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This sector had a bad name for years after the crisis. Is it time to include it in portfolios?

Manish Grover is the author of Connected! How #Platforms of Today Will Become Apps of Tomorrow and Dancing the Digital Tune: The 5 Principles of Competing in a Digital World. He is engaged in innovation and go-to-market planning at Capgemini. The views expressed are his own. Connect with him at www.manishgrover.com.

Merrill Lynch's Dane Runia says he avoids outsourcing too much.

New retirees are often anxious about spending to much, depriving themselves of some comforts of life for fear of outliving their nest egg.

Dr. William W. Lang is a managing director with Promontory Financial Group, an IBM Company. He was formerly head of supervision at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia where he led the Fed’s model validation program for stress testing.

The department is asking the Office of Management and Budget to postpone the compliance date for 18 months for the best interest contract exemption and other aspects of the rule.

To add insult to injury, these losers charge high fees – 12 of the 20 have expense ratios over 1%.

The Dynasty-affiliated RIA manages around $15 million on average per client.

Patricia L. Burris, CFP, is the vice president of corporate & retirement plan services for Meld Financial in Birmingham, Alabama.

Many advisors in branches today "don't want to ride the circuit and go to three other branches and have smaller-dollar clients," says industry observer.