Social Security was once the third rail of politics. For years, the conventional wisdom held that if politicians mentioned the system's financial problems and so much as alluded to changing anything, they faced electrocution in the court of public opinion and a grisly end to their career
Participants in 401(k) plans deserve to know exactly how much of their money is paying for their funds and services.
House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., is expected to remove a controversial requirement from his 401(k) bill that a low-cost index fund be included in all such plans, said an industry official.
Perhsing's nvestment professionals using the software will now be able to access it on their Apple iPhone.
Merrill Lynch will hire 250 people by the end of 2008 to staff a new technology center in Toronto.
Pershing announced that its broker-dealer customers can now access its NetExchange Pro online account management platform on the Apple iPhone.
House Republicans have introduced a bill that would repeal the AMT with an optional “simplified tax.”
The private-equity tax hike will not go gentle into that good night, according to published reports.
SponsorMatch lets employers give defined-contribution plan participants the longevity protection of a DB plan.
The PPA has not increased the security of defined-benefit pension plans, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said.
Adhesion Technologies and Capital Market Consultants have teamed to offer pre-packaged model strategies.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton today announced a proposal to offer a 401(k)-type plan for all Americans.
JPMorgan Chase analyst Kenneth B. Worthington downgraded Merrill's stock to "neutral" from ''overweight.''
Those investing in a single John Hancock lifestyle fund have higher ending balances, according to Hancock.
The clearing firm's B-Ds will provide consolidated performance reporting across all accounts.
Financial advisers are resisting using annuities designed for 401(k) plans which are created by insurance firms.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is developing for mortgage brokers a national database similar to the Central Registration Depository.
Under regulations governing the securities industry, it's not enough for firms merely to archive e-mails; they must be able to furnish them to regulators “promptly.”
Secure, simple and inexpensive personal-computer or cell phone access to all an investor's financial data is the promise that was being offered by companies taking part in Finovate 2007, a financial-technology trade show held in New York last week.
The walls of Neal Simon's office at Highline Wealth Management LLC are lined with the images of people he and his wife photographed during their travels through China, Guatemala, India, Indonesia and Peru.
