One year after the fall of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the start of the financial meltdown, investors still appear to be anxious that a market collapse could happen again — and they're changing how they invest as a result.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged CapitalStreet Financial LLC, a foreign exchange trading firm in Denver, N.C., with operating a Ponzi scheme in which at least 69 customers were allegedly bilked out of an estimated $1.3 million.
Advisers are wary of President Obama's financial-regulation plans despite his warning today against a return “to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess.”
If there is one lesson that financial advisers and their clients have learned since the financial world cratered in mid-September 2008, it is that black swans can be as numerous and messy as Canada geese.
With gold hovering around the psychologically significant $1,000-an-ounce mark and silver making its own impressive ascent this year, the theories naturally abound about whether now is the time to get in or out of precious metals.
A year after the onset of the financial crisis, advisers remain wary of insurers' financial health when recommending products, according to the <i>InvestmentNews</i> 2009 Insurance Product Survey.
With tax reform high on the administration's agenda for next year, the life insurance industry is pushing for preferential treatment for annuities.
In the lexicon of regulatory reform, “harmonization” is a key word.
Schwab Charitable Fund today launched a service that helps organizations determine if they want to convert from a private foundation to a donor-advised fund.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's inspector general, David Kotz, rightfully excoriated the agency for its failure to expose the Madoff scheme during its investigations of the firm.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained almost 50% since its March low, but for those who prefer to cry about how far the stock market fell before March, there is nothing quite like the Dow Jones handkerchief.
Sheryl J. Moore is mad as hell at the media, and she's not going to take it anymore.
The chief lobbying official for the Financial Planning Association is stepping down this month.
In what may be a first, a Native American tribe is buying a broker-dealer and money manager, with a plan to win business by using its status as a minority-owned firm to appeal to Native American investors.
Sen. Charles Schumer's plan to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to keep the fines it levies is drawing fire for creating a possible conflict of interest for the agency.
Fidelity Investments, responding to The Charles Schwab Corp.'s June announcement of price reductions for independent advisers and their clients, is rolling out a competing program with a few extra twists.
Two bills aimed at protecting seniors from financial fraud were introduced in the House today, winning praise from the North American Securities Administrators Association Inc.
The federal deficit surged higher into record territory in August, hitting $1.38 trillion with one month left in the budget year.
The New York State Insurance Department is proposing a rule requiring more transparency about how the sellers of insurance products are compensated.
