Many 20-to-34-year-olds are wary about buying homes, cars and other big-ticket items after entering
adulthood in the deepest recession and weakest recovery since World War
II.
The S&P 500 Index snapped a three-day advance amid
disappointing corporate results and after Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
President Richard Fisher said adequate economic stimulus is in place.
by
Karen DeMasters
A recent Department of Labor ruling on multiple employer retirement
plans prohibits RIAs from creating and administering plans for a group
of unrelated employers.
by
Jim McConville
The SEC is seeking sanctions against
a former Michigan broker who allegedly misappropriated an
estimated $300,000 from two brokerage customers that he then used to pay
his own personal...
by
Karen DeMasters
More than one quarter of those 65 to 69 years of age fear their
community will not have the resources to help them remain
independent for the next five to 10 years, according to a
newly...
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Scottrade's FocusShares, a family of 15 low-cost exchange-traded funds,
will be liquidated later this month, less than 18 months after they were
launched.
by
Jim McConville
AdvisorShares, a sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds, has rolled out the QAM Equity Hedge ETF.
by
Karen DeMasters
Fidelity Investments added 522,000 defined contribution plan
participants and $25...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the new gold.
Identity thieves may claim $21 billion in fraudulent tax
refunds over the next five years, according to an inspector general report...
by
Jim McConville
Schwab Advisor Services is expanding a
practice management consulting program for client RIAs that is aimed at helping them grow and manage their businesses.
MetLife Inc., the insurer seeking an exit from banking to limit U.S.
regulation, was penalized $3...
by
Jim McConville
The SEC has announced final
judgments involving executives charged with illegally raising at least $110 million from hundreds of investors in 25
states and the District of Columbia through the...
The so-called MIST nations -- Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey
-- are the four biggest markets in the Goldman Sachs N-11 Equity Fund.
U.S. speculative-grade companies are in the best position ever to meet
their debt obligations as investors pour a record $43 billion into
high-yield mutual funds.
by Joel Bruckenstein
ThinkTech Inc., a TD Ameritrade affiliate, recently announced a number of major enhancements to iRebal, its highly-regarded intelligent rebalance and trade order management system.
by
Jim McConville
Commonwealth Financial Network has launched a newly revamped website it
says presents a more comprehensive company brand image.
Pimco's Bill Gross compares long-term returns from equities to a "Ponzi scheme" and said
returns of 6.6 percent above inflation, known as the Siegel Constant,
won't be seen again.
As one equity strategist put it, investors have a better chance to generate alpha by focusing on trading and picking equity indices (through ETFs) than through stockpicking.
Knight Capital Group Inc...
