The Labor Department says initial claims for unemployment insurance fell to a seasonally adjusted 550,000 from an upwardly revised 576,000 in the previous week. Analysts expected claims to drop to 560,000, according to Thomson Reuters.
Responding to Charles Schwab Corp.'s June announcement of price reductions for independent advisers and their clients, Fidelity is rolling out a competing program with a few extra twists.
An estimated $800 billion in total client assets will be transferred across the investment advisory industry because of brokers and advisers' changing firms this year, according to a study from Cerulli Associates Inc.
In what may be a first, a tribe of Native Americans is buying a broker-dealer and money manager, with a plan to win business by using its status as a minority-owned firm to appeal to Native American investors.
A former New York Life Insurance Co. agent pleaded not guilty in a federal court in South Carolina yesterday following charges that he had swindled 35 investors out of more than $2 million over 13 years.
Key players in Section 529 college savings programs, higher education and financial aid will meet on Sept. 16 in Washington to discuss issues affecting saving and paying for college.
Gold prices rose above $1,000 an ounce Tuesday for the first time in seven months, mostly because of a weak dollar that's driving people to other investments they perceive as safe.
The Department of the Treasury today recommended a change in how the cap on contributions to Section 529 college savings plans is set.
The United States has lost its place as the world's most competitive economy, according to a survey released today, falling behind Switzerland mainly because of the financial crisis and accumulated fiscal deficits.
Suppose your client decides to invest in the stock of a European company that is not traded in the United States. How would he report the transactions for tax purposes?
High-income earners are in the government's cross hairs — at both the federal and state levels — and there is little sympathy for those so targeted.
Another team of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney brokers in California, who say they've recently managed about $500 million, has left to set up its own RIA.
Finra is continuing to reach out to the spouses of military personnel to give them the training to help others deal with financial difficulties.
The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of Boston and the Massachusetts chapter of the Financial Planning Association are set to ramp up their groundbreaking free financial-planning coaching service for cancer patients this fall.
Most financial commentators approved when President Obama two weeks ago reappointed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Board chairman. However, in most of the commentaries, the approval was based on the belief that it would be unwise for the president to introduce more uncertainty into the financial markets at this critical period in the recovery.
A bill that would continue to allow investors in Section 529 college savings plans to make two changes each year to their investment allocations appears unlikely to be passed by the House anytime soon, according to industry and Washington insiders.
As the Section 529 college savings plan industry this month enters its most important marketing period, it has turned a blind eye to the unsettling events of the past 12 months.
As wildfires blazed through Angeles National Forest last week, advisers who had weathered other such natural disasters kept their data safe and found ways to connect with their clients.
After the headlines about the IRS' going after secret Swiss bank accounts, investors are learning to their dismay that they could face fines and prosecution for failing to report other foreign assets, such life insurance, to both the IRS and the Treasury Department.
