<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Currencies feeling pressure from Iraq. Plus: Gold bugs still not convinced of the next big move, select energy stocks correlate with Iraq unrest, Americans are unable to save money in this economy, and the SEC zeros in on liquid alternative funds.
Joining a chorus of wealthy parents, the musician says too much money might turn out to be an albatross for his children.
Interest groups lobbying Congress on behalf of financial advisers spent anywhere from $20,000 to nearly $2 million in the first quarter. Mark Schoeff reports on who spent what.
Betterment's Series C round brings in $32 million; LearnVest closes on $28 million; fundraising <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140415/FREE/140419943">touches off a Twitter firestorm.</a>
After several months of deliberations, Finra has expanded its pool of arbitrators and is ready to move forward with the hundreds of complaints related to collapses in Puerto Rico bond funds. That doesn't necessarily mean smooth sailing.
In confidential meeting, firms' attorneys oppose allowing arbitration cases to be heard in Southeast venues.
Rules differ for those currently married, widows/widowers and the divorced
In some cases, spousal benefits available without a marriage certificate.
Social Security encourages people to apply for spousal benefits even with uncertainties.
There are remedies, though you may not like them.
SIFMA chief Bentsen says new rules will mean either higher fees or fewer services.
Finra fines Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges to certain charities and retirement accounts and requires the wirehouse to pay back $89 million in restitution.
Finra has asked the SEC to approve a round of fee increases in its dispute resolution forum as it looks to boost pay for its force of around 6,300 arbitrators. The increase could add up to $400 per case,
Regulator still reviewing industry comments on rule to give investors better handle on share values.
Even as the technical barriers are eclipsed, doubts remain over cost and utility.
With billions in annual revenues at stake, the emerging business model may be one that includes a partnership between robo-advisers and regular investment practitioners.
Some brokers may have moved clients into inappropriate investments as they moved money into higher-fee IRAs.
Social Security planning has taken a giant step into the workplace, and retirement planning may never be the same
