The firm is luring clients by reducing interest rates on mortgages by as much as half a percent.
NASAA President Michael Pieciak: Draft regulations should curb abusive practices.
Desert Financial Wealth Management had been with LPL for 18 years.
Boulder, Colo.-based firm raises Mercer's AUM to more than $15 billion.
Vanguard found that a strategy used to increase employee retirement savings actually resulted in reduced participation and savings rates.
The announcement comes a year after GE said it would need to inject roughly $15 billion to shore up its long-term care reserves.
Bank names 96 managing directors in Americas, including 60 financial advisers, as it targets more billionaire clients.
Lawmakers will seek more information in subcommittee hearing next week.
Teaser, 120-160 characters: If you're investing in a TDF, remember to choose your target date carefully.
59% of women age 20 to 34 defer investing and financial planning to spouses, according to survey.
Delayed claiming decisions will be based, in part, on interest rates.
In FAQs, regulator says firms should review sales supervision procedures, not every transaction.
Financial advisers get creative to keep their conservative clients from losing ground to inflation.
In some cases, the RMD is the entire IRA balance — or more!
In a letter, he warns of an overemphasis on short-term performance and inertia toward the status quo.
Barred broker worked at 10 different firms in his 13-year career
TD Ameritrade data suggest emerging investor interest in stock picking.
IRI also pushes for SEC rule, and a bill to promote annuities in retirement plans.
As tax proposals become increasingly 'loony tunes,' financial planners grow more nervous about how the plans could affect their clients.
Part one: Adviser marketing from scratch, and finding a target company
