John Thomas Financial pulls its registration with Finra; downfall months in the making
Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce your income taxes.
Moving a trust to another state can extend its life or reduce a client's income taxes
Advisers need to watch that clients do not inadvertently inflate their income and Medicare costs
Average totals up more than 50% since 2008, Fidelity says.
Investors in the company run by the billionaire have to rely on his homey annual shareholder letter and Q&A at the annual meeting for info on its disparate holdings because the company, which is set to post record full-year profit next week, has become more opaque during his five-decade-long acquisition spree. Still, they've done OK.
Advisers are debating why Pimco's co-CIO unexpectedly resigned but most agree that with Bill Gross in charge of investment strategy, the firm is not likely to take a hit to its reputation or suffer major fund outflows.
You have to be creative and be careful of a couple key rules.
The problem is complex: With bonds in the dumps, many advisers are cutting their clients' allocations to fixed income. But they have to figure out where to put that money, because it's not a slam-dunk “toss it into stocks” decision.
Where technology is going in 2014, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown
Some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value amid a rally in equities and an improving economy
Some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value amid a rally in equities and an improving economy that prompted the Federal Reserve to pare its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases.
Pimco's co-CIO says central banks pushing investors to riskier assets but that policy has limits.
Regulator says firm misrepresented parts of a CDO deal, making disclosures false.
First half of 20th century saw flood of ground-breaking work; not so much lately
Portfolio manager who helped feds must pay $390K, will do no prison time.
SAC Capital Advisors' landmark $1.8 billion settlement of a U.S. government insider-trading probe stretching back to 2007 was approved by a federal judge, bringing to an end the hedge fund's role as a money manager and capping a decade of insider-trading cases.
Federal regulator wants consumers to become better informed on fees
MSRB wants to learn more to help consumers become more informed.
Investors shouldn't move funds based solely on the word 'free'
