The software billionaire's father is spearheading an initiative to impose a state tax on Washington's wealthy
Investors should plan now for when and how financial decisions should be made if they become impaired, says investment strategist and professor Andrew Lo.
The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard takes a different tack in its bid to eliminate the broker-dealer exclusion
17 of Fortune 100 companies provide death benefits for heirs of top execs. Omnicom stockowners are just the latest to vote down a 'pay-for-no-pulse' proposal
Financial advisers at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income Summit discuss their strategies for using video on their firms' websites
On Tuesday, Sen. Susan Collins pressed Goldman Sachs on their commitment to their clients. Now, she's planning on filing an amendment to financial reform legislation that would likely extend the fiduciary standard to B-Ds.
Something fishy? The recent uproar over the SEC staff's Internet viewing habits seems like a red herring
Senior members spent hours surfing pornographic websites while the financial system collapsed, an agency watchdog claims
Bank of America Corp. announced today that Kunal Kamlani has been named head of global investment solutions, reporting to his former colleague at Citigroup, Sallie Krawcheck, president of global wealth and investment management.
Natalie Choate, a retirement planning expert with Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, talks with Morningstar's Christine Benz at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income Summit about four factors that favor conversion, and includes some pitfalls to avoid when doing and IRA conversion.
As Senate floor debate on financial-regulatory-reform legislation begins, a key Republican senator plans to offer an amendment on fiduciary standards that could be broader than language contained in a bill that the House passed late last year.
Elder Care issues can create one of the most stressful situations of your clients' lives.
Although some financial advisers are always thinking of ways to go above and beyond to provide extra services to clients, Paul Baumbach sticks to managing his clients' investments.
In a huge blow to SagePoint Financial Inc., one of three broker-dealers that make up the AIG Advisor Group Inc., its largest group of reps and advisers is walking out the door following a bitter dispute over group's role and future at SagePoint.
The SEC's announcement last week that it is launching an investigation of the municipal bond market is aimed at increasing transparency and weeding out conflicts of interest.
The leaders for major securities exchanges have agreed in principle to a uniform system of "circuit breakers" that would slow trading during periods of intense market volatility, Federal regulators said Monday.
U.S. regulators face pressure to show they have a grip on stock markets that are increasingly fragmented and dominated by computers after last week's plunge fueled lawmaker concerns about electronic trading.
