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Affluent investors are very much in tune with the state of the nation, and except for some attractive stock valuations, they don’t like what they see. These was the main finding of a survey that Fidelity Investments took of 3,000 affluent investors, polling them in person or via a webinar at an Inside/Out Roundtable at 85 Fidelity Investor Centers nationwide.

So it is coming down to this: a capital buffer or -- hold on to your portfolio P&L -- a floating net asset value.

When it comes to saving for their retirements, more and more Americans admit they’re not saving enough -- or not earning enough -- to ensure they’ll have the cash they’ll need to ride out their golden years in style.

In the wake of the financial meltdown of 2008, an increasingly persistent attack on money market mutual funds is underway. Present and former high government officials, academics, and some editorial writers have joined the fray, each offering their own approach for reengineering the money fund industry.

CPA allegedly violated injunction from practicing before the SEC by auditing broker-dealers.

Alabama issuers should not see their ratings lowered by the Jefferson County bankruptcy action, but investor perception could take its toll on future issues.

Investors may be fleeing from mutual funds that invest in U.S. stocks for the long haul. But that does not mean they’re fleeing U.S. stock funds.

UBS Securities has once again been penalized for its improper handling of short sales. This time, the fine from the SEC is for $8 million and follows a $12 millon fine imposed by FINRA less than two weeks ago.

Retail reaction to the announcement that Jefferson County, Ala., filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history is likely to be muted, yet will still be closely monitored, portfolio managers say.

Fidelity Investments has introduced two new emerging markets funds, the Fidelity Total Emerging Markets Fund and the Fidelity Emerging Markets Discovery Fund. The first fund invests in equities and bonds, the second in small- and mid-cap stocks.

The Financial Planning Association this week elected Michael Branham as its new president-elect and added three new board members.

A new research study found that when people were shown age-progressed images of themselves depicting what they’d look like at 65, working-age adults were willing to allocate almost 33% more of their paychecks to their retirement accounts than those who didn't get a sneak peek at their future faces.

Fidelity Investments has introduced two new emerging markets funds, the Fidelity Total Emerging Markets Fund and the Fidelity Emerging Markets Discovery Fund. The first fund invests in equities and bonds, the second in small- and mid-cap stocks.

The Insured Retirement Institute said third-quarter annuity sales rose to $57 billion in the third quarter, up 5% from the year-ago period. Sales year-to-date were $175.4 billion, up from $163.1 billion in 2010.

Typically, it takes a storm to disengage the autopilot and force advisors into making positive changes in their life. But Steve Sanduski, the Prosperous Advisor, says it’s important for financial advisors to be proactive about improving their lives and their practice before it’s too late.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is advocating a fundamentally different approach to defined contribution plans by stripping down offerings and complexities to a menu of just three choices: a diversified stock portfolio, a diversified bond portfolio and one offering diversified cash alternatives.

Ultra-high-net-worth individuals, defined as those with a net worth of more than $30 million, in North America will outpace UHNW individuals in Asia-Pacific through 2032, according to Wealth-X’s "World Ultra Wealth Report 2011."

J.P. Morgan Asset Management is proposed a fundamentally different approach to defined contribution plans by stripping down offerings a complexities to a menu of just three choices: a diversified stock portfolio, a diversified bond portfolio and one offering diversified cash alternatives.

FINRA has fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney $1 million and ordered another $371,000 in restitution and interest to customers for excessive markups and markdowns charged to customers on corporate and municipal bond transactions as well as other supervision violations.

WASHINGTON — For more than a year, Republicans have been hammering Democrats for what they say are the hefty economic costs of new financial regulations.