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Advisors significantly underestimate how many of their wealthy clients contribute regularly to charities and how much they give. This represents a missed opportunity for everyone.

A U.S. Trust survey reveals how three generations of wealth approach estate planning, elder care, and family privacy and security.

Change is in the air for one of the world's oldest asset management fund shops.

Eileen Rominger, Director of the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be retiring in July.

Additional regulation of money-market mutual funds could increase short-term borrowing costs for state and local governments, leading municipalities to raise taxes or cut spending on infrastructure and other critical projects, according to a paper released Monday by a Georgetown University professor.

On June 19, 2012, additional regulation of money-market mutual funds could increase short-term borrowing costs for state and local governments, leading municipalities to raise taxes or cut spending on infrastructure and other critical projects, according to a paper released Monday by a Georgetown University professor.

As Baby Boomers continue to age, demand for retirement income distribution specialists will soar. Here’s how advisors can market themselves to this huge clientele. Also see: 10 Easy, Actionable Marketing Tips For Advisors 7 Marketing Tips Used by Elite Financial Advisors 9 Marketing Tips for Retirement Plan Advisors and TPAs 10 Critical Social Media Tips for Advisors Chicken and Egg: How to Grow Your RIA Practice From Scratch

On June 18, 2012, Eileen Rominger, Director of the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission, will be retiring in July.

Now is the time to find out if your current business model is providing the kind of client experiences that makes you either a wealth manager or an investment facilitator. (And if you don’t know, you should because your clients surely know the difference.)

Daniel J. Trolaro, a former planner and insurance agent from East Hanover, N.J., allegedly defrauded nine clients out of a total of $1.9 million, which he then used to gamble online, according to the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.