Practice

A computer application deployed by the Charles Schwab Corporation that supported day trading online has flagged “cherry picking” of profitable trades by a Connecticut financial advisor

IRAs must be valued, for tax purposes, and imprecise valuations can be costly.

With a new head of research on board, Lipper announced a new set of initiatives for the second half of 2012 that involves building out research and analytical tools.

As the Republican convention kicks into high gear this week, don't expect the headliners to spend much time discussing the Dodd-Frank Act, much less its specific parts.

Commissioners Daniel M. Gallagher and Troy A. Paredes say proposed reforms to money funds “were unlikely to be effective.’’

Morgan Stanley and Citigroup have pushed the deadline for determining the fair market value of their Morgan Stanley Smith Barney joint venture to Sept. 10 as they wait for an independent appraisal to help reconcile their opposing values of the business

Fidelity Investments today named Abigail Johnson president of Fidelity Financial Services, consolidating all of the company’s core businesses under her leadership.

More than 75% feel confident they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement, even though nearly 40% of Baby Boomers and about two-thirds of Gen Xers have less than $100,000 in retirement savings.

One of the most important things any advisor can do to for his or her clients is to help them understand what underperformance really means, according to Steve Atkinson, "The Advisors' Coach."

TD Ameritrade survey finds that 60 percent of Generation X and Generation Y make regular, automatic contributions to their retirement savings compared to just 46% of non-retired baby boomers.