The Securities and Exchange Commission's move to expand its examinations of advisory firms to include going directly to clients for verification of their assets managed by advisers raises legitimate concerns.
A consensus is forming that financial regulatory reform should include provisions to require anyone providing advice to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care.
Fed up with the recent volatility in publicly traded stocks and mutual funds, some sophisticated investors are looking to alternative investments for portfolio diversity and enhanced returns.
It isn't surprising that, as reported in InvestmentNews last week, many financial planners and advisers are feeling stressed and depressed.
President Obama's proposed budget for the 2010 fiscal year and projections for the next 10 years provide a clear road map for financial planners and investment advisers.
Since the market has devastated portfolios, many investors find themselves with substantial capital losses.
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are resisting calls for the nationalization of Citigroup Inc. and perhaps other large banks.
Many aspects of the U.S. financial system must be reformed in the wake of the financial crisis.
The equity market reacted to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's much-anticipated bank rescue plan last week with a resounding thud.
As financial advisers are aware from their own businesses, success never comes to those who stand still.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., last week laid out an ambitious 2009 legislative program for his committee.
The nomination and confirmation of Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary was a mistake that will weaken the U.S. income tax system.
Many commentators in recent weeks have said that one of President Obama's first priorities must be to restore public confidence.
