Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said the chances of the U.S. economy going back into recession are “very high,” as unemployment and austerity talk point to a double dip.
Panel must find $1.5 trillion in savings; taxes and entitlements on the table?
Although the debt ceiling bill passed, the national-debt iceberg continues to grow in size, threatening to sink the U.S economy
A special congressional committee created by last week's debt ceiling legislation is unlikely to have the time or the political will to tackle any meaningful tax reforms
Effective date on reg is bumped back to April 1
There is a gaping hole in ERISA regulations that allows many investment service providers to escape fiduciary accountability for the advice that they provide to retirement plan sponsors and participants
A federal circuit court yesterday decided that retirement-plan participants can sue third-party insurers under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
Labor Department proposal would push back the effective date for retirement plan service providers to begin disclosing fees to Jan. 1, 2012
Real estate trusts throwing off 4.5% return; no ceiling in sight for apartments as homeownership dwindles
Proposed reform mixes in wins for both blues (Democrats) and reds (Republicans); accountants, advisers may boo, however
Surprise! Increasing number of employees changing jobs due to opportunity, not necessity
Owners seek a quick sale -- and pray a bidding war breaks out; $65M house, $22M minimum bid
Sentiment now at lowest level in more than a year; recession chief worry
Yesterday, we pointed out that there were some <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110824/BLOG03/110829972>19,400,000</a> results that come up in a Google search for the term "wealth manager."
The head of Schwab Advisor Services apologized yesterday to the firm's RIA clients for sending a marketing piece sent Aug. 9 to advisers' clients who sponsor Schwab-run retirement plans.
RIA client assets that changed hands through acquisitions soared in the first half of the year but valuations of the firms are still below the 2008 peak, according to Schwab Advisor Services.
A new survey shows investment management firms are spending-much needed capital on beefing up compliance departments -- rather than projects that boost the top line.
B-D to cut transaction costs from $15 a trade to $9
The bi-partisan deficit reduction proposal is slowly gaining traction on Capitol Hill. And according to experts, one of the key components of the plan is the elimination of preferential tax treatment for capital gains and dividends.
A source says Adam Bold is seeking a buyer for The Mutual Fund Store, the RIA he founded. But Mr. Bold told a local Kansas City newspaper the firm is not on the block. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&djoPage=summary&djoProjStr=22974|22989&issuedate=20110529&sid=RIA0529>The top fee-only RIAs</a>
