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A sports agent, whose company represents star clients including Denver quarterback Tim Tebow, won $400,000 in a ruling against brokerage Morgan Keegan & Co., due to personal losses from bad bond investments.

Legacy expert attorneys Andy and Danielle Mayoras say it won’t be long before the recently deceased pop star’s estate planning efforts – or lack thereof – will come to light.

Prompted by a delay in a big trade at a popular ETF, the SEC is taking a closer look at a possible connection between high-frequency traders and hedge funds jumping in and out of ETFs, and instances where ETF trades fail to settle on time.

Almost three-quarters (71%) of target-date fund investors say that target-date funds have made them feel more confident they were making good investment decisions, according to a study.

Deutsche Boerse Group said it will be “gradually expanding” its global network this year.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be hampered down in conducting oversight and regulatory actions granted back in 1934 thanks to a new bill that passed through the House Financial Services Committee yesterday.

Here are 10 global investment predictions for 2012 that advisors and their clients should be monitoring through the rest of the year.

Going forward, investment advisors will no longer be able to include the value of an investor's home in a new $1 million minimum of investable assets now required to charge performance fees, according to the SEC, which is tightening its rule around fees.

This week, IRA expert Ed Slott fields questions about recharacterization provisions for Roth IRAs and making contributions in a spouse’s name.

What terms will you need to get familiar with as clearing of what can be considered exchange-traded swaps starts up? Here’s one answer, in a gallery of key acronyms.