Supreme court considers request for Social Security survivor benefits for twins born 18 months after father's death.
Lincoln Investment Planning Inc., a fast growing independent broker-dealer, is hitting its reps and advisers who run their own RIAs with a new, annual supervision and compliance fee of up to $20,000.
Over the last decade, advisers and their clients have seen it all - recessions, rallies, record-setting intra-day swings (both ways) and, at times, unprecedented correlations across asset classes.
Suddenly, buying oil tankers is all the rage among super-wealthy; 'the smart money'
Extension of cheap money policy seen boosting annuity costs, reducing benefits and commissions
In the third-quarter, variable annuity sales surged, thanks in large part to MetLife Inc. But the jury is out on how the major insurers' decision to pare back offerings might affect overall VA sales.
AUM down in 2011, but production up; 'focusing more on their larger accounts'
Lawyer who spotted broker fraud rewarded with five-year probe by regulators who said he failed as a supervisor
Employers are worried. They had expected that many of their retirement-age employees would have retired by now, but those graying boomers aren't budging.
Sen. Harry Reid strips controversial plan contained in highway bill; 2,000 letters sent
In case you missed <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120212/REG/302129979>my last column</a> in the print edition of InvestmentNews on February 13, 2012, I wrote about one of the latest buzz words in retirement income planning: longevity insurance.
Over the past few weeks, investors used to setting their economic expectations based on a "stream of anecdotes" approach have seen their economic views evolve.
Despite a tumultuous year, Ameriprise shifted into 'aggressive growth mode' with a 40% hike in recruiting.
