Safety-Seeking Americans Wary of Annuities, Stock Market
The constant drumbeat of bad financial news has taken its toll on Americans in more ways than one, according to a survey…

Adidas Agrees to Sponsor Major League Soccer for Four Years, $200 Million
Adidas, the German sports equipment maker, has agreed with Major League Soccer (MLS) of the U.S. to remain the official …

FaithShares Advisors Launches Its First SMA
FaithShares Advisors is expanding its investment portfolio with a highly customizable separately managed account (SMA), …

ING Redeems Some Auction Rate Preferred Shares
ING Prime Rate Trust, a closed-end fund, will redeem a portion of the outstanding ARPS at par; declares dividend…

Market Wrap: Stocks Extend September Rally Following Jobs Report
The stock market is closing out its first winning week in a month after news on the economy started getting better. The …

Ernst & Young Gets Into Capital Markets Business
The accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young LLP is getting into the “transaction and capital advisory services” bus…

What’s Not to Love about Stocks?: Searching for Alpha for September 2010
As new home sales decline to the lowest levels since the government began tracking them in 1963.…

Life Insurance/Long-Term Care Combos: Opportunity, but Questions on Value
Option offers greater flexibility but not one-size-fits-all.…

New York Cuts College Savings 529-Plan Fees in Half
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced earlier this week that his office would reduce fees associated with…

Making the Connection: Communicating with Clients in Uncertain Times
A panel of three top RIAs explains how they communicate with their clients in good times and bad, with a focus on the fi…

Venture Populist: Angels, Take Control of Your VC Financing With Puts and RBFs
Angel investors and their advisors must become more creative with their financing structures if they hope to avoid the s…

Asset Allocation
Behind the Numbers with Sam Stovall…

The High-Performance Coach: Ten Ways to Engage Clients Now, Part 1
How top advisors are re-engaging with clients at a tenuous time …

Expert's Corner: Leveraged Philanthropy: Caution Sign Ahead
If leveraged charitable insurance planning sounds too good to be true, it just might be.…

The Technology Coach: Quarter-End Performance Reporting Tips
Anything that you can do prior to the end of quarter gives advisors more time when it really matters…