Ever walk by a new store that’s crowded with customers and thought, “I bet that would be a great company to invest in?” Well, now there’s an app for that. Fidelity Investments introduced the new Stocks Nearby iPhone app on Monday, which uses th...
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A 2014 Vanguard report found that the average 401(k) account registered with Vanguard had $101,650, an 80 percent increase in savings since the market fallout of 2008. But does that number reflect reality? Ignor...
Following last week’s announcement easing requirements to its certification process, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards hired a former Holland & Knight partner in the newly formed role of general counsel.
Leo Rydzewski, CFP Board...
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A poll conducted by the Wall Street Journal’s Risk and Compliance Bureau found that Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White was the most feared regulator of 2014, just beating out Benjamin L...
Nicholas Schorsch, who has built up one of the largest independent broker/dealer networks over the past year and a half, has stepped down from his role as executive chairman of RCS Capital (RCAP). Mark Auerbach, RCAP’s lead independent...
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Just as an advisor should do due diligence on the investment managers he or she uses, prospective client's are being encouraged to screen their financial advisor before they hand over their money. Steven Abern...
