Apparently not all advisors and their clients have been following the developments leading to the much anticipated Wall Street reform package Congress released last Friday. In fact, overall advisors and investors are still confused about what the...

After a herculean 20-hours straight of negotiations, Congressional committee members agreed Friday morning to a Wall Street reform package that will be much tougher on the country’s banks.

Considered by some to be a latecomer to the ETF party, Vanguard yesterday beefed up its exchange traded fund and mutual fund offerings. The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds...

Senator Tim Johnson accepted a final counter-offer from the House this afternoon on the subject of fiduciary duty in Wall Street reform.

The nervous-client-syndrome has yet to wear off. That’s according to a new survey that says most advisors are still spending the majority of their time with existing clients rather then generating new business.

Everyone knows that colleges’ costs are out of control. It used to be that the most expensive colleges in this country cost $30,000 and then $40,000. And now dozens of colleges have blown past the $50,000 mark. None of this is news, but here...

Proposed legislation could help encourage registered rep clients to consider rolling over 401(k) plans into retirement annuities. The legislation, Senate bill 2832, would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, to focus greater...

Is Boston Private Financial Holdings making a comeback? After a string of unsuccessful RIA acquisitions, soured loans at its private bank division, and a drawdown of $154 million in federal TARP aid, the RIA consolidator’s outlook was glum...