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The new platform will allow advisors to spend less time managing regulatory and compliance issues, and more time growing their businesses.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would try to use a procedure known as a discharge petition to bring a Senate-passed bill for extending the middle-class tax cuts to the floor of the House.

CFOs in the U.S. remain uncertain about the future of the economy and their own businesses, according to a new survey.

For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

The fiscal cliff. Deteriorating fundamentals. Volatility. Is the market about to fall? There is always uncertainty, but the question remains: How will you keep your clients happy when the next bear market comes?

For the better part of two years, Mary Schapiro told anyone who would listen that the federal government could not afford another bailout and that the money market mutual fund industry would have to backstop itself.

Few Wall Street professionals were thrilled about the implementation of Dodd-Frank and other forms of regulation. But it seems to have been a blessing for those who specialize in compliance.

Gen X, Y and Z investors may years from retirement but they already have multiple concerns about their future finances.

Having trouble convincing your clients to think charitably? If so, you might want to mention that a number of studies have shown that people who give to causes they believe in find that doing so feels good, really good, according to Eileen Heisman, president and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust in Jenkintown, Pa, which manages donor-advised funds.

Think you've got your target-date planning down pat? Think again.