Some independent b/ds have already benefitted from the damage done to the reputations of wirehouses in the credit crunch by gaining assets and advisors.

A new generation of split-funded defined benefit plans can dramatically boost small-business owners’ retirement savings.

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As the market dips yet again following another fitful rally, reality has been setting in for most Americans: We’re in a recession—and the gilded age of credit-fueled lifestyles and profits is over.

Executives at AIG, once the world’s largest insurance provider, are bracing for a fall off in P&C and life insurance business in the fourth quarter. In the third quarter, premiums were up slightly versus the previous year. But we’ve...

In our 18th annual Broker Report Card survey, wirehouse FAs say they are fed up with management ruining their excellent franchises and platforms. Will the great advisor diaspora begin?

A checklist to help you weather a difficult environment.

Robert Craig Knievel, purportedly nicknamed “Evel” by police after an arrest for stealing hubcaps off cars, was born on Oct. 17, 1938 in Butte, Mont., and died in Clearwater, Fla., on Nov. 20, 2007, at the age of 69.

UBS announced today the launch of its first donor advised fund program, the UBS Donor Advised Fund. UBS is offering the program in partnership with National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), a national public charity.