Advisor News

To elbow two aside, Fitch IBCA tries harder: Three's a crowd for bond ratings

When the Chicago Park District has sold bonds lately, it has employed two companies to rate the debt for investment safety.

By Steven R. Strahler

SHARPE INTRODUCING SERVICE THAT WOULD BYPASS ADVISERS: NOBEL LAUREATE TO OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS VIA INTERNET TO FIRMS WITH 401(K) BENEFITS

The $4.5 million computer-driven service, called Financial Engines Inc., is to begin in the middle of the year.

By Steve Hemmerick