The young Glee actor died without a will; does that mean both parents inherit equally?
Advisers cutting fees for managing low-yielding cash positions has become popular but critics, including a NAPFA compensation committee member, say the practice presents big conflicts of interest.
The custodian is planning to sponsor a grassroots effort among registered investment advisers to compete with brokerages when lobbying for their profession.
The fiduciary motivation to avoid losses tends to be greater for advisers than the risk of not growing client wealth
Group set to launch lobbying days in Florida, Texas, New York and California.
Broker-dealer and custodian tech executives discuss the industry's biggest issues and plans
Inherited IRAs being impacted by bankruptcy is a remote event, but advisers and clients should still be prepared
Investment Adviser Association names its general counsel, Karen Barr, as its president and CEO.
Nicholas Schorsch continues to add midsize independent broker-dealers to the Cetera Financial Group Network, and on Wednesday night announced plans to acquire Girard Securities Inc.
The prospects of the passage of fiduciary rules to protect investors looked bright four years ago, but have waned considerably. Mark Schoeff Jr. looks at what's changed.
The rigors of working full-time surprised the youn adviser, who moved to Virginia from New Jersey last May to become an associate financial planner at FJY Financial.
In the second major adviser tech acquisition of the day, SS&C Technology said it agreed to pay $2.7 billion for Advent Software Inc., whose portfolio management software is widely used by advisers.
Top performance in 2014 combined with Gross' Pimco exit draw investors to the tune of $3 billion.
In Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, new research pins the 2008 financial crisis on reduced government debt thanks to the budget surplus during President Clinton's tenure. Plus: Big Oil starts to crumble, St. Louis scrambles to keep the Rams in town, and biology meets personal finance.
Ida May Fuller paid in $24.75. Guess how much she got out?
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features the case for investing in Russia looking great, at least on paper. Plus: Hedge funds are still shorting oil, will the big snowstorm close the financial markets, and how to pick the right IRA for your clients.
Add one to your bookshelf and refer clients to the other.
Here's how to prevent state-level taxes from taking a large bite out of clients' holdings.
Sales of REITs and other non-liquid alts at Schorsch-related firm decline 7.6% from 2013.
529 plans ranked by 2Q2014 assets, including both direct-sold and adviser-sold plans.
