Brokerage representatives will be able to breathe a little easier when they're buying gift baskets for fellow professionals during the next holiday season.
Unmarried couples can now deduct effectively twice as much of their mortgage and home interest on their tax returns.
One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.
Divorce filings drop in April and don't spike again until August — after July, the most popular month for vacations.
Broker-dealers may take cue from Wall Street maneuvers as regulatory pressure builds.
Trend toward low-cost passive mutual funds will reduce margins.
The prospect of living unhappily ever after in a retirement that can last 20 or 30 years or more is one reason behind the growing incidence of divorce among spouses age 50 and older.
The firm allegedly failed to provide about 2,700 customers waivers tied to upfront sale charges
If you're a real estate investor who wants to buy low and sell high, this is the list for you.
Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. is selling nontraded preferred shares to help fund its growth, giving brokers a 7% commission.
While the system provides access to up-to-date and accurate information on an adviser's record, it also publishes mere accusations, convenient settlements and decades-old misdemeanors.
The agency is scrutinizing ETFs because of instances of sharp volatility, and has launched an initiative to evaluate how mutual funds can better inform investors about costs.
New regulation was catalyst for broker-dealer to impose uniformity, says LPL Financial's Mark Casady.
He will begin Aug. 15, at about the same time Robert Cook, a former division director at the SEC, takes over as chief executive.
Nearly three years after he was thrown out of the securities industry, the adviser has filed another appeal.
The Labor Department's conflict-of-interest rule is upping plan sponsors' concern for their fiduciary duty.
Family benefits account for a much smaller percentage of Social Security outlays today than they did in the past.
ERISA attorneys say the judge's decision was a complete rebuke of classic arguments in excessive-fee suits, and could provide fodder for the defense in future trials.
One attorney called the lawsuit an "attack" on the investment-management structure within variable annuities.
