Adopting a homeless teenager may seem like a huge commitment, but Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, the inspiration for the best-selling book and motion picture “The Blind Side,” said they get too much credit
Bailed-out banks, insurers and automakers are a sore spot for millions hurt by the financial crisis
It's so much fun to pick on the French
Jeffrey Gundlach hasn't lost his investment magic — or his famous ego — while running DoubleLine Capital LP, the money manager he formed after his highly publicized firing from TCW Group last December
Without a doubt, the answer to the question “What makes a person rich” marks a political divide in this country – a divide that is widening by the second as the mid-term elections fast approach.
In-vitro fertilization spawns confusion among wealth managers, trust attorneys; 'wide-open field'
<i>InvestmentNews</i> is off to Denver for the FPA's annual conference
When it comes to investment strategies, 94-year-old Edward Zajac takes the long view. And it's paid off handsomely.
The longer Congress drags out setting an estate tax rate and exemption level, the less likely it is to impose a retroactive tax for 2010, according to an economist with a leading agricultural organization.
After much discussion and anticipation, the Automatic IRA Act of 2010 was formally proposed Friday by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M. If enacted, the bill could affect half of the country's working population.
Regulators on Friday shut down Midwest Bank and Trust Company in Elmwood Park, Ill., as well as three smaller banks in Georgia, Michigan and Missouri to bring the number of U.S. bank failures this year to 72.
The regulator looks to unload assets from some 182 failed banks. Government-to-investor incentives include big discounts and zero-percent financing for qualified buyers
This week should be dominated by economic numbers and, in particular, the September Jobs report due out on Friday
On July 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission released a report from its Life Settlements Task Force which recommended that the SEC urge Congress to amend federal securities laws to include life settlements as securities.
The judge determined that state insurable interest laws do not apply to annuities – at least, in this case.
Meanwhile, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has scheduled a hearing in Washington this month to discuss the transactions
You have to feel sorry about The Hartford's latest problems.
From giants such as Citigroup Inc. to small broker-dealers such as Pacific West Securities Inc., brokerage firms have kept their representatives in the dark about problematic details in investments.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. had sold insurance requiring the Omaha-based company to pay $30 million to a client if France won the tournament.
