It’s annual meeting season, a time for disgruntled shareholders to confront management face-to-face and let ‘em have it. Yesterday, Citigroup, Smith Barney’s parent, held an apparently long, long, long meeting in an effort to...

You’ve heard it a million times. There are lots of folks who are simply not prepared for retirement. But there’s an added complication for married couples: husbands and wives often have very different outlooks on, and expectations for...

Now that most people have put their tax returns in the mail (or applied for extensions), it’s interesting to take a look at who is paying the lion’s share of taxes in the United States. We here at Registered Rep. try to avoid politics ...

It’s not exactly ground breaking news that Americans have a major retirement and savings problem. But next month, a group of Wall Street executives will meet with leaders in Washington D.C. to discuss a game plan to address those problems&...

News reports this week that Citigroup is set to merge 30 more offices should not come as any surprise. Although the firm wouldn’t comment, Citigroup’s closing of Smith Barney branches would follow trends at other Wall Street firms...

News reports this week that Citigroup is set to merge 30 more offices should not come as any surprise. Although the firm wouldn't comment, Citigroup's closing of Smith Barney branches would follow trends at other Wall Street firms, such as Morgan...

There is no greater success for a wealth manager than rapidly reeling in new high-net-worth clients and winning a bigger share of those wealthy client’s wallets. But managing booming growth in a wealth management practice, or any business...

This week, I want to talk about options. More specifically, how a good stock screener is the best tool you can have for picking the right options.

How much is enough for a comfortable retirement? It’s a vexing question, particularly now that the vast baby boomer cohort is beginning to realize that they could live well into their 80s, 90s and even past 100.

Client loyalty has become a key issue within the financial services industry. Finally it appears to have replaced the tired old "client satisfaction" standard for measuring client relationships