Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy
First-quarter earnings at Wall Street firms with large financial adviser forces demonstrate that after two years of turmoil, the biggest players in the investment industry have righted themselves and are poised to build their businesses again
When it comes to taxes and tax planning, what we've got here is a failure to communicate
With criticism mounting about the lack of disclosure in the municipal bond market, the agency that oversees the sale of muni securities is working on initiatives designed to encourage broker-dealers and issuers to provide more information to investors
Rising medical costs and longer live expectencies are putting the squeeze on long-term-care insurance providers. This week, another carrier -- Guardian Life -- said it's exiting the LTC biz.
Hosted software specialist to add social networking capabilities to its offerings; Chatter up
Top-performing adivsory firms tend to employ fewer staff members, keep a lid on salaries and are more productive — largely as a result of wringing every bit of efficiency out of their technology, according to <i>InvestmentNews'</i> RIA Technology Study, to be published later this month
Financial-services technology firm Fiserv, Inc., announced that it is putting together a system that will enable unified managed household accounts. Indeed, the tech company says that their full UMH platform will be available later this year.
Officials at federal agencies scrambling to translate the Dodd-Frank Act into regulations can breathe a little easier if they fall behind, as many of them have
The appointment last week of John Thiel as head of U.S. wealth management for Bank of America Merrill Lynch ends one chapter — and opens another — in the ever-changing management saga at the nation's second-largest wirehouse
Advertising and marketing are still a prime worry, but the 'death-penalty' is an increasing vexation
After struggling during the darkest days of the credit crisis, SagePoint Financial Inc., which is owned by American International Group Inc., is back to playing offense, today closing a purchase of the assets of Spectrum Capital Inc.
Amid the financial crisis of 2008, ratings agencies were villified by press and public alike. But S&P's lowering of its credit rating outlook for Uncle Sam was hailed by some as a crucial step in getting lawmakers to do something about the crushing federal deficit. | <font color = blue>Benjamin: Run on Treasuries a flight to crazy</font>
Rich folks, worried that the specter of a large bequeath could kill a child's drive to succeed, are increasingly keeping mum about their estates
Oracle of Omaha says long-term prospects for company difficult to predict
Barclays Plc, which bought Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s North American business, will get $1.1 billion in trading assets from the trustee liquidating the remnants of Lehman's brokerage, the trustee's lawyer said.
United Capital Financial Advisers today announced the acquisition of financial planning firm Vantage Point Advisors. Vantage Point, which manages $170 million in assets, will now operate under the name of United Capital Private Wealth Counseling.
The independent broker-dealer industry came roaring back in 2010, with the 25 biggest firms collectively reporting a 16.9% increase in total revenue, compared with the year before
