Get in the market and stay in the market. Don't worry about the sentiment of the crowd or short-term crises that make others panic. If you invest in good companies, you'll do well in the long run.
Flooded with last-minute calls from registered investment advisers who haven't filed their new plain-English ADV Part 2 forms, compliance consultants estimate that a third or more of them will miss the Securities and Exchange Commission's Thursday deadline
A judge shoots down a possible class-action settlement between Securities America and private placement investors, leaving the brokerage's future in doubt
As the crisis in Japan continues to unfold, some worried U.S. investors have turned to their financial advisers for reassurance that the market won't suffer a 2008-like decline
Investment advisers took to their phones or e-mail to answer client concerns about the possible effect of the crisis in Japan on their investments and on the U.S. recovery in general, according to an InvestmentNews website poll conducted this week.
Finra boss Richard Ketchum says a fiduciary standard is unlikely to happen for another 18 months; regulator will have to build new staff and create a separate board – if it's chosen as advisory biz SRO
A new rule aimed at making the financial advisory business more understandable to clients is giving advisers a headache.
A report by Russell Investments reveals that clients are way too focused on short-term events and global news. This does not make an adviser's job any easier.
Barclay's behavioral-finance expert says rich clients' irrational responses can be reined in
The largest brokerage has seen its assets swell, while reps' productivity has soared. Those reps that are not producing? MSSB still plans to do some pruning.
Apparently, $4M isn't what it used to be. When asked how much they'd need in investable assets to consider themselves wealthy, millionaires came back with a hefty number.
Strange as it may seem, JPMorgan wealth adviser Jordan Sprechman could determine when New York Yankee legend Derek Jeter gets his 3,000th hit. How? We're not tipping our pitch, so make a wide turn and read on.
Many fee-based advisers are under-charging for their services and cheaper rates do not bring in more clients, study finds
Reluctant to entrust their financial assets to any one financial adviser, the nation's top tier of investors is spreading its wealth. In fact, new research shows that well over half of wealthy clients now work with at least five advisers.
A mediation session to resolve hundreds of millions of dollars of investor claims against Securities America Inc. failed to yield a settlement last week, as the firm's 1,800 reps and advisers continue to speculate on whether the firm will survive.
The Internal Revenue Service audited 18.4% of taxpayers reporting income above $10 million last year, up from 10.6% in fiscal 2009
Probably not, although when paired with other recent disasters, carriers' pain could be chronic
When it comes to Section 529 college savings plans, financial advisers say they wish they had more choices
