John Churchhill

With only a month left in 2006, Wall Street's second-most profitable year ever, celebrants might be wise to party hard and sober up fast the earnings forecast for 2007 is a substantial 23 percent lower, according to...

Structured products are flying off the shelves of U.S. brokerage firms, even if many reps and retail investors aren't sure how they work. The term generally refers to a financial instrument whose underlying asset...

Morgan Stanley shareholders who are still reeling from the $52 million exit package given to former president and CEO Philip Purcell will be happy (OK, less angry?) to know he's giving a lot of it away. Purcell's most...

AG Edwards wants to recruit top dogs, but it doesn't want to pay out the ear for them. The midwestern regional is trying a different tack

Is government bad for business? One fund manager thinks so.

Education and networking were on order at the annual Financial Planning Association conference in Nashville, Tenn., this weekend. But inside the garish, biosphere-like Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center...

Ever since Warren Buffett announced his intention to give away a massive chunk of his fortune in June, advisors say they have noticed an increased enthusiasm for philanthropy among wealthy investors. But that...

Another assault on deferred compensation fails. After going two for three in a unique tug of war involving both the arbitration and court systems, former Smith Barney broker James McCarthy is likely throwing in the...