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The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the creation of an interim inspection program related to audits of brokers and dealers.

Parents are on track to cover only 16% of their children’s college education, Fidelity Investments’ 5th Annual College Savings Indicator study shows. In the study’s five-year history, this is the first year that the indicator’s steady decline has come to a halt, at 16%.

Russell Armstrong was the 47-year old husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member Taylor Armstrong. Tragically, Russell committed suicide on Aug. 15, about one month after Taylor had filed for divorce. His untimely death and the subsequent squabbling by surviving relatives highlight the importance of estate planning whether you're famous or not.

The most highly attacked operating system in mobile computing is Android, from Google, according to a security technology unit of chipmaker Intel.

You’ve worked long and hard and now you’ve finally been quoted in the Wall Street Journal or had a bylined article published in the local newspaper. Perhaps you’ve just done a radio or television interview. Now what?

Women who are in the middle of a transition -- whether it be a divorce, the death of a spouse, or the inheritance of a large sum of money -- often need specialized financial advice, but many of them may not know where to go, says Kimberly Howard, founder and owner of KJH Financial Services in Needham, Mass.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the creation of an interim inspection program related to audits of brokers and dealers.

SS&C Technologies Holdings said it agreed to acquire an Irish supplier of administrative services for investment funds.

Almost three years after Bernard Madoff’s fraudulent investment scheme was discovered, the unprecedented crime still holds some key lessons for financial advisors, according to investigative journalist Diana B. Henriques.

In light of the recent market volatility, a new report from Fidelity Investments analyzing the performance of 401(k) balances between Oct. 1, 2008 and June 30, 2011 is quite telling -- giving a testimonial to the value of sticking with the stock market even amid the worst declines.