Independent registered investment advisors are optimistic about the state of the industry after a six-year bull market, according to new research from Charles Schwab Advisor Services, and firms named the adoption and integration of new technology...
• Recent taxpayer victories regarding the state law taxing of trust income—Two recent cases have come out in favor of the taxpayer regarding the constitutionality and fairness of states taxing trust income when a trust may not have...
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Members of Gen Y may be the most scarred from the financial crisis and still very conservative with their investments, according to a recent survey by TIAA-CREF. About a ...
Forty seven percent of attendees at this week's Morningstar Investment Conference in Chicago are RIAs; 27 percent are registered reps.; and 10 percent are dually licensed, according to research on conference attendees provided by Meridian-IQ.
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The financial follies of famous athletes have been widely documented over the years, with millions lost due to disastrous investments, excessive gambling...
The Financial Planning Association is supportive of the Department of Labor’s fiduciary proposal, but the organization said Tuesday that doesn’t mean it thinks the rules is perfect...
Over two-thirds of financial advisors have encountered financial fraud among their elderly clients at least a few times a year, but only about 5 percent say the fraud has caused a substantial financial impact.
Instead, it’s the emotional toll ...
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When it comes to investing advice, the Internet may be a financial advisors’ worst enemy. Like financial television, the web is overflowing with information on top stocks, hot trends, beating the market, and speculating in gold...
