In the financial advice-seeking population, about a quarter of households use multiple financial advisers. For those households with investible assets of between $2 million and $5 million, the proportion increases to 33%. And 58% of investors with more than $5 million in assets have multiple advisory relationships.
New software tool will help advisers scan for the best variable annuity option for a client.
Moody's places five Aaa issuers under review for possible downgrades. The reason? The states are vulnerable to cuts in federal spending, the rating agency says.
Clients of a prominent Bank of America Merrill Lynch broker have won an $880,000 arbitration award against the firm.
Retail investors have lost at least $113B in complex investment instruments since 2008, study say
More than ever, employees of small companies face the prospect of a bleak retirement
When clients withdraw money from an individual retirement account or employer retirement plan and want to move those funds to another retirement account, they must roll over those funds within 60 days of the date that they received the distribution from the plan or IRA
Plan sponsors should be able to send retirement plan info to employees digitally without getting permission, industry groups argue
It's not happening, says Robert McCann, head of the bank's U.S. wealth management operation. In fact, McCann flat out denies rampant speculation that a deal is in the works to sell his unit to Wells Fargo. According to McCann, he hasn't even spoken with anyone at the supposed buyer.
Top universities are said to be soliciting applicants who have little chance of getting admitted. The reason? Critics say it's to generate both cash and buzz.
Financial adviser turnover at the four wirehouses — Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS AG and Wells Fargo & Co. — dropped to near-historic lows over the past 12 months
The legendary investor warns that the world is now a more constrained place -- a place where prices of raw materials will rise and shortages will be commonplace
Unit reports nearly eight-fold increase in pretax earnings; rich clients finally returning in force
Frieberg the third chief executive to exit the brokerage in four years; 'appropriate time'
Griffiths missing for five days; helped launch GMP Capital
Dust-up over soured mortgage trusts settled, as bank agrees to paybondholders $8.5B
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley increased their forecasts for crude-oil prices by more than 20%, signaling a bullish outlook for commodities.
Industry regulator shelled out more than $300K in first quarter; entire financial industry spending big bucks bending ears
Looking at a portfolio manager's track record is one thing, but understanding how he or she achieved it, and whether it can be repeated, is another story and something that financial advisers should consider when selecting funds for their clients, according to those who study investor behavioral trends
Under U.S. tax law, investment expenses are considered miscellaneous itemized deductions
