An investor living on an island in the middle of nowhere would probably have a better perspective on investing than someone living on the island of Manhattan.
At least financial planner Robert Kreitler thinks so.
He calls it the "island principle," and it's the centerpiece of his book, "Getting St
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There's an old saying that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.
New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer isn't just getting scandal-plagued mutual fund companies to cry uncle. He is going for their wallets, too.
Concerned that the public - and even some financial planners - are clueless about its practice standards, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. in Denver is on a mission to spread the word.
Mutual funds that use hedging strategies are finding their way into variable-annuity subaccounts - a move some expect will snowball in the coming year.
Eager to tie the knot with her partner of nearly 25 years, financial planner Sharon Rich says she's already planning a May 18 wedding - six months after a state Supreme Court ruling endorsed gay marriage.
