Retail wealth management, particularly in the fee-based arena, could come out of the financial crisis much stronger, according to a recent TowerGroup report.
Two Congressional lawmakers have formally called on the Treasury Department to suspend the tax penalty for taxpayers who do not take the minimum required distribution from their 401(k)s.
While plan fees remain a red-hot issue for plan sponsors, a relatively small number of sponsors say they are likely to switch to cheaper fund alternatives or move...
About two-thirds of blacks (compared with about a half of whites) say they would increase contributions to their retirement plan if employers provided access to financial advisers, seminars...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined SunTrust Investment Services, Inc., $700,000 for violations relating to its fee-based brokerage business and excessive commissions.
Investors are waiting for the right conditions to return to equity markets amid the most pessimistic outlook yet recorded, according to Merrill Lynch’s Survey of Fund Managers for...
Investors show concern about the tax on their fund returns, but many are not investing in tax-managed funds, according to a survey by Eaton Vance Corp.
Morningstar, Inc., introduced a research module offering coverage of U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including portfolio holdings and Morningstar analyst commentary.
Eight (mostly) former employees of Fidelity Investments have reached preliminary settlements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a gift-taking probe, according to Reuters, citing court...