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.
Regulators OK Insurer Bank Acquisitions
By Arthur D. PostalThe Federal Reserve Board has approved the applications of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Protective Life Corp. to acquire troubled savings and loans.
January 15, 2009
AIG Posts Maiden Lane III Shortfall PactAmerican International Group Inc. has shed some light on how a failed AIG derivatives unit and a rescue entity will handle differences between the value of collateral and the value of canceled derivatives transactions.
January 14, 2009
Americans demand clarity, transparencyA survey of 1,214 American homeowners and investors conducted by Siegel+Gale found 84 percent are more likely to trust a company that doesn't use industry jargon in communications. Seventy-nine percent say a government mandate that
January 13, 2009
Forecasters: Government Bailouts Could BackfireMassive efforts to support troubled financial institutions might end up increasing instability, by affecting the "precarious fiscal positions" of the United States and other countries.The ...
January 08, 2009
GAO Develops Rule Change FrameworkEfforts to update the financial services regulatory structure should focus on making regulators more accountable, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.GAO officials ...
January 08, 2009
GAO Develops Rule Change FrameworkEfforts to update the financial services regulatory structure should focus on making regulators more accountable, according to officials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.GAO officials ...
January 07, 2009
Affluent investors' net worth declines; many unhappy with financial advisor2010 is a long - very long - time from now for the mass of investors who took a huge financial hit in 2008. Experts...
January 06, 2009
Ameriprise Makes Equity AwardsA financial services company has given a stake in its performance to 641 employees at 3 newly acquired businesses.Ameriprise Financial Inc., Minneapolis, says it has ...