Broker-dealer executives whose firms clear trades through and use the custody services of Bear Stearns Securities Corp. say that their fears have been calmed for the moment by the deal under which JPMorgan Chase & Co. will acquire parent company The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.
Since the tax laws are so complex, and often inconsistent, it's no wonder that the tax treatment of investment management fees varies widely.
The software vendor eMoney Advisor Inc. added five new modules to the latest version of eMoney 360, its suite of online financial planning tools.
Judging by the heated reaction of members of Congress, Wall Street, the insurance industry, the savings-and-loan and regional-bank industries, etc., Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's plan to revamp the nation's financial regulation is pretty good.
The Motley Fool and Mint.com have announced a partnership in which they will link to each other’s websites.
“It is a far cry from everything we need to do,” but it will help keep homeowners in their homes, Sen. Christopher Dodd said.
Two Senators have introduced bipartisan legislation to protect seniors from “unscrupulous financial advisers.”
Judging by the thundering impact of the housing collapse, something is wrong with financial regulation.
Last year, National Planning Corp. and its sister broker-dealers shocked the independent-contractor broker-dealer industry with its lucrative recruiting packages to independent representatives.
While most financial advisers rely on financial planning software to steer clients through retirement, many are realizing that charting a retirement path is as much art as science.
Financial advisory firms that are mulling the idea of revamping their company websites can learn some useful lessons from others.
Advanced Equities Financial Corp., a Chicago-based securities firm that has carved a niche of financing companies backed by venture capital firms, is preparing for an initial public offering.
Financial advisers and clients can be their own worst enemies when drafting plans for retirement income, making common — but crucial — errors that can ruin distribution plans, according to an influential academic.
The Dept. of Labor is backing 401(k) participants in an appeal of the dismissal of a class action filed against Deere & Co. and Fidelity Investments.
MetLife is bringing in its deferred income annuity as an asset allocation option in a defined contribution plan.
A new search service is available for comparative and cross-archive regulatory research.
A "patchwork of regulators" are "unable or unwilling" to protect the American people, said Sen. Barack Obama.
The bill is expected to pass the House by summer, but will not make it through the Senate, lawyer James Delaplane said.
