Roger Michaud, chairman of the College Savings Foundation and a senior vice president at Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc., stands behind Section 529 college savings programs as the best way to pay for increasing higher-education expenses.
Advisers' social networking mostly subject to same regs as other marketing, state says; 'like' a likely trouble spot
Third-party specialists may be best bet for spouses and their significant advisers
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, banking analyst Meredith Whitney predicted that 2011 would bring “hundreds of billions of dollars” of municipal bond defaults due to intense fiscal stress on states and local governments.
Many interested in real estate and gold but plan on putting their assets into CDs, Treasuries; opportunity knocking?
Americans are back in the borrowing mood, and even the wealthy are getting in on it when the credit is cheap enough, according to advisers.
Finra conducted nearly twice as many branch exams in 2011 than 2010. Enforcement actions were up, as well. Expect more of the same in the coming year.
Suze Orman's new prepaid debit card will come with fees of at least $36 a year
Almost a quarter of wealthy individuals in the U.S. don't trust their children or stepchildren to protect the assets they plan on leaving the next generation.
