The question: Are such puny yields worth it when money isn't FDIC-insured?
In a much-anticipated move, Charles Schwab late on Tuesday said it is launching a 401(k) product that features index funds. An ETF-version of the low-cost offering, dubbed Index Advantage, is due next year.
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said it audited 12.48% of individual tax returns with income exceeding $1 million during 2011, an all-time high.
A former UBS AG client was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge that he defrauded the U.S. by hiding assets from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
University of California undergrads propose 20-year tuition plan; five percent solution?
Look to end tax loophole for businesses, use proceeds to provide more financial aid to students
Courts reluctant to discharge loans, often forcing graduates to pay off enormous sums; parents increasingly on the hook, too
CPI up 3 percent, but Princeton raises prices by nearly 5 percent
Class warfare is likely to be a major theme of the 2012 election, with bottom-line consequences for financial advisers' affluent clients.
Analysis of Newt Gingrich's tax plan would cut taxes for 70% of households and reduce rates for the highest earners compared with what they pay now.
Under pressure from a challenging economic environment, John Hancock Life Insurance Co. has pulled back on its annuity distribution and expects to withdraw an array of fixed, variable and immediate annuities
Bearer bonds from alleged Philippines plane crash are little more than wallpaper
You've heard of the movie, The Horse Whisperer, and you are probably familiar with TV personality Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer. Well, think of me as The Client Whisperer.
Obama's CPFB appointment won't propel Dodd-Frank into GOP debate
MetLife Inc. must defend a lawsuit by the beneficiary of a policy who claimed the insurer paid $302,000 to the wrong person.
Caplan oversees $83 million acquisition of flat-fee VA seller; targets RIAs
Suze Orman's new prepaid debit card will come with fees of at least $36 a year
