Critics claim the College Board's charges for entrance and placement exams are getting out of hand. Says one former dean at the University of Chicago: 'The College Board is more interested in marketing and selling things than it is in its primary responsibility, promoting equity and educational opportunity.'
A growing number of people who save for their children's college costs with Section 529 plans are steadily outpacing those parents who do not use these tax advantaged savings plans, according to a new survey by the College Savings Foundation.
ING is making another go at the independent broker-dealer market, this time with a new fixed indexed annuity feature scheduled for an August release.
Tuition for private colleges may be off the chart, but state schools are getting more expensive, too. Here's the ten priciest public colleges.
State regulator says husband-and-wife team recommended that elderly clients partially surrender VAs for indexed annuities; $426K in commissions in less than four months
Commonwealth and five broker-dealers sign on to sell Allianz's variable annuity; apes LPL Financial's earlier move
A slate of major life insurers — the 10 largest doing business in California — are under investigation for the way they handle dormant life insurance policies
SunAmerica Annuity and Life Assurance Co. is back in the fight in variable annuity sales after being dropped from or ignored on platforms for the past few years
The latest data on the most expensive private colleges in the U.S. offers up a a reminder of how dear higher education has become.
Rather than get stuck with paltry returns on money-market funds, some investors are putting their cash to better use: they're shifting into 15-year mortgages, saving big bucks in the process.
Balances in HSAs — tax-advantaged medical savings accounts — grew to some $11.7 billion in total assets, reflecting a 31% increase over last year.
The U.S. will review health insurer requests to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses at least 10% in 10 states, ruling that local regulators aren't adequately policing rates.
A new report finds that VA customers don't read prospectuses — and with the some of the documents running upwards of 200 pages, it's easy to understand why.
Finra will take a data-centric approach to performing market exams, pulling reams of information from broker-dealers, insurance companies and clearing firms.
The AARP has refuted an article in today's Wall Street Journal saying the organization had a change of heart after internal debates and had decided that it would accept benefit cuts to the massive entitlement program.
Closing of funds to investors suggests carrier's plan to slow variable annuity sales will be less aggressive than first thought; 'quite modest'
Depreciation schedule on the President's radar; aviation industry feeling 'singled out'
Finra's variable annuity suitability rule should be old news to broker-dealers, but firms that want to steer clear of an arbitration land mine ought to review their procedures.
Ah, retirement. Golf. Cruises. Leisurely walks. And getting financially abused by family members, strangers and businesses.
