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Millennial couples love to talk about money, says TD Bank's Love & Money survey. Almost three-quarters of millennials in a romantic relationship say they discuss finances...
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State Farm is tweaking its product offerings available to its agents, and the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule is partly to blame. Currently about 12,000 of the insurer’s agents are licensed t...
Making that first million is always the hardest, but for millionaire retirees, it's not that big a deal, according to a new Ameriprise Financial survey. The study, of 432 millionaire retirees, found that 40 percent felt that passing seven fig...
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Houston is home to the top charities in the United States for the second year in a row, according to Charity Navigator's 2016 Metro Market Study. The survey compared the median performances...
The ranks of Certified Financial Planners just crossed 75,000, the CFP Board announced Tuesday. The CFP designation dates back to 1973, when the first group completed a course at the College for Financial Planning. In 1985, the College create...
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More Americans are concerned about reducing their debt than investing and saving for the future, according to a new report by BMO Wealth Management. The report, which polled 1,018 adults online, found that 31 percent said debt...
Russia is the country with the highest wealth inequality in the world, according to a new report by New World Wealth. The report found that 62 percent of Russia's wealth is held by millionaires and 26 percent of its wealth is held by billiona...
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Nearly three-fourths of high net worth investors are worried about identity theft, ranking it higher than terrorism (65 percent) or a major illness (56 percent), according to a new Morgan Stanley Investor Pulse Poll. The poll ...
