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Only 15% of respondents reported seeking financial advice from a financial advisor.

The GAO's latest look at the investment accounts for certain public and nonprofit employees offered potential methods for reducing cost and complexity.

The CFP certification costs thousands to finance. Industry groups hope that a new bill will make it attainable for more people.

Republicans on the Financial Services Committee advanced four bills related to investing policy, even as some question the potential impact of their efforts.

Alfred Edmond Jr., senior vice president and executive editor of Black Enterprise, is confident DEI is here to stay.

After holding at its last meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee may decide to raise rates again in July.

After three years of student loan forbearance, the passing of the debt ceiling bill guaranteed the expiration of the freeze this fall.

As sustainable investing principles weather a growing backlash, the biggest asset managers are pivoting in how they talk about environmental, social and governance funds.

A new report from the National Financial Educators Council argues that current school mandates for financial literacy are subpar.

The ties of the industry to Kingdom Advisors and a network of conservative religious groups have alarmed some financial advisors and industry professionals.

Proponents of the House of Representatives legislation argue that new regulations often fall disproportionately on financial planners that don't have formal compliance and legal departments.

On Friday, June 2, millions of Americans are due a total of $25 billion worth of Social Security payments. And more than anything else, that may prove a decisive element in forcing an end to the partisan standoff over raising the federal debt limit.

A string of bank failures has increased scrutiny of banks' underwater Treasury securities — holdings that have traditionally been viewed as risk-free. As regulators reimagine the bank capital framework, they should reconsider whether anything can or should be considered riskless.

The FOMC meets June 13-14. Join us June 15 at 2 p.m., Eastern time, as Jeffrey Cleveland, chief economist at Payden & Rygel, provides his take on the meeting statement, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell's press conference and the latest Fed projections.

A 401(k) feature called auto-portability could save Americans trillions of dollars. Why isn't it more common?

The Federal Reserve meeting May 2-3 will be closely watched for hints about what the FOMC's next move is. Join BNP Pariba U.S. Economist Yelena Shulyatyeva at 11 a.m. May 4 as she takes a look at the meeting and Chair Powell's press conference.

A new report found more than 542 shareholder resolutions filed on ESG issues as of mid-February in this year's proxy season. But anti-ESG proposals also jumped.

The old-age insurance program is on course to go bust in the early 2030s, right when the last of the boomer generation will reach retirement age.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen repeated her comment from a day earlier that the government's recent actions were "taken to ensure that Americans' deposits are safe." She sought to clarify it with a new line: "Certainly, we would be prepared to take additional actions if warranted."