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The number of high net worth individuals in the top ten U.S. metropolitan areas jumped 17.5% in 2009, the highest growth rate in the last four years, according to the Capgemini 2010 U.S. Metro Wealth Index.

Every time you think you’ve got a handle on how to manage and benchmark the performance of the funds you invest, markets blow up and you have to start all over again.

Pennsylvania regulators have filed civil complaints against TD Ameritrade over its sale of the Reserve Yield Plus fund and auction-rate securities to investors across the nation.

Transparency seen as reviving ABS markets.

Saving money is back in fashion, and banks are taking notice.

The tough luck drags on for workers at America's biggest corporations - when it comes to their 401(k) match.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) said it supported changes in Securities and Exchange Commission rules that would improve disclosure and reporting on asset-backed securities.

Volatile equity markets are giving many investors a reason to sit on the sidelines. But members of Tiger 21, the peer-to-peer learning group for wealthy investors, like their stock plays and are sticking to them.

High net worth investors are integrating media devices, social media and social networking into their lives more than ever before, according to a new survey from the Institute for Private Investors (IPI). Other recent studies indicate that wealth management clients are increasingly using social media to compare notes on advisors, funds, fees, strategies and deals.

When presented with a choice of six ways to fix Social Security, Americans are looking to the rich to fix the system, according to a survey conducted by USA Today and the Gallup Poll.