New research: 401(k) fees take "substantial" toll on retirement savings
By Staff WriterAs 401(k) plan participants become responsible for more of their plan costs, their fee accountability is taking a "substantial" toll on retirement savings, according to...
February 02, 2009
LPL's Hybrid RIA Platform passes the billion-dollar markLPL Financial, the nation's largest independent broker/dealer, announced Feb. 19 that the Hybrid RIA platform it introduced last October had reached more than $1.3 billion in assets under management in its first three months of operation.
February 01, 2009
The Oxygen Of ConfidenceAs 2009 gets underway, every financial prognosticator seems to be dominating headlines and airways with dark and dreary analyses. It is suffocating.
February 01, 2009
What's Up, Punxsutawney Phil?Feb. 2 is Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil gives his fans some insight into whether we will have 6 more weeks of winter by observing whether he sees his shadow.
February 01, 2009
HSA primerHealth Savings Accounts were established as part of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act in 2003. They are designed to help individuals save...
February 01, 2009
Too Small To Compete, Too Big To FailAs I write this, we have a new president who is promising initiatives to cure the current economic crisis.
February 01, 2009
Ugly ClarityEven amidst the unremitting stream of bad news, certain days and events stand out with particular ugly clarity. Take Monday, January 26, for example.
January 30, 2009
FlexQuotes automates insurance salesCreative Marketing's new program FlexQuotes(TM) will allow an agent's clients to shop for life and health insurance products online. The program will feature a full service quoting engine and payment capabilities and will be available
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