Waiting until age 60 or later to remarry preserves Social Security benefits.
Here's why one behavioral finance expert says all of those market prognosticators are wrong.
Finra plans to crack down on potential conflicts of interest that could affect brokers when they roll over a client's company retirement plan into an individual retirement account.
With the equity markets cresting new thresholds and hitting record highs, financial advisers are finding themselves increasingly playing the role of psychologist to try and keep clients grounded and focused on long-term investment objectives.
It's a tough discussion that's not going away. It's only going to get tougher.
Despite customer withdrawals, money managers at T. Rowe, Janus report profits for the period.
Nicholas Schorsch finally got his prize Wednesday when American Realty Capital Properties Inc. said it had acquired rival Cole Real Estate Investments Inc. in a deal valued at $11.2 billion.
Economist predicts weakness, slow growth will persist in world markets
Competition for deals increases as more buyers are chasing fewer sellers across the independent broker-dealer space.
He will remain head of the DC business; Bruce Wolfe is COO of new business.
Rising Treasury yields and the biggest equity market rally in 16 years are leading one measure of stock valuations to the most bearish level since 2011.
After more than 25 years at the firm, Chet Helck, CEO of Raymond James private-client group, says he's ready to step down. But the executive will remain as a special senior adviser at the firm through the end of the year.
The Bond King misjudged the timing and impact of the Fed's plan to cut back its asset purchases, sending Pimco's flagship fund to its biggest drop in almost two decades. The call rippled out to other big Pimco funds.
A little more than a year after Raymond James introduced its Goal Planning and Monitoring software powered by MoneyGuidePro to its advisers, the firm reports that the software has been used to create 50,000 financial plans.
As the year comes to a close, it's evident that independent broker-dealers are racking up a bonanza from the sale of alternative investment products, namely nontraded REITs. Question is, have firms learned from past mistakes?
Despite an acquisition spree, REIT czar Nicholas Schorsch insists that his goal is not to get bigger — it's to get better.
Mutual fund giant seeing fees, assets decline but 401(k) business strong
Premarital agreements are on the rise, and they're no longer just for the wealthy
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