A new survey from Boston Consulting Group suggests that although women’s share of global wealth is growing, the service they get from financial advisors is not equal to that offered to men.

Double-dipping doesn’t just refer to the threat of a new recession this year. Fidelity Investments says the number of loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s is on the rise.

In the view of some who follow the philanthropy business, financial advisors could have one of two reactions to the announcement by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates that they have rounded up 40 billionaires who have agreed to give away most of their...

It’s not surprising that most clients who are eligible to collect Social Security retirement benefits are interested in initiating the income stream as soon as possible (even if doing so is an admittance that they are officially “old”). But if...

New regulation under ERISA section 408(b)(2) is expected to be released in the fall of 2010 and take effect in 2011. One key consequence of these regulations is level pricing for financial advisers (FAs) who provide services to 401(k) plans.