Technology is not just another expense item detracting from take-home pay and profit distributions. For top-performing Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), it's viewed as a long-term investment that generates growth and higher profitability.
Almost a quarter of wealthy individuals in the U.S. don't trust their children or stepchildren to protect the assets they plan on leaving the next generation.
U.S. workers' health insurance premiums rose 63% between 2003 and 2010 as employers shifted more of the burden of rising medical costs to individuals and families, according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund
Avoid paying the IRS using complicated stock sale strategies; effective tax rate for billionaires now down to 18%
Schwab's new bundled 401(k), Index Advantage, will offer 40 low-cost funds covering about 16 asset classes.
Firings down, manufacturing up; economy gaining momentum going into 2012
Tax proposals from the Republican presidential candidates favor one group
In its quarterly report yesterday, LPL revealed news that definitely makes a splash: It's paying $27 million for the assets of National Retirement Partners Inc. The broker-dealer announced the acquisition last month.
National Retirement Partners Inc. was ordered to pay a $2 million arbitration award to two former financial advisers who were let go by the firm after it bought their practice.
Schwab's bundled 401(k), Index Advantage, will offer 40 low-cost funds covering about 16 asset classes
Knowing when to apply for benefits can greatly alter what you get
Fifty-five million Social Security beneficiaries can look forward to a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment in 2012.
State and local governments not nearly out of the woods, analyst says
Ratings cuts of two or more notches are expected to pick up over the summer as agencies review their methodologies
Returns for top-rated tax-exempt paper on a par with Treasuries; lower-rated debt the better bet, say experts
Wealthy locking in 35% tax rate before death tax returns; 'Throw Momma from the Train' law
Even in death, George Steinbrenner went out a winner.
