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Marketing professionals are quick to suggest that the best way to find success as a financial advisor is niche marketing. Marketing expert Marie Swift delves into exactly what niche marketing is and why advisors should care.

Vanguard Group founder John C. Bogle said that Republication presidential candidates’ pledge to not raise taxes as any part of a solution to the nation’s $1.2 trillion annual fiscal deficit “makes no sense.”

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said trading in futures contracts has surged significantly since it launched a new trading platform for derivatives and extended trading hours.

Traders anticipate that the recent delicate balance between supply and demand in the muni market will be maintained even as issuance ramps up this week in the face of rollover funds.

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On Wall Street identified the most prolific asset managers under 40, and these five came out on top for the regional firms.

iPhone 4S sales are off the charts, even with its battery issues. iPad sales are similar. Android now is the most popular operating system for mobile phones.

Vanguard Group founder John C. Bogle said Wednesday that Republication presidential candidates’ pledge to not raise taxes as any part of a solution to the nation’s $1.2 trillion annual fiscal deficit “makes no sense.”

Business is running smoothly now, but Financial Planning senior editor Donna Mitchell says ARGI Financial had to overcome some operational hurdles — ultimately changing custodians and back-office systems — to get to this point.

Investors seeking diversity, liquidity and competitive yields when compared to other fixed-income products are trying a relatively new alternative: municipal bond exchange-traded funds.