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The firm promoted Garrett Alton, a managing director of sales for Georgia, to a newly created role overseeing the firm’s sales teams in key Central and Mid-Atlantic U.S. markets.

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.

Ask Ed Slott, Your IRA Expert, answers your questions about 401(k) and IRAs.

Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $2.54 billion to $2.575 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Another strong week of inflows for municipal bond mutual funds indicated sustained heightened demand for munis. Funds that report their flows weekly recorded inflows of $706 million for the week ended Nov. 14.

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.

Securities America announced Thursday that managing partner of Kelley & Mullis Wealth Management, Michael Mullis, has become a registered representative with the independent broker-dealer firm.

Lisle Savings Bank, with over $516 million in assets, joins more than 150 other banks and credit unions, and more than 1,100 representatives nationwide also supported by Invest, a subsidiary of the independent broker-dealer network National Planning Holdings.

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.