Losses mount from the Swiss currency shock as the largest U.S. retail foreign-exchange brokerage said client debts threatened its compliance with capital rules.
In Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, oil prices and consumer spending add a hint of concern about the economy to the Federal Reserve's outlook. Plus: Fido app adds new twist to stock picking, retired Franklin Resources billionaire tangles history, and BlackRock added as many ETFs as it shut down last year.
Individuals with firearms collections will likely need an additional layer of planning.
As market volatility spikes and correlation between various asset classes breaks down, managed futures strategies are enjoying their day in the sun once again. But advisers need to do some heavy lifting before jumping in, because performance varies widely and fees can be extreme.
Existing products don't fit within the broad regulatory guidelines governing a lifetime income option that contains a deferred annuity offered within a target date fund.
Goss Wealth Management switched firms as it hopes to build out a 'wirehouse lite” in the Gulf South region
Vanguard Group surpassed State Street Global Advisors as the second-largest ETF provider, a new milestone following a year that was filled with them.
With its data-driven models, the company, which puts advisers through a rigorous process before allowing them to use its funds, attracted the third-most money in 2014, behind only Vanguard and JPMorgan. Here's how.
Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> covers oilfield job cuts coming hard and fast now that the oil boom is sinking. Plus: Ohio-based financial adviser charged in Ponzi scheme, movie industry hopes the Oscar nominees can drive ticket sales, and the time might be perfect to start buying stocks.
A stepfather who battled Francesca Hilton in court could have won control.
Total new cash reaches $87.8 billion, including $44 billion into iShares.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, are investors ready to run back into precious metals? Plus: What a breakup of JPMorgan Chase would look like, seeing 2015 through the eyes of Jeffrey Gundlach, and the pros and cons of living in a state with no income tax.
Three elite advisers with Merrill Lynch's Private Banking and Investment Group jumped to Morgan on Friday.
As you are doing your year-end planning with clients, ask them if their Medicare coverage is in place for 2015.
One goes to Stifel, the other to UBS. Both had ties to Merrill's elite private banking and investment group that serves ultra-wealthy clients.
Though rules still vary from state to state, the agency is encouraging all same-sex couples to register anyway.
Billionaire fund manager and family hold shares worth $739 million.
The former Bond King invested more than $700 million of his own money in his unconstrained bond fund, according to Janus Capital Group CEO Dick Weil. The news sparked a rally in Janus shares.
Starting her debut hedge fund without a staff of analysts to help choose investments and relying too much on one investor's money helped lead the star analyst astray, according to a person with direct knowledge of her firm. Now, her office in New York is on the market, her two top executives left and the fund tied to Platt's BlueCrest Capital Management sued in Bermuda last month to get its $46 million back.
We are in for a prolonged period during which oil trades in the $40 to $50 range and possibly lower.
