Rep. Scott Garrett, the chairman of a House Financial Services subcommittee, calls Finra's data-collection proposal 'costly and burdensome.'
Income levels determine how much clients will pay for Medicare Parts B and D; planning is key.
Recent investigations of Pimco's Total Return Bond ETF and church bonds highlight the need to investigate an investment's truest price.
Deal stirs concerns that Fidelity may cut off other custodian's access to popular software.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i>Shopping season bodes well for stocks. <i>Plus:</i> John Hancock pushes for liquid alts in retirement plans; being thankful for seasonal market timing; and learning to fly drones for fun and profit
Three steps to take to help clients understand their financial situation and investment strategy options.
With Republicans leading the House and Senate next year, the possibility of some reforms to the Affordable Care Act are possible. The rules around the employer mandate seem to be those most likely to find compromise within the Congress and at the White House.
Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Money flowing to technology but record highs mask weakness. Plus: Eaton Vance's big news; BofA's big loss; Home Depot's big data breach; and dreaming big, big, big.
Despite Republican takeover of Senate, disparate goals of lawmakers may make progress hard to come by.
If IRS Commissioner John Koskinen could set the agenda for the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress, he would make renewal of dozens of expired tax breaks the priority. If Congress doesn't act before the end of November, filing season could be postponed, giving taxpayers a big headache.
Stealth tax subject to complicated three-part test.
RCAP sales slow down in wake of ARCP accounting error, although the firm is optimistic activity will return as B-Ds resume selling its nontraded real estate investment trusts.
Cambridge joins list of independent broker-dealers suspending sales of Cole REITs; firm says it is waiting for 'more clarity' before deciding next step.
<I>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Quicker rate hike ahead? Plus: Top Republicans set agenda; greed, fear and fund flows; family offices riding growth of ultrawealthy; Schwab says its robo is no threat; and eating well after work.
With Senate control at stake in tomorrow's election, interest groups representing the brokerage and insurance industries are spending substantially more than financial adviser groups, and are adding to their lead.
Advisers charging AUM fees while offering garden-variety investment management services need to reassess their business model and determine what else of value they can provide
Former executive at LPL Financial will head up firm's nontraded REIT wholesaling and distribution unit.
Through ads, many of which he starred in, the salesman shared his belief that tax-free bonds were a sound investment.
More retirees are rising above the tax-triggering income threshold due to cost-of-living increases
Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Republicans ready to rule. Plus: What investors might expect, advice from Jack Bogle, the hits keep coming for Nick Schosch and Pimco's bad October.
