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Band, Advisors Teaching Financial Literacy To A Different Tune

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Los Angeles-based indie rock band Gooding combines musical theatrics and sound financial lessons on its Funding the Future tour, which has been sponsored by Raymond James and several of its...

Investment Advisor Cheated Middle-Class Investors Out Of $27 Million

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A Bethesda, Md., man conducted a massive Ponzi Scheme that cheated 130 investors, the SEC says.

Senator: Medicare ID Theft Can Be Life, Wealth Threatening

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Despite the risk, 55 million Medicare cards clearly display an individual’s Social Security number, eight years after federal agencies were directed to stop the practice.

Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine Plans New ETFs

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DoubleLine and State Street have teamed up for two fixed-income funds, according to a regulatory filing.

Schwab Charitable Donations Go To Global Disasters

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Schwab Charitable launches its first Annual Giving Report.

Wells Fargo Deferred-Pay Plan Attacked

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Wells Fargo Advisors is facing allegations that a deferred-compensation plan it offers to employees violates state laws.

Amid Flurry Of Hacks, Regulators Get Tough On Cybersecurity

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Amid an uptick in digital security breaches, the SEC is cracking down on advisors who have let their information security policies slide.

Morningstar To Purchase tRx Portfolio Rebalancing Tool

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The company is buying a popular portfolio rebalancing tool developed by a financial advisor.

Vanguard Study: Millennials Have Retirement On Autopilot

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Many younger workers are in better shape than expected due to the advent of automatic enrollment and escalation features in their 401(k) plans.

State Street Widens SPDR Web, Cuts Fees

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State Street adds two new Select Sector SPDR ETFs and trims fees for its entire suite of Select Sector funds.

Trading Firm 'Spoofs' Stocks, SEC Says

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A New York trading company placed false orders to manipulate stock prices, the SEC charges.

Bill Gross Sues Pimco For ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Over Ouster

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Bill Gross sued Pacific Investment Management Co. and parent Allianz SE for “hundreds of millions of dollars,” claiming he was wrongfully pushed out as the bond giant’s CIO.

Wealth Funds From Oslo To Riyadh Raid Coffers To Offset Oil Drop

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Oil countries that in boom times flaunted their wealth internationally, investing in everything from foreign hotels to soccer clubs, may now have to bring some money home, and investors the world...

Consumers Already Spent Most Savings From Cheap Gas Pump Prices

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It turns out that most of the savings at the pump actually was spent elsewhere.

Pimco Bets Emerging-Market Currencies Are Set For Further Losses

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Pacific Investment Management Co. says nobody should be fooled by the best start to any month since April for emerging-market currencies.

Hillary Clinton To Propose High-Frequency Trading Tax, Volcker Rule Changes

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Hillary Clinton will propose a tax aimed at penalizing “harmful” high-frequency trading strategies and offer ways to strengthen the Volcker Rule.

House Panel Questions College Endowment Spending, Tax Benefits

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The wealthiest college endowments in the U.S. are again attracting the interest of Congress as tuition costs rise and the funds’ coffers grow to record highs unhindered by taxes.

More People Looking At Long-Term Planning

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Most people still look only one year ahead in planning their finances, a deVere study says.

California Wildfires Will Cost Insurers More Than $1.1 Billion

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The wildfires that raged across Northern California last month will cost insurers more than $1.1 billion, according to catastrophe modeler Impact Forecasting.

Many 'ESG' Managers Fail To Explain How They Screen Investments, Report Says

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Many money managers who claim to use environmental, social and governance screens are not providing enough disclosure on how they're applying the standards, according to a new report.