Practice

It's decision time for Ric Edelman and his new merger partners, including Financial Engines, to pick a name for their new $200 billion RIA.

Dr. Phillip Frost, the principal shareholder of the IBD network’s parent firm, has stepped down, giving way to CEO Richard Lampen.

Many older Americans are now facing hefty life insurance premiums due to dwindling interest rates. Many seniors are sitting on a "ticking time bomb."

Robert Burns and Janet Nevins are the latest former wirehouse advisors to join the high-end brokerage unit.

The bank, which has 265,000 employees, is struggling to grow under the weight of a Federal Reserve assets cap.

As college debt rises, borrowers want different perks from their employers.

The practice is at least the second this year to jump from the Advisor Group firm to its similarly sized rival.

The firm claims it is also missing important documents related to a large institutional client.

But the benefits are not evenly distributed among taxpayers.

These loans can be a good option in some cases, but they're not a cheap way to borrow money so senior citizens with good credit may have cheaper alternatives.