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...

On a tear since 2001, some think the yellow metal may be topping.

Back by popular demand, join us for round 2 of our Social Media Prospecting webinar. We will be taking a deeper look at how financial professionals can use social media for building relationships with clients, prospects and COIs. We've combined...

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?

Washington, D.C.: “I do therefore invite my fellow citizens...to set apart...a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent father who dwelleth in the heavens.” — Abraham Lincoln Those words were spoken in the middle of Lincoln's Thanksgiving...

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.