Temma Ehrenfeld

CFPs can go bankrupt without losing their CFP license. But they can be punished for failing to promptly notify FINRA and the CFP Board.

Research Affiliates sees high inflation, low growth in the developed world. BlackRock looks for companies with strong cash flow. Gold prices rise.

In the last proxy season, the 35 most prominent shareholder activists, who together manage more than $500 billion in assets, filed resolutions with nine oil and gas companies pressing them to disclose their plans for managing the risks of gas hydraulic fracturing -- or “fracking”-- which is increasingly common.

It’s often noted that a company’s stock gets a bump in value when the company is voted into the Standard & Poor's 500 index, because index fund managers have to buy it. And if a company gets booted out, the same managers must sell.

Will the new health plan law make health coverage more expensive for your firm or staff? The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a report this week saying that for companies with fewer than 50 workers, costs should drop. And if your firm employs 50 or more workers, costs might go up -- but only a little.

Treating employees well is savvy management, according to “socially-responsible” investors such as Jerome Dodson, founder of the Parnassus Workplace Fund. And for several years, the independent research firm, Russell Investments, has reported that the benefits of happy employees may actually show up in better stock returns.

BlackRock sees U.S. growth coming this year. Hays Advisory sees profits for U.S. manufacturing as the currencies of emerging markets strengthen. Raymond James says the markets are making a low and will turn up. Barclays doesn¡¯t expect to see more Fed stimulus. But Glenmede sees increased risk of a U.S slowdown.

Half of all U.S. employees are really not happy at their jobs, according to Mercer’s latest survey which covers 2,400 workers in the United States. Nearly one in three wants to leave, up from 23% in 2005, including about 20% of boomers ages 45-65, the group most likely to approach financial planners.

Most say job interviews at leading financial institutions are generally good experiences, according to anonymous reviews from job seekers posting to the online community website Glassdoor.com

Nearly 10 million adult children over the age of 50 care for their aging parents, at an average cost of $324,044 in lost wages and Social Security benefits for women and $283,716 for men, according to a new study from MetLife, the National Alliance for Caregiving and New York Medical College.

TIAA-CREF is currently selecting advisors for its own network, which will launch over the next six months and go nationwide early next year.

Gabelli SRI Green Fund looks to gain from shortages of commodities and resources and for clients who want an actively managed, environmentally conscious fund, this very small but fast-growing firm's portfolio may be a perfect fit.

BlackRock's Bob Doll says despite short-term issues in the U.S., the United Kingdom and Japan, there are plenty of intriguing investing opportunities out there for those willing to go the distance.

Barclays expects Greece will be propped up for another year. Raymond James' Jeffrey Saut likes technology stocks. Vanguard is still bullish on money markets. S&P looks for funds holding consumer staples stocks that might do better in a U.S. stock market downturn.

Barclays Wealth announced on Wednesday that it hired five new Investment Representatives in its Philadelphia, Chicago and Atlanta offices.

Investors are betting that company earnings in China will grow much faster than in the U.S. and Europe.

The end of the Fed’s QE2 should not have much impact.

According to a survey conducted by TD Ameritrade, RIAs reported a 7% increase.

Mercer reports more searches for money managers globally.

Barclays sees inflation ahead for consumers in China, India and the United States; Legend Financial says the U.S. economy could suffer if the government cuts spending; GMO is betting against the U.S. stock market, but Ron Baron is bullish.