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Target-date funds have an “implicit guarantee” to deliver a particular return by a particular time. Are the funds being marketed responsibly?

The White House issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to strengthen protection of the nation's critical infrastructure against cyberattack.

Robert Sofia says that the social network is important for advisors, but if you cannot (or will not) approach it properly, don’t bother.

As mobile applications proliferate, do financial advisors really use them?

In a survey of 21 different positions in financial advisory firms, a new survey from the Financial Planning Association indicates that most planners got a pay increase from the time that the was survey was conducted three years ago.

Two thirds of high-net-worth households with $5 million or more in investable assets believe that the country is worse off now than it was in 2007.

American poitics have entered an “era of bad will,’’ said former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. Nothing will happen of note on the federal budget until after the next Congressional elections, he forecast.

Even as Americans struggle to save, with more than four in 10 living from paycheck-to-paycheck and eight percent who say they don’t earn enough each month to pay for essentials, most are confident in their ability to manage their personal finances, according to a recent survey by Allstate.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a class action that sought damages by class members as a result of the 2008 UBS tax evasion scandal.