In a survey of 173 advisers who went independent in the past five years, 76% said they are better off financially because of the move.
TD Ameritrade's Tom Bradley sits down with InvestmentNews deputy editor Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
Charles Schwab has sued Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and other banks. The reason? The brokerage claims they conspired to depress Libor rates by understating their borrowing costs. That, in turn, lowered the interest rates on short-term paper that Schwab mutual funds bought from the banks, the suit alleges.
iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund records largest loss since 2008; 'extremely overvalued'
Gold is up roughly 13% since the beginning of the year and a number of bullion bulls - <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120220/FREE/120229998">including John Paulson</a> - are becoming more vocal about the prospects of gold prices going forward.
In recent weeks, since <i>InvestmentNews</i> announced the launch of our <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111215/FREE/111219955>Next Generation</a> initiative, I have had a number of conversations about internships and how different types of advisory firms and brokerages actually use interns.
Supplies piling up as warm winter weather lessens demand; 'a situation that has never been seen before'
Wealthy investors will shift more money into commodities, real estate and direct investments in private companies, a survey has found.
Advisers need to fight the temptation to cut the fees they charge their clients.
A federal court decision in Pennsylvania has notched a win for life settlement investors.
Financial advisers who cut their commissions when the market went sour shot themselves in the foot, according to a new study from PriceMetrix.
Advising on gifting helps build stronger ties to family, adds to book of business
Acquisitive firm the last bidder standing for Deutsche Bank's U.S. asset management businesses; purchase would quintuple AUM
Several recent industry studies have found that advisers spend anywhere from 50% to 70% of their time actively managing and attempting to grow their practices, leaving precious little time to actually work with clients.
