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After a summer drought in market activity, investors began trading in larger numbers last quarter, according to earnings reports released today by Charles Schwab Corp. and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. Both firms also recorded improved asset inflows...
If you’re selling long-term care insurance to clients, it’s best to stay away from carriers with a history of raising premiums or discontinuing other types of insurance coverage. Several insurers already have raised premiums this year.
Double-digit market returns in 2010 helped boost Americans’ charitable spirit, with top donor advised funds reporting new records in charitable contributions, industry executives report.
The truth is, asset managers haven’t gotten very involved in the debate surrounding the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, mostly because they say there are few issues that apply to them. According to Barbara Novick, founder of...
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm’s asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management. Johnston will stay on as Vice Chairman of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney...
United Capital Financial Partners (UCFP) today said it has closed on three new RIA acquisitions with combined assets under management of about $2.2 billion: Zirkin-Cutler Investments, MarketSpace Financial and Sovereign Wealth Management.
“Everybody is feeling better,” said Scott Welch, senior managing director for Fortigent, the Rockville, Md.-based outsourced wealth management platform provider whose 90 client firms have about $45 billion in assets under management. &...
