Uncertainty about what Congress does in 2012 confounding clients, tax planners; 'lot of unhappy people'
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, kept the top spot in variable annuity sales in the third quarter by cutting rates to attract customers looking for a consistent return amid equity market declines.
Volatile equity markets and record low interest rates have led major variable annuity issuers to rein in sales, but a few insurers are drumming up business with products that reflect the “new normal”
Even with reforms, advisers could sally forth with new schemes
Every time the debate over the fiduciary standard of client care hits the news, RIAs pick up a few more clients.
The Obama administration, Congress and the SEC need to continue to press forward with their efforts to ensure that brokers are required to act in their clients' undivided best interests at all times
The lack of empirical evidence showing that brokers lead investors into bad investments because they want the commissions from those products is making it a challenge for supporters of a uniform fiduciary duty to convince lawmakers that there is a problem
Investors, beware of the financial transactions tax proposed by Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, and Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore
President Barack Obama today signed into law a bill that would kill a withholding tax on government contractors even before it was levied for the first time.
Republican lawmakers coming over to the idea that Uncle Sam must raise more revenue to make real impact on deficit; Grover Norquist not thrilled
MF Global's bankruptcy illustrates again that excessive financial leverage is dangerous, that regulators must remain on high alert for dangerous situations and that they must act expeditiously when they perceive that a firm's leverage appears too high
U.S. Senate Democrats are proposing to use a 3.25 percent surtax on income over $1 million to pay for extending and expanding a payroll tax cut, setting up a test vote as early as this week.
Four popular places for RIAs to look for clients - plus the Q4 RIA rankings.
Love it or hate it, New York elicits strong opinions from just about everyone.
St. Louis might be brushed off as flyover country by some coast-to-coast travelers, but it has become the final destination for many financial advisers.
Despite is reputation for gray skies, Seattle has weathered the nation's economic storm better than most of the U.S. That fact, combined with the area's recreational opportunities and quality of life, makes some financial advisers who live and work there pretty satisfied.
An online dashboard created by Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services allows RIAs to compare themselves to their peers.
