The domestic-equity markets were extremely volatile during the second quarter, particularly in June.
In the wake of last week's fear-inducing market tumult, small and midsize broker-dealers are bracing for reduced trading volumes in the months ahead, which will squeeze already tight margins and could push some out of business.
In the wake of the <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110804/FREE/110809928>worst one-day stock market decline since 2008</a>, analysts and advisers are mixed on where the markets and economy go from here. But one thing is certain: Brace yourself for increased volatility
Clear explanation will help ease fears, says analyst; still, some clients reluctant to pay for advice
The major lobbying group for large broker-dealers last week urged the SEC to develop a new fiduciary standard that could change from customer to customer and which would be spelled out at the start of an adviser-client relationship
J.P. Morgan Asset Management will replace Columbia Management Group as investment manager for New York's $1.9 billion adviser-sold college savings plan
The longest-running Ponzi scheme ever? Philip Barry, a money manager from Brooklyn, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a $45 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors over three decades.
A new survey by Cerulli Associates asked investors whether they prefer paying fees or commissions to their advisers. The result? It wasn't even close.
Through the first two weeks of the month, while the S&P 500 Index fell by 13.2%, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 3.7%.
Volatility is the name of the game in today's markets.
Although Napoleon Hill has been dead for more than 40 years, his popular wealth-building book has found a hip new outlet.
The exam brings the SROIIA a little bit closer to acting as a self-regulatory organization over investment advisers. But will the SEC approve?
The awards, which will be presented Sept. 14, honor financial advisers who make a difference in their communities.
Money-market mutual funds took in $24.9 billion yesterday, bouncing back from their second-worst week of withdrawals, as investors unsettled by the debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling returned to the market.
Taxpayers will be able to examine the qualifications of paid tax-return preparers in a database being built by the IRS that may be available as soon as 2013.
