Spike in volatility unnerves investors, but it might actually point to opportunity
Friday's menu: All eyes on the jobs report as investors pull cash from stocks, what the frigid winter in the U.S. could wreak, what is Apple up to (aside from buying back its stock) and at long last, the Winter Olympics in Sochi begin.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's with the Oracle of Omaha's hedge fund bet? Plus: Friday's freaky jobs report preview, public pensions gained 16% last year, Twitter earnings raise concerns, and investing in income inequality.
Dealing with fractional shares proved to be tricky, but firm thinks it has the problem solved.
Some optimistic, others skeptical about plan to scrap the automatic per-share value of $10.
Can both spouses file and suspend their benefits?
Mutual fund giant Vanguard teases research showing four areas advisers can add measurable value.
Department wants to make sure investors are protected when given more latitude in picking investments .
A broker who had a client invested in the private-equity shop that was acquiring Burger King was ordered to pay $5.6 million to settle insider trading charges related to the deal.
Firm has 1,500 affiliated registered reps and advisers; $32B in client assets.
Investors shifted record amounts out of U.S. stock funds and into bonds, while withdrawing money from emerging-market equities for a 15th straight week
Investors turn to alternative-asset class as stocks stay high and bond yields remain low
The SEC's recent whirlwind of regulatory alarms prompts the question of whether under Chairman Mary Jo White, the agency is biting off more than it can chew.
A new plan for Barclays advisers offers a more even ratio between salaries and bonuses. The payout grid remains in place, but it's not the same. <b><i>Plus:</b> <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20131119/FREE/111909999/PH">How adviser salaries stack up vs. other jobs</b></a></i>
A robo-adviser is expanding its footprint into fee-based portfolio management for the first time, further heating up a battle among startup companies looking to corner the market on automated investment advice for the masses.
While there's a perception that transitioning to independence commences and concludes in one fell swoop, in reality it unfolds in three distinct phases over a multiyear period.
High Risk Broker initiative led to "concentrated effort" and "material results," Finra CEO wrote in letter to Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.
Securities America Inc. has launched a succession-and-acquisition-listing website for advisers in its network and for the two other broker-dealers owned by Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. Approximately 1,000 advisers affiliated with the two broker-dealers, Investacorp Inc. and Triad Advisors Inc., will join Securities America's 1,760 advisers on the listing site, which is designed to provide a succession-planning network for Ladenburg's aging work force.
Former wirehouse exec replacing Kornreich, who will focus on finance, M&A.
The Michigan-based team rejoins the firm after six years away
