Influential senator tells NAIFA a single standard should not hinder investors' ability to get advice
Nine years ago, adviser Rich Chambers got frustrated.
DOL asking industry groups for a bevy of info on IRAs; data to be used in cost-benefit analysis
As the Labor Department and lobbyists wrangle over who can provide advice to retirement plan participants, the marketplace has come up with an increasingly popular solution that satisfies current and potential requirements.
Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. Financial advisers need to embrace social media to land new clients and boost revenues, right? It ain't necessarily so, a new survey finds. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111220&Category=FREE&ArtNo=122009999&Ref=PH>The 10 biggest stories of '11 &raquo;</a>
Ten years later, Bernard M. Kiely still works with three of the 9/11 widows he met after volunteering his services through the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants
Finra 'puts firms on notice' about their internal supervisory procedures regarding complex investment products
Flights to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl are pricey and admission is exorbitant, but the real shocker is what lodging is going for: The $1,333 motel room
Best vendors offer rewards that are automatically deposited into investment accounts, expert says
Uncle Sam sent presidential candidate $1.6M check for 2010; 'paid 100 percent of what he owes'
James Cassella, mayor of East Rutherford, N.J., the town where New York Giants play their home games, wants the team to beat the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, but lose a fight against paying property taxes on their headquarters and training center.
States join federal government in looking to affluent to help trim budget shortfalls
Wolfsons made millions off naked short selling of Chipotle Mexican Grill, SEC claims
The presidential campaign has failed to offer definitive answers about tax reform, but you can see where it's headed
For many, 2011 will be remembered as the year the broker-dealer model cracked. Scores of independent firms shut down, unable to keep up with rising legal and compliance expenses.
After making remark, Fisher asked to have comment withheld from transcript; 'Lindsay Lohan Congresses'
Clients' homes were worth less again this year. The good news? The decline was the smallest in four years | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111027&Category=FREE&ArtNo=102709999&Ref=PH>The lousiest housing markets in America &raquo;</a> <a href=<a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111025&Category=FREE&ArtNo=102509999&Ref=PH>The best-performing housing markets &raquo;</a>
In an unusual private-letter ruling, the Internal Revenue Service recently allowed a 13-year-old beneficiary of her father's company plan assets largely to undo a previously taxed lump-sum distribution and transfer the distributed plan funds to an inherited IRA for the child's benefit.
