States plan to finalize disclosure guidelines on 529 college-savings plans by year's end in hopes of keeping federal regulators at bay...
Capital Trust Company of Wilmington, Del., has forged an agreement to offer its services through a bank that specializes in serving health care professionals...
A new financial education program has kicked off, with a specific focus on women...
Fidelity Investments has introduced a new service that's designed to make it easier for investors to plan out their retirements-with or without the help of a financial advisor...
UBS has started the rollout of a Private Wealth Management Group that will target "ultra-high-net-worth clients" with assets exceeding $10 million...
Fidelity's Advisor Group has teamed with Fidelity Insurance Agency to provide its advisor clients with integrated access to annuity and insurance products...
Affixing the CFP tag to your name has gotten a bit more expensive...
The Financial Planning Association is considering a lawsuit against the SEC as a new strategy in its long-running opposition to the agency's proposed broker-dealer exemption rule...
Investment advisors are facing new far-reaching regulations out of Washington, D.C., that could increase costs, but they are unlikely to hurt the overall advisory profession...
The market for advisory practices is suddenly one of the hottest topics on the conference circuit...
Economists and investors alike pay much attention to the confidence level of consumers. Now they can keep an eye on how advisors are feeling, too...
Assets in 529 college savings plans totaled $40.0 billion at the end of the first quarter, up 87.5% from a year earlier, according to the College Savings Foundation (CSF)...
Fidelity Investments has expanded its trust service offerings for independent advisors, in a package that combines both trust and brokerage capabilities...
Are stocks too risky or are they still the best foundation for a retirement investment plan?Two top scholars wrestled with that question in a debate before hundreds of advisors last...
A new online listing service offered by Charles Schwab has attracted 183independent advisors looking to buy and sell a business, according to the company...
Published indexes generally show hedge funds beating out mainstream mutual funds in recent years, but a prominent scholar says the hedge fund data can't really be trusted...
MFS Investment Management and Putnam Investment Management have agreed to pay fines of $50 million and $55 million respectively in separate agreements with the SEC...
Linsco/Private Ledger has entered into an agreement to acquire the retail broker-dealer operations of The Phoenix Companies Inc...
Even though they were introduced a relatively short time ago, 529 college savings plans have already been embraced by the public, according to a new study...
Two new funds are offering advisors and their clients access to emerging markets and tax-advantaged hedge fund investing...
