Is your custodian a growing threat?

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) pushed back against President Barack Obama and the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary standard, proposing a bill aimed at stalling the labor agency until the SEC had a chance to propose its own rules...

RCS Capital Corp. (RCAP) insisted that the company’s long-term fundamentals were strong and well positioned for growth on Tuesday, despite its fourth quarter earnings failing to meet analysts' expectations...

In supporting the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rulemaking, President Barack Obama on Monday called upon advisors to act in the best interests of their clients. But the administration’s approach left investment advisors, who already...

Goal-based planning significantly helps people save money, according to the 8th annual America Saves study released Monday by the Consumer Federation of America. The survey of 1,009 adults found that those with a specific plan to reach their per...

The world of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) enjoyed a frenetic burst of activity in 2014. Transactions reached $2.8 trillion in the first nine months of the year – a rise of 34 percent on the same period last year and the highest volume...

It's not a fair fight. | Christos Georghiou/iStock/Thinkstock Based on the Current Population Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women working as personal financial advisors earned 61.3 percent of what their male counterparts earned...

President Barack Obama threw his support behind the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule Monday afternoon, saying new uniform rules are needed to ensure financial advisers always act with their clients' best interest in mind...

You're looking at him. | OSTILL/iStock/Thinktock While advisors and their clients may look closely at oil prices, interest rates or what’s happening in Greece to have a big impact on their portfolios, the biggest threat to an investment port...