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All of Tom Cruise's wacky antics haven't dried up his star power, or at least that's the bet of some unnamed hedge funds bankrolling him.

Fees and performance may be at the top of the list of mutual fund characteristics investors look for, but don't count out faith. According to figures from investment research firm Morningstar, religious mutual funds have increased their assets...

Run afoul of the law while tapping or yapping into your Blackberry and you may have a case-against your employer.

The line between brokers and fiduciaries has gotten blurry. When does a broker cross over?

In arbitration, the SRO warns you don't have Constitutional protection. But, there are limits

UBS rocks in Europe and Asia - but not in the USA. How new US retail brokerage chief Marten Hoekstra intends to improve the performance of the US unit

David Tyrie, head of Putnam's retirement services unit, works directly with 401(k) sponsors and financial advisors. We sat down with Tyrie to get the latest dispatch from the front lines. Registered Rep.: What type of growth are you seeing in...

Now that the defined benefit plan is in decline, Americans will ahve to take charge of their retirement. How to get employees to participate? How to save Social Security? Robert Pozen, a retirement expert and chairman of MFS, on what needs to be...

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