After profits climb 30%, CEO challenges brokers to do more lending and boost margins
Pushing her colleagues to decide whether to propose a regulation to raise investment advice standards for brokers, the SEC chairman called the uniform fiduciary standard 'a primary, immediate focus.' <i>(See what Mark Cuban had <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140221/FREE/140229971" target="_blank">to say</a>.)</i>
In a head-turning move, newcomer to the independent broker-dealer industry Nicholas Schorsch is pulling off the largest independent-broker-dealer acquisition in years, with a cash deal to buy Cetera Financial Group.
The Martins lived in short-term rental apartments from Mexico to Turkey and England to Argentina. But how practical is the lifestyle?
How impact investing, which targets companies or projects that effect positive change, while at the same time delivering a return, is gaining a foothold among the younger generation.
Ben Pace, Deutsche Bank AG's chief investment officer for wealth management in the Americas, is leaving, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
Earning power needs to be factored in to all retirement plans
A New York regulator alleges that the insurer limited the returns of legacy variable annuity clients.
The SEC charged a pair of brokers, an investment adviser and others in an $80 million variable annuity scam that an SEC official called a "calculated fraud exploiting terminally ill patients."
Regulator said IBD didn't adequately train or supervise brokers selling alternative investments and nontraditional ETFs .
Bringing light and due diligence should be a priority for the investment advice industry.
Advisers already have the tools to gather information, they just have to learn how to use it.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Finra targets trading trickery. Plus: Credit Suisse pleads guilty to tax evasion, dealing with the Fed's giant balance sheet, Treasuries vs. gold and 10 great baseball movies to see this summer.
The entirety of estates that are only 5% over the exemption are now subject to the tax. Some NYers are considering charitable gifts to winnow the size of their assets; others may move.
Jordan Belfort, whose memoir was turned into a film by Martin Scorsese, expects to earn more from his story than he did as stockbroker, allowing him to repay the victims of his financial fraud. 'Greed is not good. Ambition is good, passion is good,' he says.
Releases should have no place in a technology blog but they can play an important role in a digital marketing strategy.
Senator calls for changes that would encourage retirement-age workers to work longer
New retirees can use monthly rather than annual earnings limit if they want to avoid a reduction in their Social Security benefits. In 2014, a person younger than full retirement age for the entire year is considered “retired” if monthly earnings are $1,290 or less.
Simplifying strategies and balancing clients' assets across different accounts with different tax treatments can help HNW retirees.
