Behavioral Finance
Read about the behavioral finance factors that affect clients and that help advisors tailor the best financial plans and portfolio strategies for investors.
LPL Assumes IPO Price of $28.50 Per Share
By James J. Green, Janet LevauxLPL Financial, the largest independent broker-dealer, filed an amended Form S-1 with the SEC on Wednesday that assumed an IPO price of $28.50 per share for 17,176,195 shares of common stock, though it did not set a date for its much-anticipated IPO.
November 01, 2010
Cetera Adds to Leadership TeamCetera Financial Group, based in El Segundo, Calif., said Oct. 12 that Jon Frojen joined the firm as its chief financial officer. He replaces Ashley...
October 26, 2010
Fiserv Beats 3Q Estimates on Rising SalesInternal growth in the financial segment was 2% for the technology and services provider.
October 26, 2010
LPL Financial Boosts Net Income as Advisor Growth SlowsThe number of LPL Financial Advisors is now just above 12,000.
October 26, 2010
Gotta Pay Your (CFP Board) Dues, if You Wanna Sing the BluesThe CFP Board's latest chuckler? Raising dues to "boost awareness" of financial planning just as the greatest reregulation of financial advice in 70 years hangs in the balance.
October 26, 2010
Retirees Behaving BadlyDespite the havoc it wreaked, the financial market collapse actually proved to be an extremely opportune moment for Augusta, Ga.-based financial management firm Apexx Financial. "We...
October 25, 2010
Stability Board: Apply Same Derivatives Rules to InsurersWorld financial regulators should apply similar capital incentives to over-the-counter derivatives trades conducted by banks, broker-dealers and insurers, the Financial Stability Board says.
October 25, 2010
Ms. Warren’s ProfessionElizabeth Warren knows she's got a tough job ahead of her as the chief architect in constructing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).