'Black Swan' author slams President, White House officials, U.S. debt level, mortgage interest tax deduction; likes Canada, however
High hidden fees, long surrender periods just some of the pitfalls, argues ex-Treasury official Smetters; insurers, agents beg to differ
Linkup aimed at helping Pettinga Financial cope with 'onslaught' of new regulations
T. Rowe Price Group Inc., The Vanguard Group and American Funds are among the managers of the top Section 529 college savings plans, according to Morningstar's new 529 ratings, which it released today.
New York cuts charges in half for direct plan; 'every dime counts'
More families are seeking the help of financial advisers when it comes to saving for college, but fewer reps are talking to them about Section 529 college savings plans, according to a Fidelity Investments survey released today.
Investors who have had access to Mario Gabelli's stock-picking expertise for years through Gamco Investors Inc., the Gabelli family's asset management company, now have access to the family's fixed-income expertise.
Branding trumps performance in the fund world, according to the results of the latest <i>InvestmentNews</i> broker-dealer survey. Advisers prefer American Funds, despite spotty performance, while Vanguard emerges strong. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110123/REG/301239996&issuedate=20110121&sid=BD0121) More on the mutual fund results here,</a> and more on the <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreporttemplate?sid=BD0121&issuedate=20110121>B-D special report here.</a>
QA3 Financial Corp., already enmeshed in a dispute with its insurance company, has lost a $1.6 million arbitration claim to an elderly couple who invested in real estate deals that went bust
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's top executive said federal regulators are “very likely” to force U.S. brokers to meet stricter requirements for acting in the best interests of their clients.
Manulife Financial Corp.'s pre-crisis decision to scrimp on hedging for its variable annuities book appears to be coming back to haunt the Canadian company.
American International Group Inc. is at a point in its recovery where the insurer's next chief executive will be able to focus on running day-to-day operations rather than crisis management, observers said.
The ranks of independent broker-dealers grew 4.7 percent in 2010 and in an industry dependent on high-touch financial advice, bigger means better in terms of bringing in new business.
The uniform standard of fiduciary duty called for by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff last week is likely to throw a wrench in the wirehouse business model
Affluent investors stampeded to convert IRAs to Roth IRAs last year, particularly at the end of 2010.
The devil, as the old saying goes, is in the details
Melding the search results of the two systems the public uses to look up information about financial advisers and broker-dealers will make it easier for investors to investigate their financial professionals, according to an SEC staff report released last week
R.J. Parsons put stop-loss orders on his 5,000 shares of MannKind Corp. (MNKD) thinking they would protect him from losing a chunk of his investment
Whichever team walks away victorious from the Super Bowl, investors are likely to be the winners
