Any significant changes would likely spur a lawsuit, and the courts have been tougher on regulators when they reverse course on rules after a new president comes into office.
The addition of WealthTrust's $6.4 billion in AUM lifts HighTower's total to nearly $46 billion, a nearly four-fold increase from four years ago.
Legendary endowment chides "fee bashers," saying what really matters is net returns. But traditional styles of active management are now available as low-cost index, or smart beta, funds.
401(k) plans have changed markedly over the past few decades, through the proliferation of mutual funds and the growth of target-date funds and automatic plan-design features. What's next?
The president's advisers have signaled he'll sign a bill to make it unlikely that state auto-IRAs are put into place as well.
New online courses explain crucial retiree health care issues for advisers.
As a result of the DOL fiduciary delay, the bank said customers could continue to use financial advisers as they had in the past.
Your tax information is far more valuable than your credit card data.
Spoiler: The U.S. is not number one.
Self-regulator wants to encourage capital-raising while still protecting investors.
Connecticut man raided his client's account in $1.2 million theft.
DOL fiduciary rule inspires questions about whether annuity transactions' current suitability standard is sufficient.
Developments in the excessive-fee lawsuit highlight the duty to monitor investments and the duty of a prudent trustee to be cost-conscious.
A state-level mandatory retirement plan will not solve the problem of Americans not saving.
Certain provisions of the rule will kick in putting those affected advisers more squarely in the line of fire of the litigation enforcement mechanism of ERISA.
Expect rapid product innovation and growing demand in this area, along with considerable business opportunity
Advisers have to make accommodations, but some believe the changes are worth it to forge deep and long-term relationships with young clients.
The plaintiff takes issue with a so-called "layering scheme" in BlackRock's fund structure, whereby a fund's underlying proprietary investments charge additional fees that "cannibalize" returns for employees.
Firm says it will look for talent among teachers, entrepreneurs and former athletes.
