FA News

Focus Buys Two Firms; Hits $4.5B in Assets

    Focus Financial Partners LLC, which in less than a year has expanded into one of the ten largest independent wealth management firms in the nation, has just gotten bigger...

Transitional Advisors Get Mentor Program

   TD Ameritrade Institutional has created a mentoring program for advisors making the transition from broker...

Schwab Slashes, Eliminates Fees

   Charles Schwab announced today sweeping price cuts and expanded services for both its retail and institutional clients...

FPA Members Overwhelmingly Support Fiduciary Standards

   The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has brought the weight of its membership to bear in the debate over whether CFP certificants should be held to a fiduciary standard...

Teslik: Medicine Could Solve Savings Crisis

   On May 23, CFP Board executive director Sarah Teslik testified in front of aSenate Banking Committee hearing on financial literacy and the nation'ssavings crisis...

Survey: Planners Satisfied With Career Choice

    Financial planners with CFP certifications are mostly satisfied with their careers, despite seeing their median incomes drop in 2005, according to a new survey...

Debt Weighing On College Graduates

    Heavy debt loads are weighing heavily on today's college graduates just as they start out on their careers, according to a new survey...

Fidelity Launches International Value Fund

   Saying that advisors are "clearly looking abroad" for new investment opportunities, Fidelity Investments announced the launch of a new international fund...

Regulators Target Senior Investment Scams

   The SEC and NASD are teaming up to crack down on fraudulent and unsuitable securities sales that target senior citizens...

Boomers In Need Of Insurance Advice

    Financial advisors are facing a market that has an increasing need for help on health care and other insurance needs, according to a new report...

IRS To Offer CFP CE Credits

   The Internal Revenue Service has reached an agreement with the CFP Board of Standards to provide continuing education credits at IRS Nationwide Tax Forums this summer...

Matalin, Carville To Speak At Discover2006

   Mary Matalin and James Carville-the married Republican and Democratic strategists-will be among the speakers at Fiserv's Discover2006 conference this year...

Morgan Stanley To Slash Broker Training

Morgan Stanley is planning to cut its broker training program, saying many of the trainees are "not tracking toward long-term success," according to published reports...

Wachovia To Buy Ameriprise Recordkeeping Unit

Ameriprise Financial Inc. of Minneapolis has agreed to sell its defined contribution recordkeeping business to Wachovia Corp., the companies announced today...

Rydex SphinX To Make Investors Whole

   Rydex Investments has sent a letter to advisors with clients who have invested in its SphinX fund telling them that Rydex has decided to fully repay funds frozen or lost as a...

Boom Time For Millionaires

   For financial advisors with an eye on the affluent market, the time seems to be ripe for finding new clients...

Fidelity Upgrades Channel Platform

   Fidelity Investments announced an upgrade in its Channel platform and continued growth in its RIA business...

Rydex Offers Alternative Investment Training

    Filling what it says is a void in the financial services industry, Rydex Investments has launched an alternative investment training program for advisors...

FPA To Help Wounded Soldiers

   Financial planners are volunteering their time to help military people with the financial wounds they've suffered in recent years...

Managers Bullish On Large-Cap Growth

    Whether it be a case of bullishness or bullheadedness, money managers say they remain optimistic about large-cap growth, according to a new survey...