Another day, another VA pullback. This time, Protective Live is putting the brakes to sales of its variable annuities, including clamping down on 1035 exchanges.
By imposing heavy fines as a way to deter illegal conduct, Massachusetts' securities regulator is making his mark. Bruce Kelly reports.
About $47 billion has gone to exchange-traded funds that track everything from stocks to bonds to commodities since Sept. 1
Traditonally "the seller" has had more information and it's been a "buyer beware" situation, said Daniel Pink, author of "To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others," at the Financial Planning Association's national conference in Orlando on Saturday. New technology is giving more power to the consumer.
Financial advisers who integrate technologies will pay more than those who buy separate software solutions, but they stand to gain in annual income as well as future positioning. Liz Skinner reports live from FPA Experience in Florida.
Plus, Morgan Stanley's Graystone Consulting gets new executive director, financial adviser.
Four-adviser team have combined production of $5.8 million.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to propose rules that would allow companies to raise money through equity crowd-funding and more lightly regulated offerings, Chairman Mary Jo White said.
Trestlebridge Capital has left Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. in favor of LPL Financial LLC for its brokerage assets and Flagship Harbor Advisors for its registered investment adviser assets.
A collection of the most influential adviser tweets via the #FPAExperience conference hashtag
PIABA study show so-called expungement granted at least 90% of the time in the 1,625 cases in which it was requested between '07 and '11.
Shares bought at $10 at start of boom now worth 45% less.
Health care exchanges aren't meant for retirees, but advisers should still help clients with Medicare choices.
BofA unit delivered $719 million in profit, up 25% from a year earlier.
Core group says it is a go, but Campanale has bailed
