Time for the industry to respond positively to a fiduciary standard, perhaps seeking a few clarifications and minor tweaks, but no longer seeking to kill it entirely.
It has become the ultimate stock-pickers market
Currency volatility will continue to be a feature in global financial markets as developed economies seek to control the value of their currencies.
After more than two years in pilot and gathering $17B in assets, Personal Advisor Services is ready to take on the expanding field of online advice platforms.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: No longer blaming earnings shortfalls on the weather, CEOs are now passing the buck to the strong dollar.
Inflation remains a wildcard but corporations in good shape, consumers have room to run.
Regulator alleges former portfolio manager put client money in a BlackRock fund that invested in a company he founded.
The likes of famous mutual fund managers like Peter Lynch and Bill Miller may not be seen again as active management loses luster for investors. But Jeffrey Gundlach and Bill Gross can still grab headlines.
For $10 a month per client, advisers can access software to generate financial plans.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The firm is closing or consolidating 20 money market funds with $200 billion in assets.
Insights from Peter Diamandis, the renowned pioneer in innovation, who is CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation.
Mr. Weiss and his firm will pay $8.4 million in relief to investors he duped in tobacco-related scheme
In longest-running arbitration case in 20 years, panel rules leveraged derivative investment was unsuitable.
Bank needs DOL OK to stay in the pension business even as the SEC is deep into investigation into conflicts of interest in the bank's wealth-management unit, which includes IRAs.
The latest pretend adviser to emerge, Leroy Brown Jr., may win a grand prize for lying.
Top strategist Bob Doll looks at first quarter for clues to continuing boom
While disclosures of negative personal financial events are not pleasant, the consequences of not making them can be severe.
The regulator alleges Pacific West Capital Group mislead investors about risks associated with the investments
The late comedian's estate plan is back in the headlines: This time, his beneficiaries are embroiled in a legal fight over the interpretation of his trust.
TC Wealth Management joins in New York, adds to HighTower's 13 transitions in 2014.
