FA News

New Certification Focuses On Seniors

   The College for Financial Planning plans to offer a certification program that focuses on the special needs of senior citizen clients...

SEI Launches Wealth Network Franchise

   SEI Investments has introduced a new business model that it says will utilize a franchise structure and focus on the special needs of affluent clients...

SMHG Acquires Edelman Financial

   The Edelman Financial Center, a Fairfax, Va...

Market Sings Familiar Tune

   Market observers are saying the tempo of the stock market is starting to look a lot like it did in last year...

Business Owners Lack Planning Help

   Business owners make up almost a third of high-net-worth individuals in the U.S...

Turnkey Wealth Managers Outpacing Peers

    Independent broker-dealer representatives who provide comprehensive wealth management services are significantly more successful than those focused mainly on investment...

FPA Resumes Legal Fight Against SEC

   The Financial Planning Association has renewed its legal battle against the Securities and Exchange Commission and its adoption of a broker-dealer exemption, arguing the rule...

FPA Mulls Action After SEC Ruling

   The Financial Planning Association is still mulling what action to take on its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission and its handling of the broker-dealer...

College, Insurance Group Create Designation

   The American College and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) have teamed to offer a new designation for financial service professionals in the...

SRI Funds Active In Shareholder Initiatives

   Mutual funds that utilize a "socially responsible investing" style are more likely to side with shareholders than conventional funds when it comes to corporate governance,...

FPA Aims To Revitalize Its PAC

   The Financial Planning Association, as part of a broad effort to revitalize its advocacy efforts, has named a board of directors to run its political action committee...

Fidelity To Launch New RIA Platform

   Fidelity Investments recently announced the launch of an integrated, single sign-on technology platform designed to help independent RIA's simplify workflow and increase...

Schwab Institutional Names COO

   A Charles Schwab Corp...

New Matchmaking Services Offered To Advisors

   Financial advisors now have another place to turn to for online client recruitment.    The Paladin Registry, at www.paladinregistry...

Debt Problems Top Priority Among Workers

   Repeated studies show workers are not wisely investing the money they have to prepare for retirement-giving rise to investment education in the workplace...

Advisors Plan For Everyone But Themselves

   Financial advisors, it turns out, have something in common with their clients: many of them are not prepared for retirement...

Managers Bullish On Large Cap Growth

    Investment managers are taking more notice of large cap growth equities, while the energy sector keeps chugging along as one of the market's most bullish sectors...

Planners Key In On Broker Exemption Rule

   The broker-dealer exemption to the Investment Adviser Act and Social Security reform are high on the priority list for financial planners...

Vanguard Adds Three International ETFs

   Vanguard has launched three new exchange-traded funds tied to three of the company's international index funds...

Real Estate Drives Direct Investment Sales

   Publicly registered direct investment programs raised about $7 billion last year-about 90% of which came from real estate programs...