The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is falling toward a key level that, if breached, may mean the gauge will tumble further, according to Ryan Detrick of Schaeffer's Investment Research.
Tuition for private colleges may be off the chart, but state schools are getting more expensive, too. Here's the ten priciest public colleges.
Survey reveals across-the-board decline in bullishness; 'back to wait-and-see'
Small-cap stock analysts more accurate than those who cover large caps; smaller pond = greater impact
State regulator says husband-and-wife team recommended that elderly clients partially surrender VAs for indexed annuities; $426K in commissions in less than four months
Commonwealth and five broker-dealers sign on to sell Allianz's variable annuity; apes LPL Financial's earlier move
Lisa Detanna, a former broker at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC who became <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20101010/REG/310109952>embroiled in an arbitration claim filed by actor Larry Hagman</a>, has moved to Wedbush Securities Inc. in Los Angeles.
For the past 10 years, executives at the largest independent broker-dealers have been predicting a tide of consolidation, with economics forcing smaller firms to shut down or sell out to bigger firms.
The public will reap a profit as the U.S. government sells off the remainder of its holdings in American International Group Inc., chief executive Robert H. Benmosche said today.
Recruiting will become more expensive in 2011 as the fight for top advisers heats up among independent broker-dealers looking to bounce back from a lackluster 2010.
National Financial Partners, a consolidator of insurance-brokerage and financial-planning firms, has acquired Fusion Advisor.
Americans spending less, saving more; overall indebtedness at lowest level since 1994
If oil is what drives the U.S. economy, than let's put the real powers-that-be in the driver's seat
Barclays Wealth continues to lure advisers focused on ultrahigh-net-worth individuals, announcing six new hires in three East Coast markets.
Investors who couldn't afford to buy Berkshire shares bought cheaper Wesco stock as proxy; now, the Oracle taking Wesco private
