If Main Street blames Washington for debt rating and market decline, Congress could feel constituents' wrath
Credit ratings agency follows its downgrade of US long-term sovereign credit rating with a host of additional downgrades.
SEC vote requires hedgies, PE firms to register with commission; exemption granted for family offices
Given the stampede on Wall Street over the past few days, it's no surprise that clients are a little freaked out. But legendary stock picker Lazlo Birinyi isn't fazed. Despite the drama, he says 'the bull market is intact.'
Investors make a killing off stock slaughter; Pimco, Universa generate big returns
The Federal Reserve today announced it will not raise its overnight rate until at least the middle of 2013. Will this soothe investors' fears?
'Stay bonus' be damned: LPL's gain is Securities America's loss as two top producers depart
S&P 500 now four standard deviations below 50-day moving average. A rarity? Oh yeah
Treasury bond yields are plunging to levels seen in the 1950s as concern a two-year recovery in the world's largest economy is stalling causes investors to flee stock and debt markets.
Economic growth has stalled. The employment picture is still stunted. Major global economies are plagued by debt woes. Each factor, and others, has prompted the markets to plummet more than 10% in less than ten days. Is another recession around the corner? A number of advisers think it's a good possibility now.
While Securities America looks to find a suitor -- and tries to stop reps from bolting -- other B-Ds are on the prowl for the firm's top producers. The big winner so far? LPL.
Securities America this week asked reps to sign a letter expressing their suppport for the firm. For some, the letter signals the besieged B-D is close to being sold,
The recent appellate court decision rejecting an SEC rule on proxy access for shareholders was a signal to the commission to slow down its rulemaking and take more care in measuring the costs versus the benefits of any new rule
A Philadelphia registered investment adviser has agreed to return nearly $11 million for misappropriating funds from clients who were told their money would support socially conscious investments, while it really went to pay the adviser's debts and for other purposes, according to federal regulators
I think I found the model for how opponents of the fiduciary standard hope to render the standard meaningless after financial regulatory reform
Another troubled broker-dealer is closing, but with a twist: The firm is telling its advisers to move en masse to another firm, according to brokers at the firm and industry recruiters
Fourth quarter GDP growth could come close to 4 percent, experts say; 'too much pessimism'
The U.S. has likely dodged a recession for now, even though it's too early to sound the all-clear for the economy.
Foreign-policy guru says U.S. needs to invest in advanced manufacturing to create jobs; cheap overseas labor not going away
Money managers at both firms say U.S. financial instituations can weather gathering storm in Europe
