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The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration will require 401(k) plans starting Jan. 1, 2012 to clearly spell out all fees and expenses each quarter so that investors can more readily compare the costs of their holdings.

The number of advisors the firm transitioned may have fallen in the first nine months of this year, but the assets they brought over are higher.

Disgruntled by big-firm groupthink, Erwin, Martin and Rexius set up Sapient as an RIA in Eugene, Ore.

Economy is taking a definite toll on retirement savings.

Nanex challenges SEC report that points to Waddell & Reed.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Sheila Bair said Wednesday the growing robo-signing scandal was symptomatic of the poor incentives that marred the securitization market, but she opposed a universal freeze on foreclosures.

The economy is outright preventing or dissuading many American workers from saving for retirement, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

New York firm investigates arbitration claims as independent broker-dealer undergoes hearings on Massachusetts charges

Prospects are spending more time online. Isn’t it time you had a Website that meets their needs?

The Internal Revenue Service has issued final regulations under a law change that will require reporting of basis and other information by stock brokers and mutual fund companies for most stock purchased in 2011 and all stock purchased in 2012 and later years, making it easier for investors to report their gains and losses next year on their tax returns.