SAN DIEGO-New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer told a gathering of financial advisors today that the actions he has taken against Wall Street in recent years has been...
Financial advisors are spending a lot of time these days fulfilling new compliance requirements, but Bruce Sankin-an arbitrator/mediator for the NASD-feels advisors are ignoring...
Credit Suisse Asset Management has announced a new product for investors looking for exposure to the commodities markets...
High-deductible medical plans-a key component of the health savings accounts being espoused by some in Washington, D.C...
The Financial Services Institute (FSI), a fledgling organization of independent broker-dealers, is looking to expand both its membership and lobbying muscle...
The AIG Advisor Group has formed a new independent broker-dealer, AIG Financial Advisors Inc. that will be comprised of representatives from three of its existing firms...
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As the expiration draws near for a court-ordered stay in the Financial Planning Association's lawsuit to force the agency to clarify its long-pending exemption for brokers who...
Mutual fund complexes and brokerages firms are bracing themselves for a raft of new regulations that are likely to be issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the...
T. Rowe Price has started offering Advisor Class shares in four funds, and has also added a fund to its list of R Class offerings...
The Internal Revenue Service on Monday released highlights of tax-law changes that will affect many advisors and clients compiling income-tax returns in the coming months...
Investors seem to be getting over the lofty expectations of the go-go 1990's, according to a recent survey. AdvisorBenchmarking Inc...
Revenue growth and the continued rise of health care costs top the list of concerns for chief financial officers, according to a new survey...
Schwab Institutional has awarded a $300,000 grant for the Financial Planning Association's pro bono financial planning services...
Glenn Pape, a CFP and CPA with 23 years experience, has been named chairman of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards' board of governors...
The Securities and Exchange Commission decided today to continue to allow broker-dealers to provide fee-based services, pending the adoption of permanent rules...
First Financial Software Inc. (www.fplan.com), the developers of FPLAN Pro Advisor+, FLPAN QuickPro, recently announced that the it will cease operations on December 31...
The use of Monte Carlo investment analysis tools in the financial services industry may become more prevalent in the wake of a recent NASD rule change...
The steep rise of health care costs in recent years is apparently making it harder for Americans to save money...
Recent retirees are generally content with their lives, despite persistent concerns about their income, health and the future of Social Security benefits, according to a new...