Despite the fact that employees are losing a lot of money in their 401(k)s, most are staying the course with their retirement plans, according to an analysis by Hewitt Associates LLC.
Investors and their advisers are rightfully concerned about running afoul of the wash sale rule and triggering a taxable event. As you know, a wash sale — as defined in Section 1091 of the Internal Revenue Code — occurs when an investor sells property at a loss and within 30 days acquires "substantially identical" property.
Job no. 1 for the Federal Reserve Board and the Department of the Treasury was to stabilize the capital markets.
A new version of the most comprehensive planning software available from Money Tree Software Ltd. was rolled out with new features this week.
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, is defending himself on his website against insider trading charges that the SEC levied against him this week.
There are more enrollees in consumer-directed health plans this year than last, and those individuals are more likely to have higher income and enjoy better health than their traditional plan counterparts, according to a study.
Automatic enrollment of employees into defined contribution retirement plans such as 401(k)s has grown so quickly that more than half of employers now offer it to their employees, according to a new study.
In a move that has received scant public attention, the SEC this month put into place changes that could harm investors.
Small- and mid-size record keepers that administer 401(k) programs for providers are concerned that a plan to ensure that mutual funds are not being "market timed" will be so expensive to oversee as to put some of them out of business.
The bull market in broker recruitment deals has peaked.
EMoney Advisor produces the eMoney 360 and 360Pro wealth- and goal-planning applications used by financial advisers, while Redtail provides a popular web-based client relationship management application intended for advisers.
“Ultimately, the consumer ought to benefit from greater regulation, provided that we heed the lesson of the current crisis,” said Christopher “Kip” Condron, president and chief executive of AXA Financial Inc. in New York.
Legislation requiring hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be reintroduced by the ranking minority member of the Senate Finance Committee.
David M. Greene, an alleged Ponzi scheme promoter, is being held in civil contempt for failing to provide documents and information to the SEC.
SEC enforcement settlements are projected to reach a three-year high in 2008, according to a study issued today by Nera Economic Consulting.
Financial advisers are worried that if more employers eliminate 401(k) matches, it will cause already cash-strapped and worried clients to reduce or halt their contributions.
