Despite the market’s continuing volatility, or perhaps because of it, m&a deals in the RIA industry picked up dramatically in the first three months of this year in both number and asset volume. In the first quarter, 18 deals were done, with...
Sales of individual guaranteed renewable disability insurance policies have been holding up well during the recession, and are expected to grow at an attractive clip. Higher-income individuals are also buying bigger-ticket policies.
Hedge funds, like so many other things, had a horrendous year in 2008. They posted their worst performance on record, a decline of 19 percent; meanwhile, several high profile funds blew up and nearly one-third of the hedge funds tracked by...
The big question to have arisen from the financial meltdown is: Have financial market regulators been doing their jobs well? Okay, it’s not the only big question, but it is certainly one of them. And the other big question: What kind of hit...
Table of contents for June 2009 issue of Trusts and Estates
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Dallas: "I know exactly what business I want to be in," said Bill, "but I'm not certain that I have the experts in my practice to handle all my affluent clients' needs."
Broker/dealers, custodians and clearing firms are far behind in their preparations for new cost-basis reporting rules that will take effect between January 1, 2011 and January 1, 2013, analysts and tax experts say. Sure, that first deadline is...
Today there is a fairly common story heard along the boulevard of broken Wall Street dreams. It goes something like this. In late 2007, a 65-year-old wirehouse broker happily trotted into his office crowing about his plans to retire in 2008. This...
When it comes going independent, how you go about it can make all the difference between a long, bumpy ride and a smooth, comfortable journey
