High-deductible medical plans-a key component of the
health savings accounts being espoused by some in Washington,
D.C...
The Financial Services Institute (FSI), a fledgling organization of
independent broker-dealers, is looking to expand both its membership
and lobbying muscle...
The AIG Advisor Group has formed a new independent
broker-dealer, AIG Financial Advisors Inc. that will be comprised of
representatives from three of its existing firms...
Shrewsbury, N.J...
As the expiration draws near for a court-ordered
stay in the Financial Planning Association's lawsuit to force the
agency to clarify its long-pending exemption for brokers who...
Mutual fund complexes and brokerages firms are
bracing themselves for a raft of new regulations that are likely to be
issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the...
T. Rowe Price has started offering Advisor Class shares in four funds,
and has also added a fund to its list of R Class offerings...
The Internal Revenue Service on Monday released highlights of tax-law
changes that will affect many advisors and clients compiling income-tax
returns in the coming months...
Investors seem to be getting over the lofty
expectations of the go-go 1990's, according to a
recent survey.
AdvisorBenchmarking Inc...
Revenue growth and the continued rise of health care
costs top the list of concerns for chief financial officers, according
to a new survey...
Schwab Institutional has awarded a $300,000 grant
for the Financial Planning Association's pro bono financial planning
services...
Glenn Pape, a CFP and CPA with 23 years experience,
has been named chairman of the Certified Financial Planner Board of
Standards' board of governors...
The Securities and Exchange Commission decided today
to continue to allow broker-dealers to provide fee-based services,
pending the adoption of permanent rules...
First Financial Software Inc. (www.fplan.com), the
developers of FPLAN Pro Advisor+, FLPAN QuickPro, recently announced
that the it will cease operations on December 31...
The use of Monte Carlo investment analysis tools in
the financial services industry may become more prevalent in the wake
of a recent NASD rule change...
The steep rise of health care costs in recent years
is apparently making it harder for Americans to save money...
Recent retirees are generally content with their
lives, despite persistent concerns about their income, health and the
future of Social Security benefits, according to a new...
If you have affluent clients on your holiday
shopping list, you may want to pay a visit to a charity-or even a pet
store...
One of the nation's largest brokerage firms has come out against the SEC's "Merrill Lynch Rule," armed with a survey that indicates the rule confuses...
Mutual fund directors say that overseeing their
service providers is the toughest job they have under newly introduced
SEC regulations, according to a new survey...
