A jury will return Tuesday to further deliberate the fate of a Minnesota businessman accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that cost investors more than $3.5 billion.
Many of your retired clients are discovering their accumulated savings are insufficient to meet their current expenses, which translates into a need for more income. In a survey by the Longevity Alliance Inc. of Washington, 42% of retirees said changes in their financial situation would cause them to think about going back to work and 29% said changes in health care coverage would be a key factor in that decision.
Small advisory firms and sole practitioners, especially those just starting out, often don't know where to turn for expertise in selecting technology and software.
The SEC may be examining fewer investment advisers than ever, but when it does pay a visit, even routine exams are more demanding, according to lawyers, consultants, advisers and the agency itself.
Over the past year, we have heard from advisers that the economy has not only hit clients hard; it has also affected their children who have recently graduated from college.
As a financial adviser, you likely can reflect back to late August 2008 and recall the angst that a falling stock market brought about every day.
Opening or moving a financial services practice provides advisers with an excellent marketing opportunity — if they are ready to make the most of it.
Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies.
At a recent workshop, advisers told me they are finding that a surprisingly high percentage of their clients are unemployed. Advisers found this out during client reviews, and they said the news surprised them — clients had never called to let them know about their new circumstances.
The downturn of the past year has had a profound effect on how financial advisers are managing client behavior and expectations.
The number of financial advisers fleeing large brokerages appears to be slowing, as many wirehouse reps are staying put — for now — or joining another wirehouse.
Although financial advisers think that succession planning is important, many also believe that they aren't getting enough help preparing for that transition, according to a new survey conducted by Mathew Greenwald & Associates Inc. for John Hancock Financial Network.
American Express Co. said Monday its president, Alfred F. Kelly Jr., will step down early next year.
Karen Ogard, a 26-year industry veteran, last week left Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, where she was in the brokerage's Greenwood Village, Colo., office, and joined Robert W. Baird & Co.
Bank of America Corp. said Friday it created a six-member committee of directors to find a successor for CEO Ken Lewis.
The debate about health care reform has resulted in at least one potential benefit: People are talking about end-of-life decision making
As the use of temporary workers increases, employers need to guard against the potential liabilities and other pitfalls of bringing in such workers, experts say.
Mike Dwyer, formerly of Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., has joined RBC Wealth Management as a senior vice president and financial consultant in the firm's Phoenix office, RBC said today.
An Austin, Texas-based investment adviser has been charged with defrauding investors in a scheme that used former National Football League players to promote offerings in an insurance company.
State securities regulators today reported a drop in deficiencies in their latest inspections of investment advisers.
