There are two ways to interpret the recent survey of financial advisors done by Schwab Institutional: They're optimistic about economy, or they're not as optimistic...
Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) raised their fees for assets under management fractionally to 1.00% in 2006 from 0...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the regulatory organization overseeing broker/dealers, recently initiated a "sweep" examination of broker/dealer practices...
Western Alliance Bancorp, a fast-growing Nevada-based financial services firm, has acquired Shine Investment Advisory of Englewood, Colo...
Independent broker/dealer National Planning Holdings (NPH) has teamed up with FP Transitions to provide succession plannning and practice acquisition services for its...
The number of registered independent advisors will grow dramatically in the next five years and competition in the industry will substantially increase, requiring new...
The Securities and Exchange Commission will hold its second annual Seniors Summit on Sept. 10 at the agency's Washington, D.C., headquarters...
Schwab Institutional rolled out a new trading tool this week that's incorporated on its website and is provided free of charge to all Schwab Institutional advisors...
National Regulatory Services (NRS), a national compliance consulting firm in Lakeville, Conn., recently announced that they have acquired ComplianceMAX Financial Corporation of San Diego, Calif...
The Financial Planning Association and JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement) announced a joint effort to advance educational programs that help improve the financial literacy of...
China trumps the United States as the dominant economic power and will continue to do so in the future, according to a survey by Schroder Investment Management North America...
Will your clients have enough income to live comfortably until age 90, 95, or even 100? How much can they safely withdraw from their nest...
The latest report on the state of the financial advisor profession reveals some seemingly contradictory findings about the industry...
Humberto Cruz, a syndicated financial columnist appearing in 120 newspapers worldwide, is one of eight financial planners or financial experts who will receive the Financial...
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...
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc...
Like them or not, 12b-1 fees play a big role in the mutual fund industry...
The nation's retirement assets hit a record $16...
In its July 2007 issue, Financial Advisor magazine published its second annual ranking of independent advisory firms that offer financial planning and related...
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...