumble markets, it would be a big mistake to give up on the asset class altogether
Large-cap-value stocks stand out as the clear favorite in equities for the year ahead
As hundreds milled about at Zuccotti Park today in Manhattan's Financial District, it became clear that Occupy Wall Street isn't just a young person's movement anymore. And it's gathering momentum.
Firm says that's the potential loss if it has to buy back auction-rate securities at this time; investigations pending
Despite the glitter of the Goldman Sachs name, the bank's asset management operation continues to sputter. One telltale benchmark: the unit has had eight bosses in eight years. Can 'Lloyd's Boys' turn things around?
Jon Corzine, the former Democratic senator and governor of New Jersey, is warning the financial services industry: Don't try to fight the financial-reform bill being debated in Congress.
Jon Corzine, the former Democratic senator and governor of New Jersey, came to the defense of his old employer, Goldman Sachs Inc,. in remarks at the Investment Company Institute's General Membership Meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Former Goldman Sachs boss -- and onetime N.J. governor -- Jon Corzine finds a new challenge: righting the ship at struggling brokerage MF Global
The following is an edited version of an Oct. 17 speech by Carlo V. di Florio, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, at the annual meeting of the National Society of Compliance Professionals in Baltimore
Economic data to be released today is expected to show that GDP picked up in the third quarter as did sales of existing homes. Meanwhile, the number of new claims for unemployment likely dropped off. | <B>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111025&Category=FREE&ArtNo=102509999&Ref=PH>Hottest housing markets</a>
Every time the debate over the fiduciary standard of client care hits the news, RIAs pick up a few more clients
Financial planning is growing as a profession around the world, according to an organization that sets standards for its practitioners.
Evercore Wealth Management's Charles Ryan talks about his firm's recent growth an expansion -- and what lies ahead for the rest of 2011 and 2012. For more INTV with top RIAs, <a href=www.investmentnews.com/section/multimedia?playerType=INTV>click here.</a>
It is time our elected leaders and presidential wannabes treat America's jobs crisis as the social and economic catastrophe that it is, and not just as fodder for 2012 campaigns
Although interest rates are near record lows, many financial advisory clients still face a challenging lending environment for securing small-business loans and refinancing mortgages
With Americans practically addicted to the Internet, a web-based investment advisory business would seem to be an idea whose time has come
The news that an ex-director at Finra allegedly doctored reports requested by the SEC could not have come at a worse time for the SRO | <i>Reader's take:</i> <b>"Now we have the regulators incapable of regulating the regulators!"</b><br>Want to vent? <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20111027/FREE/111029943?plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:3b60a713-8905-4c6d-92f9-8b154de56242>Click here</a>
Frank A. Barbera Jr., co-portfolio manager of the Sierra Core Retirement Fund, tracks a staggering number of jobs reports and other economic indicators. They all say the same thing, he says.
A group of state insurance regulators voted yesterday to adopt amendments to an annuity disclosure model that would give customers a detailed breakdown of product features.
