Products are 'difficult to assess,' commission-based distribution seen as a problem
Stole $7M from elderly clients; will get out of prison when he's 91
Home prices in the second quarter fell nearly six percent from the previous year. That's bad news for clients looking to sell right now.
Homeownership rate now below 60%; opportunity for real estate investors?
New York tops the list, according to latest data; average cost up, Dodd-Frank blamed
'Mr. Jeter deserved it,' said Christian Lopez, who snagged Yankees' 3,000 hit; a valuable piece of baseball history
Fund firms, individuals cut back dramatically on holdings of tax-exempt debt
You had to figure the issue of means testing for entitlement programs would split Republicans and Democrats. And it has -- just not the way you'd think.
Even though the conventional wisdom in Washington is that Congress won't get around to major tax reform until after the presidential election, financial and insurance companies, and adviser groups are working feverishly to build the foundation for that policy battle
The cumulative wealth of the world's richest households will more than double, to $202 trillion over the next ten years, according to a study conducted by the Deloitte Center for Financial Services and Oxford Economics.
AIG shares vastly undervalued, analyst says; specter of government ownership still a turn-off
Case against insurer dismissed, but wording in ruling likely to trigger more litigation, regulatory probes
Insurers among the few that buck industry trend of sending survivors checkbooks -- rather than lump-sum checks
Bill requires insurers to disclose how much money they stand to make off the float; 'corporate greed'
Subpoenaeas MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. for information on practice of generating investment income off survivors' death benefits
Survivors given checkbook accounts, while insurers retain the assets; 'turning death claims into a profit center'
Corporate mandate to slow accelerating sales seen as prudent, but advisers express concerns
Financial services firms — many with operations in Japan — are opening their corporate pockets in response to the country's disasters.
City-state has highest percentage of millionaire households; China now No.3 in total number of millionaire households
