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What if stocks are not for the long run?
Lubos Pastor may upend the world of equity investing. In his recent academic paper “Are stocks really less volatile in the long run?” the professor at the college's Booth School of Business argues that stocks are riskier than generally perceived.
It’s time to institute ‘limited-purpose banking’
The Obama administration's strategy to ad-dress the economic crisis may be making the problem worse.
Solvency of Social Security, Medicare worries advisers
Just when market conditions appear to be stabilizing, financial advisers now have something else to keep them awake at night: Both Social Security and Medicare are on a pace to disappear even sooner than expected.
With clock ticking, some urge clients to establish GRATs
Wealth managers and tax attorneys are advising wealthy clients who may need to minimize gift and estate tax payments to consider taking advantage of a popular tax-planning tool while they still can.
How advisers can create a marketing plan
I recently spoke to a roomful of financial advisers who focus on active investment management.
Schwab edges Fidelity in breakaway broker race
The Charles Schwab Corp. edged out Fidelity Investments during the first quarter in the battle to service the small but growing number of stockbrokers who are leaving their Series 7 licenses behind to become independent investment advisers.
Obama seeks $1B to fund auto-IRA agency
President Obama wants as much as $1 billion to establish a federal organization to oversee his proposed automatic-IRA plan.
Bank customers urged to come clean on offshore accounts
Wealthy Americans who have offshore bank accounts may be sweating more than usual this summer.
ING loses €793 million in first quarter
The Dutch bank and insurer blamed loss on falling asset prices, the weak performance of insurance contracts and restructuring charges.
Troubled ING Advisors chooses Valerie Brown as CEO
Facing an unclear future, the ING Advisors Network has picked an ING veteran as its new CEO.
Understanding the minds of retirees
Understanding how retiree investors are apt to behave can help advisers manage relationships during difficult market environments.
This adviser really connects with his clients
I would trust Richard Salmen with my hard-earned money.
Advisers unfazed by Fed’s bank stress test results
The results of the Federal Reserve's examination of the nation's 19 largest banks don't adequately characterize the state of the financial industry, according to 75% of financial advisers responding to a question in an InvestmentNews poll.
Advisers are cautious on two real estate IPOs
Financial advisers are leery of an initial public offering of two new exchange traded trusts — which give retail investors easy access to residential real estate — that ends tomorrow.
Activity of investment advice needs regulation
As Congress prepares to tighten financial regulation to correct weaknesses revealed by the mortgage collapse, the debate over who should regulate those who give in-vestment advice, including financial planners,
Keeping it all in the family can be tricky business
Running a successful family financial advisory business is much tougher than the smiling portraits posted on many firms' websites would lead a client or prospect to believe.
Schwab executive says rivals will follow its lead on alternatives
The head of sales at The Charles Schwab Corp.’s adviser services unit expects its competitors to adopt the…
Wall Street’s world turned upside down
The day of reckoning has come for the financial services industry.
For indie B-Ds, it isn’t all gloom and doom
The fantastic growth among independent broker-dealers came skidding to a halt last year, but the results were far from disastrous — with some firms taking advantage of recruiting opportunities despite the revenue declines.
It’s time to ‘fix’ the 401(k) plan
There is a crisis in defined contribution retirement plans. In addition to devastating market losses, employers are ceasing their matches.
