BAM Advisor Services LLC, a turnkey asset management program, announced today that it is buying Advisors Access, a provider of 401(k) plans, from Capital Directions LLC, an advisory firm.
Scuttling the Administration's tax proposal would hit average Americans squarely in the wallet; the fate of refundables?
Regulations may prohibit reps, providers from competing in the lucrative market
Democrats may not be happy with the Administration's plan to revive the levy, but there may not be much they can do about it. Here's how things shake out right now.
In the final installment of this four-part series, <i>InvestmentNews</i> examines how advisers' relationships with 75+ year-old clients is changing considerably.
End-of-life planning seen raising awareness of issue; living will crucial
In yet another example of “innumeracy” when it comes to retirement adequacy, the Bipartisan Policy Center — which insists that affluent people will retire rich and don't deserve tax breaks — has proposed tackling the deficit by halving the amount that employers and employees can contribute to 401(k) accounts
An enormous number of women aren't getting the help they need to navigate major life changes
Democrats take dead aim at $5M exemption, low rate; .14% of estates would owe taxes under Obama's proposal
Influential lawmaker seeks to raise rate on gift tax; 'may disperse some people'
Roughly 76% of individuals under 61 who purchased long-term-care insurance during the first half of 2010 will pay less than $2,500 a year, according to a study released today by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
As of late, most financial advice regarding retirement options has been geared toward company employees
Stocks rose, copper and gold climbed to all-time highs and Treasuries fell after President Barack Obama agreed to extend tax cuts, offsetting concern that Europe's debt crisis will spread further.
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans kick-started negotiations today at the White House over a possible extension of Bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire Dec. 31.
Who are the largest RIAs in the country? What firms are growing faster than all of the others? Find out in the latest quartely version of this <i>InvestmentNews</i> special report
A broad coalition of accounting, financial planning and consumer groups are hoping that the new Congress will take up a long-sought-after ban on the practice of patenting tax strategies
Those crafty Canadians at Emerging Information Systems Inc. know how to keep financial advisers coming back for more.
Leaders of a presidential deficit commission recommend the elimination of all tax breaks for retirement, life insurance and employer-sponsored health care plans in their final report, which was released Wednesday and will be voted on by the full panel Friday morning.
