Utah announced modifications to its Section 529 college savings plan today, including lower fees on some investment options and more flexibility in asset allocation.
One bright spot in today's disappointing jobs report was the fact that the financial-activities sector of the economy added jobs for the first time since July 2007.
The college savings market will more than double in the next five years, but Section 529 plans still have much further to go to gain a meaningful share of the market, according to a study released today by Financial Research Corp.
If there is one word to describe Donald Robert Pitti, the financial planning pioneer who died Dec. 18 at the age of 80, it would be “enthusiasm.”
RS Investments, a San Francisco-based investment management firm, launched three new fixed-income funds today to offer retail investors and financial advisers more options in a shifting economic scene.
Advisers have a real opportunity to serve the needs of clients who are saving for retirement — especially women.
But use of commodities and absolute-return strategies appears to be universal, according to a survey from Rydex Distributors
More than a dozen years later, Ryan Huey still remembers cornering the father of a college classmate and asking him for a summer job.
When it comes to providing financial advice to athletes, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is relying on a little inside baseball to gain an edge in this ultra-competitive sector of the wealth management market.
While women take the lead role in households in preparing children for college academically, many still leave the financial planning process in the hands of their spouses, according to a survey released this week by OppenheimerFunds Inc.
