Insurance products that combine life insurance and long-term care benefits are getting their time in the sun among advisers as traditional LTC options shrink.
Executive to leave after helping liquidate three active stock strategies at the firm
Shifts in workplace retirement benefits, other factors, making delaying benefits even more valuable.
Shifts in workplace retirement benefits, other factors, encourage more people to wait to claim benefits.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Over the last 12 months, investors pumped more money into ETFs than mutual funds for the first time ever.
Author conducts her own focus group among peers.
Bequests jump thanks to some generous giants.
The latest SMA rankings broken down by sector
Research shows more working years may be just what the doctor ordered
Advisers ramp up efforts to create tax-conscious retirement income withdrawal strategies with an aim to extend the life of clients' nest eggs.
Largest mutual fund company announces its response to reforms intended to prevent a run.
Currency-hedging ETF strategies are a no-brainer: Merrill Lynch portfolio manager
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Warren Buffett rejects analysts' criticism of Berkshire Hathaway's financials. Plus: Family Dollar's lesson in luck, small-cap stocks at odds with jobs data, and Alan Greenspan on Greece exiting the euro.
New share class dubbed a “T share” cuts upfront commission brokers are paid but creates an annual trailing commission.
The business is male-dominated, but some independent broker-dealers have come close to having 30% of producing female reps on staff. Here's a break down of the gender divide.
Can the new product compete against its variable and indexed annuity cousins?
Breaking down how password managers actually work, plus details on three good options for advisers to consider
Potential security risk concerns over Finra's highly-debated data collection proposal are not unfounded, experts say. <i>(See also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150504/BLOG07/150509984/finras-longtime-critics-become-its-supporters-and-vice-versa" target="_blank">Finra's backers are now its critics</a>)</i>
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The solid housing market stands in contrast to the dismal first quarter GDP numbers.
These firms boosted their businesses significantly between 2013 and 2014
