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JPMorgan has named a former U.S. Bancorp executive as the head of its wealth management business.

Here’s the argument for talking your clients into taking less risk today to get higher returns in the future.

Since the crisis, this segment has focused on paying its debt, but now it’s investing for retirement again. The kicker: just 40% use advisors.

Assets held at direct-to-investor accounts have nearly doubled since 2008 and are outpacing growth at traditional channels, according to a Cerulli report.

Revenue is stalling and expenses keep rising at numerous community banks — and investors are getting impatient with the worst offenders.

The smallest stocks are rallying almost twice as fast as bigger companies in the U.S., a bullish economic signal from businesses whose profits are most dependent on domestic demand.

U.S. government bonds are acting more like equities than any time since before the credit crisis, makingTreasuries a hidden risk to investors becalmed by the prospect of the Federal Reserve prolonging stimulus into 2014.

SEC Goes Fishing for Fraud in Puerto Rico

Regardless of how big my firm gets, we can’t lose the entrepreneurial mindset that got us where we are.

Fund Managers Profits at Risk Amid Review on Research Costs