The SEC's plan to let hedge funds advertise Reg D offerings isn't sitting well with the retail fund industry. Here's why.
New York Life going where other carriers fear to tread; risk management key
Creates new tools to help advisers better explain variable annuities to clients; many B-Ds seeing falloff in business
LPL announced its results for the second quarter. The message? Mixed.
Here's a pretty startling statistic: New data shows that advisers who work in teams make 32% more money than those who fly solo. Indeed, the average team member pulls down nearly $300,000 a year.
It's official — management at Morgan Stanley has eighty-sixed the 'Smith Barney' name, rebranding the iconic brokerage as Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. What would John Houseman think?
Pressing concern over alternate tax might drive the parties toward a compromise by year-end
Longer life expectancy, coupled with unisex policy pricing, boosts the value proposition for female clients
A deal to extend the alternative minimum tax patch on Thursday could be a harbinger of a broader attempt to change the tax code.
Women face a unique set of hurdles when it comes to saving for retirement, and those difficulties set them far behind men once they stop working.
Any initiative that reduces investors' vulnerability to fraud, and thereby strengthens their confidence in the markets, is a step in the right direction.
