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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board is scheduled to move ahead on new resolution powers and discuss executive compensation structures at a meeting Tuesday.

Almost every advisor is committing one or more of the seven deadly sins. This is not a reason to beat yourself up, but an opportunity to improve your effectiveness.

In an effort to develop jumpstart its exchange-traded fund business, Russell Investments announced Wednesday it plans to buy U.S. One Inc., a registered investment advisor and ETF provider.U.S. One is the investment advisor to the One Fund, an ETF traded on the New York Stock Exchange that provides exposure to 95% of the world’s stock markets with the objective of long-term investment growth.

On Thursday, E-Trade Financial announced that E-Trade Capital Management LLC will expand its advisory offerings to include unified managed accounts.

In an effort to develop jumpstart its exchange-traded fund business, Russell Investments announced Wednesday it plans to buy U.S. One Inc., a registered investment advisor and ETF provider.

The financial crisis has brought personal finance front and center in the mind of many Americans, with 70% saying taking control of their finances is a top priority and nearly as many believing they can accomplish this.

While regulators have focused on target-date funds since the financial crisis, most investors understand the funds’ basic design and are aware of their risks, a Vanguard survey of 4,700 investors shows.

Pershing has added a range of comparative analysis tools to its Advisor in Transition practice.

Assets held in domestic exchange-traded funds increased 28% last year to $994.7 billion.

The sub-advisors who will construct the fund’s regional sub-portfolios hail from offices including those in Brazil, India, Japan and South Korea.

Fidelity Investments on Wednesday announced a new unified managed account for high-net-worth investors, the Fidelity Personalized Portfolios, which provides daily tax analysis.

The investment platform is aimed at investors with at least $200,000 in investable assets.

Helping business owners manage group retirement plans for their employees creates an income stream as well as a gateway to future business.

Donors gave to Fidelity’s donor-advised fund in record numbers in 2010 - a sign of the critical role donor-advised funds are playing in charitable giving.

The Bank of America-owned private wealth management business has added five new advisors to its southeast and eastern divisions in its bid to serve ultra-high net worth clientele.

Only 62% of Americans have a basic financial literacy level.

Educator and personal financial services pioneer Charles A. Moran, CFP, has been appointed as the new chair of the board of directors of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.

MarketRiders has released a 2010 Portfolio Report Card showing that stock and bond market portfolios returned between 4 to 16 percent.

Midwest banks have long been enamored with growth in sunny locations, but Enterprise Financial is using government-backed deals with loss-sharing agreements as protection.

There are several reasons for the long-term performance success of Vanguard Group’s GNMA Fund Investor Shares, but one of the simplest is this: It doesn’t have high fees weighing down its returns.