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Fiserv to Purchase CheckFree

Technology solutions provider Fiserv Inc. announced Thursday a definitive agreement to buy financial e-commerce services company CheckFree Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $4.4 billion...

CFP Board Awards Grants To Eight Projects

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc...

What To Do With 12b-1 Fees

    Like them or not, 12b-1 fees play a big role in the mutual fund industry...

Retirement Assets Set Record

   The nation's retirement assets hit a record $16...

Financial Advisor Unveils Second Annual "Top RIA" Rankings

   In its July 2007 issue, Financial Advisor magazine published its second annual ranking of independent advisory firms that offer financial planning and related...

Roughly Half Of Americans Polled Can't Weather a Financial Storm

The bad news: America's consumer society strikes again as a recent poll shows that a majority of households don't have enough money for a rainy day...

Two Thumbs Down On Broker Regulator Name Change

   Two financial advisory membership organizations publicly oppose a proposed name change for a new regulatory organization for brokers, saying the new name will further confuse an...

Consistency Breeds Loyalty For Mutual Funds

   Recent investment performance is the number one driver of mutual fund investor satisfaction, but consistent performance drives investor loyalty, according to a national study of...

Advisor Confidence Rebounds

    Advisor confidence bounced back in June, according to Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking, Inc., an affiliate of Rydex Investments...

The Rich Get Richer

   The number of wealthy people and the amount of money they control increased dramatically during 2006, with individuals in Singapore and India leading the way, according to the...

Planting Seeds

    MetLife and New England Financial are starting the second year of a Financial Fellowship Program in conjunction with the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa...

ProTracker Software Launches Free License and Conversion Offer

ProTracker Software, seeking to capitalize on the recent demise of PortfolioCenter Relationship Manager (PRM), has created a special offer for current PRM customers...

Symetra Financial Files For IPO

Symetra Financial Corp. today filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of common stock...

Survey Reveals Client-Related Issues For Advisors

   A survey of more than 800 independent financial advisors reveals that most advisors spend less than half of their work time with their clients and more than two-thirds do not...

Investors Less Confident About Their Financial Future

   A recent survey of people with retirement plans, covering a wide range of ages, revealed a significant drop in confidence in the soundness of their retirement strategies and...

Evolving Service Models Needed To Meet The Needs of High-Net -Worth Individuals

   The annual World Wealth Report, issued by Merrill Lynch and the Capgemini consulting group, found that wealth management firms are moving toward more dynamic, needs-based...

Security Benefit Acquires Rydex Investments

Money manager Security Benefit today signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the fund company Rydex Investments for an undisclosed amount...

CFP Board Needs Volunteers For Financial Planning Clinic

The CFP Board will hold its free Financial Planning Clinic on Saturday, August 4, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Boston...

MetLife To Reach Out To African Americans

    MetLife will boost its staff of financial planners and other financial service representatives by 780, or nearly 10%, within the next three years to serve the African American...

Foundation For Financial Planning Gets A Financial Boost

   The nonprofit Foundation for Financial Planning, which helps people who normally don't have access to financial planning services, this week received a $100,000 donation from...