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Michael Stonebraker is an adjunct professor of computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the chief technology officer at StreamBase.

A cornerstone of what drives American capitalism, the number of IPOs has plunged even as the stock market, and tech stocks in particular, have been hitting new highs.

Clients should consider postponing their retirement, especially if they work for the federal government.

Advisors must be prepared with tax and planning strategies to help when clients fall ill.

Experts say such cases are commonly filed by advisors yet difficult to win.

The Internal Revenue Service granted additional relief to victims of Hurricane Harvey on Wednesday by making it easier for 401(k)s and other employer-sponsored retirement plans to give loans and hardship distributions to aid victims.

These funds have the smallest beta scores, either positive or negative, indicating the least variability from market returns.

David Bahnsen told the president that that Milken’s prosecution was a result of “a period of class envy run amok.”

The new hires join the fast-growing regional firm from Baird and J.P. Morgan Securities.

Hurricane Harvey provides a grim reminder of how traumatic it can be to face the effects of severe weather. Here’s how to be effective if it happens to your clients.