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Donald Trump defends paying no federal income taxes on some of his returns from decades ago.

Pressure from lawmakers is intensifying on the bank. The SEC was also asked to investigate, and the SBA was asked for information about its own enforcement actions.

Three officials, the most since December 2014, dissented in favor of an immediate quarter-point hike.

Janet Yellen will frame a decision this week to forgo an interest rate increase as necessary to achieve the Fed’s economic goals. Donald Trump and his supporters are likely to frame it as political.

The bank’s president Tim Sloan has been meeting with members of Congress and their staffs in Washington, said people with knowledge of the discussions.

The surge of women in the workforce in the 1970s and 1980s means that they have job skills, connections and careers that they can continue to pursue, says Ben Steverman.

A review of the candidates’ proposals leaves Wilmington Trust execs pessimistic.

In the face of political uncertainty, planners are clinging to cash and reallocating client assets to short-term investments.

"The uncertainty is often more stressful than the reality" when it comes to planning for a change in administration.

Either a Clinton or Trump presidency could potentially bring changes in estate tax laws, so start preparing now.

The Fed chairwoman credits "the continued solid performance of the labor market and our outlook for economic activity and inflation."

To help identify fraudulent advertising , advisers will be required to create and maintain documents that demonstrate performance calculations or returns.

The country's largest independent broker-dealer says compliance with the new fiduciary rule will offer competitive advantages.

Clients are anticipating volatility and favoring defensive allocations no matter the outcome, say advisers who participated in a recent poll.

Investors will listen closely for additional clues on timing for a rate hike when Fed leaders meet at an upcoming symposium.

ValueAct likes Morgan Stanley’s shift to asset-light, fee-based businesses such as wealth and investment management, and said CEO James Gorman has shifted the bank to “growing fee streams that do not require much equity capital to grow.”

The lawsuits claim the universities failed to follow ERISA laws since retail mutual funds were among the investment choices instead of lower-cost versions.

Proposed changes to the standard deduction that would have benefited lower-income Americans are now being revisited. Meanwhile, the top rates and estate taxes get the ax.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump described an economic plan that he said would create “the biggest tax revolution since the Reagan tax reform” and “cut regulations massively.”

Investors have once again taken a liking to taxable bond funds — a marked difference from last year. Advisers may find that clients are taking notice, too.