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Record municipal bond outflows last week represent a short-term blip in the market, according to some industry sources. The underlying causes were uncertainty about tax rates and Build America Bond subsidies, as well as seasonal supply and demand...
Americans are still reeling from the blows their 401(k) account balances took during the economic crisis, but they may be happy (and surprised) to learn that account balances jumped 31.9 percent last year after taking a 27.8 percent dive in 2008.
Getting rid of smaller accounts could mean more production for advisors, according to a new study from PriceMetrix, a Toronto-based solutions provider for retail wealth managers...
A new DOL regulation will ratchet up the scrutiny of bundled 401(k) plan fees. You can help your plan sponsors by guiding them through the pros and cons of bundled vs. unbundled services.
CNBC star Jim Cramer may not have liked the valuation of the LPL Investment Holdings IPO, but investors sure did. The happiest people? LPL shareholders who sold off some of their stake in the company, the biggest independent broker/dealer in the...
Financial advisors have been afraid of using social media for fear of invoking the wrath of their compliance department. They shouldn't be, since use of social media is correlated to higher assets under management
Would you buy shares in a financial company that trades at about 40 times trailing earnings (based on Q3 numbers) and boasts (if that’s the right word) a net profit margin of not even 2 percent?
When and how should you take 529 money out? It can make a big difference in how much is left over for those students and their families, especially if the funds are used for purposes beyond higher education expenses.
With the absence of a V-shaped recovery, we can expect to experience the ramifications of the financial crisis for a long time, with a great likelihood that we’ll see paradigm shifts in the years ahead, said Erik Weisman, investment officer...