by
Jim McConville
How much additional retirement income can investors generate by making
better financial planning decisions? Morningstar said today it has
developed new research that can quantify that amount.
by
Karen DeMasters
The number of investors with at least some confidence in U.S. capital
markets has increased slightly since the end of last year, according to
the Center for Audit Quality.
Peregrine Financial Group Inc. founder Russell Wasendorf Sr. pleaded
guilty to stealing more than $100 million from the bankrupt commodities
firm's customers.
by
Jim McConville
Broker-dealer FSC Securities Corp. has recruited Eric Burton and
Ron Whittingham and their practice, Megent Financial, which previously
was affiliated with LPL Financial.
by
Jim McConville
LPL Financial LLC has added independent firm Delaware Valley Financial
Group (DVFG) to its broker-dealer and corporate RIA platform, company
officials said.
Long-term care insurance has an uncertain future as it may be difficult
for firms to profit from the product, Moody's Investors Service said
today.
by
Jim McConville
Because of low interest rates, many American retirees are either
reducing withdrawals from investments or are taking out way too much, says
Hearts & Wallet's annual report of U.S...
Sales of existing homes rose more than forecast in August to a two-year
high, an additional sign the U.S. housing market is gaining traction in
the second half of the year.
by
Jim McConville
The co-founder of a Chicago-based investment firm was charged Tuesday by
the SEC with misleading investors in
two private equity offerings for an alternative energy company.
by Juliette Fairley
To tap into fresh bond-market inflows, Guggenheim Investments has added
six new funds to its existing line up of
advisor-focused defined-maturity bond ETFs.
by
Jim McConville
The U.S. economy is on track to faster growth, but obstacles will slow
progress over the next year, according to a report released today by TD
Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank.
by
Karen DeMasters
Most middle-class Americans have made costly financial mistakes but won't seek professional financial advice. Financial advisors are the ones who must change that dynamic, says Primerica's co-CEO.
The world economy is sliding into a "twilight zone," trapped between outright expansion and renewed recession.
A growing backlog of properties is facing repossession in the state, which
now has the second-highest serious delinquency rate in the U.S. and unemployment at a 35-year high...
New York City police arrested 124 Occupy Wall Street protesters
celebrating the movement's first birthday as events drew fewer
participants than similar demonstrations in May.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
FPA members will be able to license Omyen
Corp financial planning, client acquisition, workplace advice and
guidance technology platforms at discounted prices.
More than 20 nonprofit groups, from New York Presbyterian Hospital and
the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts, paid top executives more than $1 million a year...
Janus Capital Group Inc...
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Long-term mutual fund inflows were just $20.7 billion in August, with
open-end U.S.-stock funds facing yet another month of outflows, losing
$14.3 billion, according to Morningstar Inc.
