Portfolio

As Federal Express first indicated last November, it announced Monday that it will restore 401(k) matches. But the wait is still a long way off: The matches don’t start until Jan. 1, 2011.

Investors being duped into pouring tens of millions of dollars into fake high-yield opportunities being touted all over the social mediascape.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is wrestling with how much it needs to increase its staff, technological capability, and funds to implement provisions of the new financial regulatory reform law that require it to make the most expansive changes since its creation in 1975.

The legislation by Rep. Scott Garrett, R-N.J., would establish a regulatory framework for covered bonds, including a regime to handle the failure of a bond issuer.

A new survey from Country Financial found that the number of Americans who think college is a good financial investment plunged to 64%, down 16 points from last year and 17 points from 2008.

As news "broke" Monday that BP [ BP ] CEO Tony "I want my life back" Haywood will step down in October, and news reports of the pervasive greed among the people in the Gulf Coast ... some questions are worth asking.

U.S Trust hired nine senior wealth management experts to their California, Arizona and Washington operations as part of their wealth management expansion efforts.

NEW YORK-Even as the residential housing and mortgage markets remain fragile, with housing starts and sales faltering-many money managers believe commercial real estate is headed for a worldwide boom.

Jersey-City based Knight will pay approximately $20 million in cash and stock for Astor when the acquisition is completed in the fourth quarter.

With gold seen as the place to be, BlackRock introduces its first gold mutual fund in the U.S., and shaves its gold ETF fees from 40 BPS to 25.