by
Ray Fazzi
Cetera Financial Group plans to rename its four holdings--a
move that is designed to unify the broker-dealer's brand.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Chicago-based HighTower has continued its march around the country
bringing more advisors into its group with the latest being two teams
from Las Vegas with assets under management of $800...
by
Karen DeMasters
The new retirement plan fee reporting requirements can be a way for advisors to demonstrate their value to their clients, says a 401(k) expert.
Fed chairman said additional asset purchases are an option as policy makers consider further
steps to bring down the unemployment rate.
Demand for distressed properties is driving up prices for the first time
in two years as investors from Blackstone Group LP to Colony Capital
LLC chase shrinking inventory.
For all the complaints about U.S. gasoline prices, Americans in July
spent 63 percent less than Norwegians did on a gallon of the fuel.
Home lender Wells Fargo, which has made up about 17 percent of Berkshire Hathaway's U.S. equity investments this year, has rallied 24 percent since Dec. 31.
In the Dodd-Frank era, the banking industry is suffering restrictions on risk and trading, as well as lower revenue, and some observers say jobs will not return to the space.
by
Eric Rasmussen
Hedge funds would be able to more openly pursue investors under a proposed agency rule.
Carlyle Group LP, the world's second-biggest private-equity firm, said
executives pledged more than $700 million of their own money to its
latest buyout fund, boosting efforts to reach a $10...
Mitt Romney has pledged to repeal the Dodd-Frank Act. He won't, and that's just fine with Wall Street.
Treasuries snapped a loss from yesterday after Pacific Investment
Management Co.'s Bill Gross said the Federal Reserve will add to
monetary stimulus even if Chairman Ben S...
by
Karen DeMasters
A federal court finds two men, including an investment advisor, guilty of promoting a fraudulent high-yield investment scheme.
by
Jim McConville
The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards has disciplined
19 advisors, and permanently barred eight from using the CFP
mark.
by Joel Bruckenstein
During a recent Schwab Tech Talk webinar, Kevin Kraus, director of
trading technology for Schwab Advisor Services, provided an update on
the company's efforts to update their advisor trading...
by
Kathy Lynch
Raymond James advisors now have new software that makes it easier for them to develop in-depth financial plans for clients.
by
Jim McConville
More and more American households are struggling to help pay for their
children's college education costs, according to a recently released
study.
by
Jim McConville
Independent Financial Partners added 45 new financial advisors to its RIA business in the 2nd quarter and grew revenue by 53% from a year earlier.
Bill Gross is the
biggest and best-known bond picker at Pacific Investment Management
Co. He isn't the top performer.
Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc. agreed to delay setting a valuation
for their brokerage joint- venture as they wrangle over the sale of a 14
percent stake.
