Rather than get stuck with paltry returns on money-market funds, some investors are putting their cash to better use: they're shifting into 15-year mortgages, saving big bucks in the process.
Balances in HSAs — tax-advantaged medical savings accounts — grew to some $11.7 billion in total assets, reflecting a 31% increase over last year.
The U.S. will review health insurer requests to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses at least 10% in 10 states, ruling that local regulators aren't adequately policing rates.
The AARP has refuted an article in today's Wall Street Journal saying the organization had a change of heart after internal debates and had decided that it would accept benefit cuts to the massive entitlement program.
Ah, retirement. Golf. Cruises. Leisurely walks. And getting financially abused by family members, strangers and businesses.
Aim to get rid of debit cards for the retirement plan, reduce number of loans workers can take
A quarter of America's metropolitan areas have jobless rates of 10% or more, above the national average, and many won't see jobs return to pre-recession levels for years.
John Hancock's new fiduciary program for high-end advisers beats coming regulation to the punch
A federal certification would strain resources; some simple approaches help
Seeking to enlarge its footprint in the small- and midmarket-retirement-plan area, Neuberger Berman LLC has brought on a trio of wholesalers
A Fidelity survey of married couples finds that they aren't on the same page when it comes to retirement planning, finances.
A raft of likely new taxes and rising taxes will hit the well-off hard in the wallet, say planning experts. How hard? Some can expect double-digit hikes. Yikes.
Planned regulations will hike the standard of care for those who advise DC plans. That should give RIAs a good chance of picking off assets from brokers and wirehouse advisers.
Number of high net worth individuals swells, as markets recover; good two years for Houston
The Securities and Exchange Commission staff member who coordinated its study of a universal fiduciary duty for retail investment advice said last Monday that a follow-up regulation won't come until later in the year
Almost half of over 1,000 adults who said they have a financial plan said theirs hasn't moved beyond the idea stage, 42% have committed their plan to paper and just 11% have basic notes or ideas, such as thoughts scribbled on the back of a cocktail napkin, a recent survey has found.
Ultimately, the government's attempt to balance the budget will slam the under-55 set, says one tax expert. Uncle Sam's plan, says Andrew Friedman, will include an end to FICA caps -- and the debut of means testing when the group becomes eligible for Social Security.
Foreign direct investment in the U.S. increased by 49% in 2010, rebounding from 2009 levels during the height of the credit crunch.
Blame 'pace of society' for inability to reach retirement goals; meanwhile, holiday spending on the rise
