A growing number of people who save for their children's college costs with Section 529 plans are steadily outpacing those parents who do not use these tax advantaged savings plans, according to a new survey by the College Savings Foundation.
ING is making another go at the independent broker-dealer market, this time with a new fixed indexed annuity feature scheduled for an August release.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is falling toward a key level that, if breached, may mean the gauge will tumble further, according to Ryan Detrick of Schaeffer's Investment Research.
Critics skewered a new proposal by Finra to bar ex-officials at the SRO from representing clients in disciplinary hearings conducted by the regulator. So what's all the fuss about?
Tuition for private colleges may be off the chart, but state schools are getting more expensive, too. Here's the ten priciest public colleges.
Survey reveals across-the-board decline in bullishness; 'back to wait-and-see'
The leading Senate Republican on financial issues won't block the confirmation of two Securities and Exchange Commission nominees, though he will push the agency to conduct economic analyses of financial regulations — a demand that is slowing down the implementation of the Dodd-Frank reform law
Small-cap stock analysts more accurate than those who cover large caps; smaller pond = greater impact
State regulator says husband-and-wife team recommended that elderly clients partially surrender VAs for indexed annuities; $426K in commissions in less than four months
Commonwealth and five broker-dealers sign on to sell Allianz's variable annuity; apes LPL Financial's earlier move
Lisa Detanna, a former broker at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC who became <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101010/REG/310109952>embroiled in an arbitration claim filed by actor Larry Hagman</a>, has moved to Wedbush Securities Inc. in Los Angeles.
For the past 10 years, executives at the largest independent broker-dealers have been predicting a tide of consolidation, with economics forcing smaller firms to shut down or sell out to bigger firms.
The public will reap a profit as the U.S. government sells off the remainder of its holdings in American International Group Inc., chief executive Robert H. Benmosche said today.
Recruiting will become more expensive in 2011 as the fight for top advisers heats up among independent broker-dealers looking to bounce back from a lackluster 2010.
National Financial Partners, a consolidator of insurance-brokerage and financial-planning firms, has acquired Fusion Advisor.
