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Frontier nation stocks may help to diversify a global portfolio

One of the chief goals of the Dodd-Frank Act was to end the notion of "too big to fail," but months after the law's enactment, a debate persists over whether that goal will be met.

Life insurance seems to be the breakout product of 2010 on many levels for bank brokerage programs.

Many advisors have remained bullish over the past two years, telling investors to put money to work in this hot market.

Cieszko to be replaced by a report as interim distribution head.

Peter Cieszko, president of Fidelity Investments Institutional Services, the distribution arm of Fidelity, is leaving at the end of the year to “pursue other opportunities,” Vin Loporchio, a company spokesman said.

Retirees who started saving in their 30s have an average net worth of $1.1 million, while people who started saving in their 40s are worth an average $868,000, a Consumer Reports survey finds.

The tax-free money market fund industry continues to shrink rapidly, squeezing what had been a major source of short-term credit for municipalities and arguably leading to higher borrowing costs for state and local governments.

The $1 million figure that is frequently cited as the silver bullet needed to enjoy a comfortable retirement is actually attainable, Consumer Reports found in a recent survey of 24,270 online subscribers age 55 and up.

Both stock and bond funds saw net withdrawals last week.

The state’s attorney general and the bank resolve allegations about securities sold to the local government investment pool.

Banks are again are looking at retail stores for inspiration — this time for customer relationship cues — but are running into an old problem: the models don't always translate.

Deciding which financial firms beyond banks are systemically important is one of the biggest decisions still to be made by regulators under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Investors withdrew $8.48 billion from long-term funds in the week ended Dec. 15, the Investment Company Institute said Wednesday. The lion’s share of those withdrawals came from bond funds, which lost $8.62 billion. The week earlier, bond funds had outflows of $1.66 billion.

The year of the Flash Crash, debt crises in developed economies and regulatory reform gave financial planners plenty to discuss with their clients. The magazine looked behind these headlines and others to give industry professionals leading-edge insights into how their profession would cope and thrive.

We took a look back at where the industry went right (and where it didn’t), whether it involved wading deeper into social media or missing the mark on CRM systems.

One of the postings after a recent chat has started us all on a discussion of another possible way to handle this macroeconomic chore: Actually do your own evaluation of the markets and decide whether to be in or out.

Opposing advocacy groups complain that new whistleblower rules could allow too much internal corporate interference or provide whistleblowers with too much financial incentive.

Smaller financial advisors can build relationships and improve communication with this market segment by engaging them online and through their mobile devices with practical content that helps them make better financial decisions.

The Delaware company, currently in an acquisition deal with M&T Bank, added three senior wealth advisors from Boston Private.