2014 M&A activity is on track for its first year-over-year increase since 2010, and a recent major RIA deal should be enough to alert well-run advisory firms that it's a seller's market.
A living trust can keep your affairs from public consumption; a will, on the other hand, is public record.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, learn about an odd new market indicator, the implications of ongoing investor optimism and much more.
More than one-third of firms have doubled AUM and revenue since market lows of '09.
After the S&P 500 reaches new heights, new questions surface on whether the market is headed up or down.
Video conferencing, text messaging and more robust online services will define the way advisers interact with clients in the future.
Wirehouse slapped with fine after Finra alleged it paid retired brokers $100M in commissions without making sure they had stopped providing advice.
Veteran Social Security Administration employee shares how retirement, disability and survivor programs work.
You can keep your personal finances from taking a back seat to the transaction, but your window of time is limited after you sign a letter of intent
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Going short-term with investments. Plus: Watching the Fed chase the markets, punishing corporate taxes force more companies overseas, the Dow inches toward another milestone, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans, and you too can be a bond trader.
Four key questions to assess your readiness for a merger or acquisition.
Chief executive says leveraged ETFs could 'blow up' the industry, but some ETF fans disagree.
One study found that even if your tax rate is the same now as it will be after retirement, a Roth 401(k) is still the better bet.
New report cites potential costs of systemic risk designation for asset managers
The fastest-growing and most profitable firms often take unconventional approaches to their business models. To see how your firm stands up, <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/2014fp">take part in this year's study</a>.
Checks on sponsor companies and protection for investors and advisers is welcome, but statement reporting adds more confusion than clarity
Course will be offered to financial and nonfinancial majors to offer them a taste of the advice profession.
Some brokers say the math in moving to a fee-based model just doesn't add up for clients.
Top 35 years of earnings, not final years, determine monthly amount.
