A parade of Industry experts and regulators testified in front on a Congressional panel today on whether investment advisers need a self-regulatory organization. The upshot? An SRO is necessary -- and Finra may be the best bet for the job.
A Brookings Institution proposal would take away Americans' variable tax breaks on retirement contributions in exchange for a flat tax credit to be deposited automatically into the saver's account.
Attendees at annual convention urged to diversify their workforces; 'you have to be willing to be uncomfortable'
Marty Kurtz is trying to bring cultural change to the association
Breaking away can be a daunting proposition. Here's what to do — and not to do.
President Obama made the lives of advisers, accountants and taxpayers easier today by removing the burden of having to get permission to use trademarked tax strategies.
Dozens of athletes planning to participate in the Ironman U.S. Championship in New York and New Jersey got a lesson in courage from one of their own: John Hyland, managing partner of Morristown Financial Group.
Only 37% of advisers are now bullish on the stock market, compared with 56% last January, according to a survey Schwab Advisor Services. Cash, fixed income, gold and foreign currencies are the only four asset classes in which advisers are likely to invest more.
Advisers, beware: The dramatic run-up in the price of gold, coupled with increased fear of more economic and market downturns, makes clients especially susceptible to gold-related investment scams
The modestly sized jobs plan President Barack Obama proposed last Thursday, if passed by Congress, might be good news for many financial planning and investment advisory firms, but it seems unlikely to do much for most of their clients
If you've set on a path to expand your business, you might be racking your brain trying to think of ways to attract new clients.
Bill Gross, founder of Pacific Investment Management Co., said President Barack Obama's plan to stimulate the economy with more than $300 billion in tax cuts and spending is inadequate.
Wealth managers say it's time all advisers look after the best interests of clients when offering financial guidance. In fact, scores of wealth managers have banded together in a non-profit that backs a higher standard of conduct. .
Generation X investors who handle their own portfolios trounced advisers last year. This does not necessarily bode well for the future of the business.
Ten years hasn't diminished the vivid memories of 9/11 for Paul Schatz, president of Heritage Capital LLC, a $110 million advisory firm based in Woodbridge, Conn.
A team of veterans from well-known Lockwood Advisors Inc. is creating a registered investment advisory firm that will create customized investment strategies and services for independent financial advisers, broker-dealers and institutions
Risk 3.0 Asset Management holds out the promise of predictable returns with limited volatility
Despite need to raise federal tax revenues, bank believes lawmakers will spare municipal debt
