The $70 billion tax cut that became law last month is good news for clients who want to open a Roth IRA for the first time

A small cancer-research firm called Shimoda-Atlantic filed a lawsuit because, it says, the NASD helped several men, allegedly employed by the FBI, to create and perpetrate a fraudulent securities scheme against the company

Complete repeal, a cherished goal of the Bush Administration is viewed as highly unlikely, if a bill emerges, it will be some kind of compromise measure that preserves the tax but reduces the bite.

Students protested in front of several Chicago-based Merrill Lynch offices one day after settlement talks between African-American reps who claim they were discriminated against and Merrill Lynch came to an end.

Edward Jones forced to pay back $75 million to clients to pay for revenue sharing

Is Legg Mason having trouble integrating Citigroup's funds? Shares of Legg Mason have fallen 15 percent since the firm announced earnings on May 10 that fell far short of analyst estimates.

Citigroup agreed in mid-May to pay a record $98 million to past and present advisors to settle their overtime-pay claims. It's the fourth major financial firm to settle a class-action suit regarding overtime pay within the past 10 months

Raymond James Financial's independent broker/dealer arm, Raymond James Financial Services, is handing out iPods to good recruiting prospects

Seth Streeter, president of Mission Wealth Management, garnered a $20 million portfolio and he credits much of the heavy lifting to a $10-an-hour intern

If 'insiders' in interest-rate sensitive industries are buying, should you?