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In the wake of this summer's Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8 -- as well as ensuing federal clarifications related to tax rules, employee spousal benefits and more -- same-sex couples now say they need help with financial planning.

JPMorgan Reaches Record $13 Billion Mortgage Pact With U.S.

New ETF Products Aim for Higher Yield

G. Moffett Cochran, co-founder and chief executive officer of Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., a New York-based firm catering to wealthy families, which went public in June, has died. He was 63.

Essential elements of a risk-based plan include a thorough analysis of future cash flows combined with in-depth conversations regarding the client’s priorities and goals for a variety of scenarios including death, disability, long-term care, property losses and civil suits.

Mutual Fund Trends - Same Themes, Different Decade

GMO’s Inker Sees U.S. Stocks Losing Ground in Next 7 Years

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will have negative inflation-adjusted returns during the next seven years because U.S. stocks are so overvalued, said Ben Inker, head of global asset allocation at investment firm Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co.

The selling advisor tends to think their practice is worth a lot more than it may be. Here are five things to ask the selling advisor and the appraiser before you buy a practice.

As a startup planner, I find I need to try new lines of business. My recently launched video series recently got its first customer.