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Worries about the future of Social Security and of Medicare, as well as the experience of the last market crash and the housing slump, have left an increasing number of Americans worried about whether they will have adequate resources to provide for their retirement years, and are making them more open to financial advice.

A federal judge has permanently barred Richard Goble, president of a defunct clearing firm and a one-time member of the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a fine of $7,500.

A House Ways and Means Committee panel plans to hold a hearing next Thursday on a bill that would prohibit state and local governments from issuing tax-exempt bonds unless they meet certain pension disclosure requirements.

Banks and several large technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., argue that because the Fed's proposed 12-cent interchange fee cap does not properly take into account the costs of fraud and fraud prevention, banks will inevitably have less money to protect data security, making the entire system less safe.

If you had an extra 100 hours each year (two extra hours a week) how would you spend it?

When Lyle LaMothe said on March 3 that he would step down from his post as head Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s U.S. wealth management business, industry speculation immediately set into motion regarding his replacement. And then the wait began.

Regulatory reform was on the top of everyone’s minds at the Women Advisors Forum in New York City on Thursday.

The announcement from Ameriprise Financial that it planned to divest Securities America set off an inevitable scramble among recruiters and the company’s advisors. So what's next?

Ken Abady, Brad Benter and Steve DeMatteo will join UBS’ San Diego office.

The level of optimism of small business owners dipped slightly this quarter, according to a new survey.