The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday obtained a freeze on the assets of an investment manager who allegedly boasted of his success during the 2008 financial crisis but who...
Weak economic growth and a slowing labor market in the U.S. underscore the need for more fiscal and monetary stimulus, said Alan Blinder, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve.
The SEC has accused a San Diego-based financial planning firm of running a real estate investment scam that raised approximately $50 million from hundreds of investors.
The voices of fund and asset managers once again remain strong in favor of muni bonds. And market data appear to back them up.
Treasury notes rose for the first time in four days as U.S. job growth slowed more than forecast, fueling bets the Federal Reserve may start a third round of debt buying next week.
Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate was unexpectedly driven down by Americans leaving the labor force.
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross said lower-than-forecast U.S. employment growth will move the Federal Reserve closer to more quantitative easing.
In a bid for yield with some liquidity, investors are turning to fixed-income exchange-traded funds that, in some cases, have produced juicy returns.
Realty Income Corp. agreed to buy American Realty Capital Trust Inc. for $1.9 billion in stock, the second-largest acquisition of a U.S. real estate investment trust announced this year.
A new MetLife study says grandparents are taking care of their kids and grandkids more, to their own financial detriment.
Military families face great financial pressures, but one study finds that advisors can help.
Fewer Americans are cutting costs, says a Scottrade report.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney aims to increase the number of its small-business wealth management clients through an exclusive referral agreement it announced today.
The combined firm will operate under the Buckingham banner.
Barclays Plc recruited a team for its wealth and investment management division from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney that includes former New York Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index climbed above the highest closing level since 2008 as the European Central Bank announced specifics of its bond-buying plan.
Treasuries extended losses after a private report showed U.S. companies added more jobs in August than economists forecast.
Texas public pensions say they wouldn't close their funding gap by switching to defined contribution plans.
In an age of countless Ponzi schemes, investors are trying to sleuth out their brokers' backgrounds, but not every resource offers a full picture of firms' wrongdoing.