Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf (known for his ridiculous denials) ran a brokerage firm The sales assistants have not been fired. Those metal cabinets with files are sales assistants, and every rep has at least one. The public...

What is the typical affluent investor doing with his money in this down market? A recent study from Chicago-based Spectrem Group attempted to answer that question with a survey targeting investors with more than $500,000 in investable assets. The...

The Investment Management Consultants Association is aiming to create a structure for rewarding ethical behavior.

Negative thoughts can be professional death for an advisor. Here's how to avoid them.

What makes a broker successful? Age, experience, years at one firm, education--the more of all those things, the better. One other helpful hint: It's not where you work, but how you work that is important.

Once considered heresy, market timing is now advocated by managers who expect the markets to remain choppy.

Four financial titles to pack with the sunscreen.

Investments in non-dollar denominated assets are a nice hedge now.

The St. Louis-based firm hires a marketing agency for the first time in 115 years.

Giving them what they want instead of what they need.