Have you ever received a LinkedIn connection request from someone and wondered, “Who the heck is this person?”
Financial advisers who think their millionaire clients would prefer sit-down meetings instead of e-mails or text messages may need to do a rethink.
Ten questions, ten answers from the iconic founder of the discount brokerage
United Capital Financial Advisers will acquire the assets of Peak Capital Investment Services – an advisory firm with $600 million in assets under management – executives revealed at the Schwab Impact Conference here in San Francisco today.
First, and most important, a large part of the late summer sell-off was precipitated by a growing belief that the United States and the global economy were about to enter another recession.
Comment by brokerage's CEO likely to tamp down rumors about E*Trade acquisition
Precious metal set to drop well below 1,600 within weeks, says chartist
Twenty-two of 25 people surveyed by Bloomberg expect the metal to rise next week, the highest proportion since mid-July.
The revelation that a Finra official allegedly altered requested reports is just the latest embarrassment for SEC chairman Mary Schapiro, who was in charge of the SRO when the document doctoring supposedly took place. <b>Big Picture</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20111030/REG/310309968>Another black eye for Finra</a><br><b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111021&Category=FREE&ArtNo=102109995&Ref=PH>Financial firms that have paid the most $$$ to the SEC in fines and settlements</a>
Although commodities are falling down on the job as a portfolio diversifier in the rough-and-tumble markets, it would be a big mistake to give up on the asset class altogether
Large-cap-value stocks stand out as the clear favorite in equities for the year ahead
Does your congressman know how an SRO would make your life more difficult? Did you tell him?
As hundreds milled about at Zuccotti Park today in Manhattan's Financial District, it became clear that Occupy Wall Street isn't just a young person's movement anymore. And it's gathering momentum.
Judge shoots down SEC claim that Morgan Keegan misled auction-rate securities investors
Firm says that's the potential loss if it has to buy back auction-rate securities at this time; investigations pending
Despite the glitter of the Goldman Sachs name, the bank's asset management operation continues to sputter. One telltale benchmark: the unit has had eight bosses in eight years. Can 'Lloyd's Boys' turn things around?
While Mr. Corzine generally backs the Obama administration's push for regulatory reform, he doesn't agree with every piece of the legislation and has concerns about how new laws will be applied.
Jon Corzine, the former Democratic senator and governor of New Jersey, is warning the financial services industry: Don't try to fight the financial-reform bill being debated in Congress.
Jon Corzine, the former Democratic senator and governor of New Jersey, came to the defense of his old employer, Goldman Sachs Inc,. in remarks at the Investment Company Institute's General Membership Meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Former Goldman Sachs boss -- and onetime N.J. governor -- Jon Corzine finds a new challenge: righting the ship at struggling brokerage MF Global
