Portfolio

The number of mergers and acquisitions of financial advisors is set to increase substantially in 2014 and beyond, according to research released by Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

Crocs Inc. Chief Executive Officer John McCarvel will retire and Blackstone Group LP will invest $200 million in convertible preferred stock as the maker of colorful plastic clogs struggles to regain lost popularity.

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index advanced for a second week, heading toward its biggest annual gain since 1997.

Emerging-market stocks advanced, led by the biggest rally in Turkey’s benchmark index in more than three months, amid speculation political tension in the country may ease.

For all the losses on Treasuries this year, demand for U.S. government debt remains stronger than before the financial crisis.

A pair of longtime Suntrust financial advisors have hooked up with LPL Financial to form their own practice.

Because I specialize in planning for teachers, I follow a number of teachers on Twitter -- and it turns out they share information like crazy. They have multiple chats throughout the week and help each other out with their daily problems.

A new report finds that advisors, investors and financial providers have been using the term inconsistently -- and perhaps incorrectly.

Pacific Investment Management Co. and BlackRock Inc. are set to take over Eike Batista’s failed oil ambitions as creditors accept losses as deep as 99 percent on $5.8 billion of debt in return for ownership stakes.

The Internal Revenue Service is urging individuals and businesses that are making contributions to charity to keep in mind several important tax law provisions that have taken effect in recent years.