Notwithstanding a recent crackdown by the SEC, the market for life settlements — which froze during the credit crisis — is beginning to warm up
Danny Sarch is entitled to pursue his blatant commercial self-interest through his regular attacks on Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, but he is not entitled to make false statements. In addition to inaccurate calculations regarding cash deferrals, his claim that “nobody ever suggested” branch manager bonuses “would be in anything other than cash” is untrue. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110125/BLOG01/110129981> (Read Mr. Sarch's Jan. 21 posting.)</a>
Beacon Financial Partners about a year ago realized that it was time for the growing advisory firm to move to a more sophisticated broker-dealer.
If you're ever in the mood for a glimpse of raw nature that closely parallels the human condition, read Annie Dillard's Pulitzer Prize winning Pilgrim at Tinker Creek.
Claim life settlement provider harmed investors by using flawed actuarial statistics
One of the world's most influential forecasters thinks the planet is headed for a prolonged economic slump reminiscent of the 1870s. Yes, the 1870s.
The U.S. has been knocked off its perch as the preferred market for global investors. Instead, analysts and traders see big money being made in emerging markets, and in particular, Brazil.
Prudential Financial Inc. has taken the crown as the biggest seller of variable annuities and overall individual annuities in the U.S. through the first half of this year, according to data released today by LIMRA.
Insurer aiming to regain independence; market conditions the wild card
Stop losses were intended to help minimize the damage from falling stock prices. But experts say the orders often backfire, leaving investors dazed, disgruntled and disenchanted.
Although Americans' overall financial security and confidence in their ability to pay for their kids' college tuition has increased slightly over the past six months, financial advisers are observing mostly negative attitudes — with a few surprises
Critics and analysts questioned Morgan Stanley's tie-up with Smith Barney. But as the company's fourth-quarter results show, CEO James Gorman's drive for diversification is starting to pay off.
In recent weeks, scores of marquee fund managers -- including BlackRock's Bob Doll -- have come out with bold predictions about a continuing surge in the price of large-cap stocks. Now, Laszlo Birinyi offers the boldest call of them all.
Firm predicts S&P 500 will top 1,500 in December; yields on ten-year notes to touch 3.75 percent
We applaud President Barack Obama's executive order to restore “balance” to federal regulation and weed out rules that stifle job creation and make the U.S. economy less competitive
Don't expect small businesses to do cartwheels over the economic recovery
To date, Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage has not exactly lit up the tote-board. So CEO James Gorman shuffled the deck, tapping his former Merrill Lynch colleague Greg Fleming to head up the struggling unit.
Patent Reform Act would scrap patents for complicated tax ploys and corresponding advice
