The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard is an organization that every investor and financial professional should know about.
Remember a year ago? Worst case scenarios DO happen.
The debate about health care reform has resulted in at least one potential benefit: People are talking about end-of-life decision making
Both good companies and troubled companies have some lessons to learn
I recently cleaned out some old files in my home office and pulled out some account statements from 2000.
A CEO of one of the independent brokerage shops told me a story the other day.
The Bad Advisors and outright crooks always grab the headlines; time to strike back.
If it happened to Federer, it could happen to you
In the lexicon of regulatory reform, “harmonization” is a key word.
In my <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20090716/REG/907159988>last column</a>, I provided an analysis of the income guarantees from a life-only, immediate annuity versus the likelihood of running out of money if you kept your retirement savings invested in the markets. I received a lot of comments on that column, and I thought I'd respond to several of them.
Can you keep that "culture" intact with so many changes happening within the organization?
Hold onto your books. Because Management is not what is used to be--Or will be.
Microsoft's latest operating system will become available to advisers and the rest of the world Oct. 22. The system will grace the shelves of retailers in all its shrink-wrapped glory, but most folks will be buying it pre-installed on new desktop or laptop PCs. Experts believe that the buy-it-installed route is the way most users,
By definition, prudence involves the exercise of skill and good judgment in the use of resources. It is a core fiduciary duty.
The Four Remaining Wire Houses Will Succeed or Fail Based on How Well They Address These Three Things
Top earners are being given a major reason to look elsewhere
Wow, I read this morning that Merrill Lynch has already started aggressively hiring trainee Financial Advisors
