A handful of universities, led by Texas Tech and Virginia Tech, are growing their CFP programs and introducing more young talent into the financial planning industry each year. Yet few firms seem to be aware of the budding talent pool.
Plenty of cuts 'but doesn't get rid of anything to help pay for that,' says Tax Policy Center
While some aspects of recruiting activity in the brokerage industry appears to have slowed a bit in 2011, things have started to heat up as of late -- with a number of large teams recently changing place, according to data tracked by <i>InvestmentNews.</i>
TD's CEO sees those rates rising this year; short-term interest rates likely to stay low
Registered investment advisory firm mergers-and-acquisitions activity is at a boil this year, and the pace likely will continue, as long as volatile investment markets don't distract buyers.
The Mutual Fund Store, one of the largest RIA firms in the industry, has inked a deal to sell a controlling stake in its business to private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The announcement comes one month after <i>InvestmentNews</i> first reported that a deal for the RIA was in the works, which founder Adam Bold (pictured) denied at the time.
Purchase of Merriman hikes firms' AUM to nearly $60 billion; more TBA?
Retirement plan advisers are most interested about fees and expenses when talking to fund wholesalers.
While brokerage firms have every right to expect former brokers to honor the agreements they make when accepting recruiting and retention bonuses, Finra should resist pressure to rewrite its rules to make it easier for firms to collect unreturned bonuses.
Financial details of Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.'s branch-franchising program have been revealed, and the early reviews as to how franchisees will fare are mixed
Although Charles Schwab has been readying its branch-franchising program for some time, few specifics have been released. But documents obtained by <i>InvestmentNews</i> reveal the estimated startup costs, along with Schwab's expected take.
As the Labor Department and lobbyists wrangle over who can provide advice to retirement plan participants, the marketplace has come up with an increasingly popular solution that satisfies current and potential requirements.
James Cassella, mayor of East Rutherford, N.J., the town where New York Giants play their home games, wants the team to beat the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, but lose a fight against paying property taxes on their headquarters and training center.
States join federal government in looking to affluent to help trim budget shortfalls
The presidential campaign has failed to offer definitive answers about tax reform, but you can see where it's headed
Candidate's earnings taxed as carried interest; 'ordinary people wouldn't be able to do this'
Americans are back in the borrowing mood, and even the wealthy are getting in on it when the credit is cheap enough, according to advisers.
