Wild swings and declines in the market have advisers addressing constant client questions.
California signed on TIAA-CREF to manage its college-savings replacing Fidelity Investments, which decided not to bid
Variable annuities with lifetime income guarantees are hot as a pistol, as investors look to steer clear of an unpredictable -- and tempestuous -- stock market
With marginal rates likely going up, now is a good time for clients to rethink how they can get the most out of their tax-deferred college-savings plans
Plenty of complications in ensuring the wealthy pay same percentage as middle-class earners; 'opening the door for tax lawyers'
Aging baby boomers may hold down U.S. stock values for the next two decades as they sell their investments to finance retirement, according to a paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Fund firm says staying the course works; investors' resolve tested sorely this week
Money-market mutual funds took in $24.9 billion yesterday, bouncing back from their second-worst week of withdrawals, as investors unsettled by the debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling returned to the market.
Taxpayers will be able to examine the qualifications of paid tax-return preparers in a database being built by the IRS that may be available as soon as 2013.
Four major life insurers with pristine Aaa ratings are likely to hold on to their status, provided that the United States' government bond rating doesn't fall by more than one rung
IRS says big surge in number of filers who made $200K — but didn't owe Uncle Sam a penny; 'further evidence of how broken this system is'
Ameriprise, MetLife and Prudential among those favored in a plummeting market
$250K limit can easily be bumped up to $2M; CDARS, brokered CDs gaining in popularity
Retail accounts of many banks not money-spinners; Wells Fargo latest to join field
New unit named after maker of bank's trademark stage coach
Typical family office invests more than a quarter of its clients' assets with hedge funds; share could be even larger
Credit ratings agency follows its downgrade of US long-term sovereign credit rating with a host of additional downgrades.
