Tag: Wealth Management

Women feel less confident than men in their investment knowledge—but the financial crisis has motivated some to seek out more information, according to a Scottrade poll.

A survey by OppenheimerFunds suggests advisers might have an opportunity to help women save for their children's college costs without sacrificing their retirement savings.

Fidelity Investments has rolled out a program to give financial advisers and brokers access to market intelligence and industry insights about topics such as retirement planning.

More than other age groups, Generation Y is increasingly interested in asking for guidance from a financial adviser, according to a MetLife survey.

Financial advisers might face challenges to help pre-retirees rebuild their savings, as most pre-retirees are not putting away more money or spending more time with their adviser.

Citigroup is laying off 75 employees in its personal wealth management group, including branch-based financial advisers, according to Dow Jones.

SEI Advisor Network’s new Service Delivery Initiative aims to help advisers with electronic proposal generation, statement and account level reporting, and transaction automation.

Altegris named Ken McGuire as COO to oversee the growth and development of APM Funds, the company’s flagship line of alternative investment products.

The Phoenix Companies, Inc., has formed a distribution company, Saybrus Partners, Inc., which has agreed to provide life insurance consulting services for financial advisers at Edward Jones.

In an effort to attract higher-level advisers, Raymond James Financial Services’ Investment Advisors Division increased the minimum level of assets under management required for new affiliations with registered...

LPL Financial Corporation (LPL) has agreed to pay nearly $1.3 million in restitution to Montana investors in a Ponzi scheme run by an independent broker.

As many investors are still underweight equities, the logical thing to do is rebalance back toward equities, said David Kelly, managing director, chief market strategist for J.P. Morgan...

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company recently launched a program to attract women consumers and financial professionals.

State Street Corporation said it enhanced its wealth management platform to allow for customizable interfaces for its wealth management customers.

A new survey from J.P. Morgan finds 401(k) participants embrace the responsibility of controlling their retirement savings, but without confidence to succeed.

We all know that there’s no such thing as a free lunch – a lesson that a group of older investors is now learning the hard...

A new analysis shows that, contrary to popular opinion, mass affluent consumers were not passive during the difficult financial environment of 2008 and 2009.

One silver lining to the recession could be that Americans take more interest in their finances, a new survey suggests.

This year, fewer Americans ranked getting trusted financial advice of prime importance, according to a survey by Prudential Financial.

Financial advisers take note: Mustached Americans are looking to better their savings habits.