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Carlo Chiaese, a Westfield, N.J. investment advisor, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly defrauding a New York City pension fund.

Registered investment advisors’ assets took an $8 trillion hit in 2009, but they’re rebounding this year with $4.6 trillion in gains.

A recent study shows that the gap between what Americans need for retirement and the amount they saved up is $6.6 trillion

Thirty-four percent are increasing their monthly savings.

Four in 10 workers are planning to delay their retirement, according to a survey of 9,100 employees by Towers Watson. Sixty-eight percent of older workers said they were making the delay to keep healthcare coverage, and 61% blamed the decline in their 401(k).

Financial planners can be the difference between a successful retirement and a difficult one, according to FinancialPlanners.net.

Equity markets in the United States suffered their second consecutive month of volume dropping more than 20 percent compared to a year ago. Daily volume is off 40 percent from May, the month of the market's Flash Crash.

Rydex/SGI annual benchmarking study finds majority of those surveyed are using alternatives in client portfolios.

Basic business practices such as client segmentation separate the winners from the losers among registered investment advisors.

Studies consistently show that emotions and investing don't mix. Here's how to focus clients on their long-term goals rather than their gut instincts in the short term.