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Greenspan said, "If we get out of this with a moderate recession, I would say that the price is very cheap."

More than half (55%) of Americans age 53 – 65 say they plan to continue working full-time as long as their health permits, up from 51% last year.

Tom Hoenig, a FDIC board member, reiterated his doubts that too big to fail has been eliminated, and offered his prescriptions for strengthening the system.

More than a thousand financial planners from around the country descended on Chicago for the Schwab Impact conference. The event gave them a chance for them to gain market intelligence, schmooze with peers, shop for new technology, check out new investing products and learn a few smarter ways to run their business.

Reaching multi-million dollar success as a female financial advisor is all about carving your own path. That is what four multi-million dollar female financial advisors said at the Women Advisors Forum in Newport Beach, Calif., on Thursday.

When it comes to talking about retirement, eldercare, and inheritance, parents may be from Mars while their grown children might as well be living on Neptune.

Each generation has distinct characteristics that inform the way its members like to communicate and connect with other people. Naturally, most people approach others the way they’d like to be treated, but that doesn’t cut it for advisors working with clients from a different generation, said Cam Marston, a generational characteristics expert and consultant with his firm, Generational Insight.

The program, announced Wednesday, will provide financing for junior partners seeking equity in a firm. It's currently in a pilot phase for registered investment advisory firms with more than $400 million in assets under management and at least three existing senior principals.

What is different about you? Why should prospective clients choose you over any other advisor with whom they may speak? To successfully attract clients, there needs to be some reason for those particular people to choose your offering from among all of their options. So, what is it about you?

Despite negative market sentiment due to concerns over the looming Fiscal Cliff, many investors are unprepared for it, according to a recent survey by Nationwide Financial.