<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> January was rough, and though Seattle winning the Super Bowl is a good omen for stocks, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Also: How defined contribution assets surged, celebrating 25 years as a top PM, who to thank (or blame) for 401(k)s, finding gems in the emerging markets and who won the Super Bowl of advertising?
Proposal would enable investors to open accounts with as little as $25. But would it turn us into a "nation of savers?"
This week's TD Ameritrade Institutional conference was packed with technology. From providers to presenters, the message to advisers was clear: It's time to stop paying lip service to technology and walk the walk. Sheryl Rowling shares her top takeaways.
On today's menu: The bad omen of Amazon's earnings miss; lots of people are eating burritos; the Microsoft CEO search nears an end ... and the new guy has a big job ahead; Super Bowl ads and what you need to know about the Year of the Horse.
Two companies filed this week, seeking funds that don't report daily.
As of May, the 4,500 investment advisers who use the custody services of TD Ameritrade Institutional and the Veo platform for trading will have access to the web-based version of iRebal at no additional charge.
MetLife Inc., the insurer reducing variable annuity sales by more than half, said rivals that are expanding are probably retaining less funds to back the retirement products.
Fixed-annuity sales in the third quarter reached their highest level since 2009, topping $22 billion. That number represents a 31% rise from the previous quarter and more than a 35% increase from the same period last year.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Big news from two tech giants: strong earnings and a gamechanging sale. Plus two questions: Should you worry about the rout in emerging markets and is your technology working for or against you? Also: A super price for a Super Bowl suite.
Advisers should spend more time vetting private-placement funds and their managers, commission says.
They're a great way to save on federal taxes, but state treatments differ widely.
Just as advisers have to become experts in learning the best Social Security claiming strategies, they need to learn how Medicare and tax rules could affect their clients' bottom line in retirement.
Don't move funds based solely on the word 'free,' regulator says.
Deal offers portal for advisers to engage clients and prospects, connects with RCS Capital.
State regulator charges Jordan Belfort disciple with engaging in abusive sales practices, churning a client's account and using markups to conceal commissions in the account of an 81-year-old investor.
Reading through the slew of year-in-review articles brings thoughts of breakthroughs to come in 2014.
The storied chief executive of the now-defunct Wall Street brokerage John Thomas Financial Inc. continues to face an open Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. fraud complaint that he bullied brokers, lied to senior staff and intimidated colleagues in his pursuit of penny stock riches.
Dozens of brokers from John Thomas Financial Inc. have found new employers in New York's financial district.
Fiscal cliff agreement on exemption jettisoned in budget proposal; financial planners scrambling
