“There is a cost of overearning in which some of that money gets paid back to the government in fines,” Sallie Krawcheck said Wednesday at The Year Ahead: 2014, a two-day conference sponsored by Bloomberg in Chicago.
Investors need appropriate safeguards before making risky investments in private offerings, consumer group warns
As the stock market reaches new milestones, advisers are enjoying the ride but are ready to cut and run when things change.
With huge balance sheets to manage, central banks diversify away from bonds, buy gold. What can advisers learn from the Ben Bernankes of the world?
An <i>InvestmentNews</i> survey finds little adviser hope for a long-term budget deal. 53% of the survey's respondents blame President Obama for the political mess, and both parties' respondents feel disillusioned with their representatives.
After being mugged in Buenos Aires, United Capital's Joe Duran reflects on how chaotic &mdash; and precious &mdash; life can be.
Retirement planning leaps ahead of investing, tax planning and estate planning as the top area in which couples require financial assistance
Actively managed equity mutual funds are expected to distribute capital gains taxes at a far greater rate at the end of this year than any time since the market meltdown
Goals-based tech firm will run as a stand-alone company after purchase by private-equity firm.
Long-term investors had about a 1-in-5 chance of outperforming major market indexes over the last 15 years. To do so, they would've had to hold on through some tough times.
How to find undervalued stocks in a bull market. Plus, Bitcoin (yes, Bitcoin) gets legit; big investors licking their chops at BofA $8.5B settlement proposal; some good news for Madoff victims; and welcome back cap gain distributions. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.
Banned from industry for stealing funds to invest in company, buy condo and pickup
This year's big stock market gains are forcing advisers to think about how to help their clients contend with a potentially stiff capital gains tax bite from mutual fund distributions.
Silvercrest files with SEC to launch IPO; last listed wealth management firm went private in less than two years
Floating-rate Treasuries go on sale in January and fund companies are not far behind with new ETFs devoted to them. But will they provide enough yield?
Internet, biotech firms are the favorites.
Wall Street continues to intensify its loving gaze on independent B-Ds and the hot alternative investments those firms are selling a ton of: nontraded REITs.
