After a watchdog found problems with the regulator's examinations, the agency has repeatedly refused FP's requests for the details of them.

Many see Social Security reform as needed but question remedies put forward by Rep. Angie Craig and others in Congress.

As the U.S. reforms its retirement system, one federal agency is looking abroad for new ideas. Some of them are already in bills moving through Congress.

The financial consequences for most asset managers and banks from all the anti-ESG rhetoric coming out of the mouths of Republican politicians in the U.S. is almost certain to be minimal — at least for now.

Biden's program will wipe out federal debt for millions of borrowers, freeing up cash to compound in long-term nest eggs over decades.

John Staub, director of outreach at Remodel Health, explains how the Inflation Reduction Act will impact U.S. healthcare costs.

Tax cheats have found a way to sidestep a 12-year-old U.S. law designed to crack down on offshore tax evasion.

Many of the income thresholds governing certain tax credits and deductions don't keep pace with inflation. The result: things are even more expensive.

Americans are facing a $7.1 trillion retirement savings shortfall. Will Congress do anything about it?

American seniors lose much of their income to medical expenses. A new law aims to change that.

The settlement of a gender-based discrimination case against Citi and concerns about a secret agreement between FINRA and Wells Fargo to manipulate the arbitrator selection process are just two developments that have wealth managers on alert.

For a century, Americans were retiring younger and younger. Then, in the 1990s, the average retirement age started to shoot back up. What happened?

Securities arbitration experts say the Investor Justice Act would represent the SEC's first recurring grants for free counsel that's sorely missing.

Recessions clear out economic deadwood and lay the groundwork for the next boom.

The latest move by Democrats to curb the tax benefits for partnership profits interests signals how wealth inequality has become mainstream party ideology.

The bill, which would tax unrealized gains, is not part of the tax and climate deal announced earlier this week.

As the Federal Reserve implemented its second 0.75% rate hike in two months, the chair said the system is able to withstand any financial stability risks that rising rates might create. 

After Bernie Madoff's infamous Ponzi scheme, Congress formed a whistleblower program to prevent future scams. Now critics say the program itself has become "secretive and out of control."

Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal said the answer to the question of whether the rule has changed anything “remains to be seen.”

The firm's chief strategist, Joseph Zidle, expects the Fed funds rate to rise significantly over a long period of time.