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.
Through the Years
By Staff WriterThis is the 17th year that Investment Advisor readers have chosen Broker/Dealers of the Year. During the first four years of voting, the top five...
August 24, 2007
Spreading Financial LiteracyThe Financial Planning Association and Junior Achievement Worldwide have joined forces to provide educational programs that help improve the financial literacy of America's youth.
August 23, 2007
FSP Announces Chapter of the Year RecipientsThe Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSP), Newtown, Pa., announced the winners of its 2006 - 2007 Excellence in Chapter Achievement Awards. Listed below are the recipients of the Chapter of the Year award and the first runner up in
August 23, 2007
FPA Seeks Input on 12b-1 FeesOn August 13 the Financial Planning Association began to poll its members on the issue of mutual fund 12b-1 fees.
August 15, 2007
That Pesky Fiduciary IssueAs usual, Morris Armstrong raises a valid, and very popular, point in his response to my latest posting, which warrants some further exploration. How can an...
August 03, 2007
Revamping Financial ReportingThe SEC's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting held its first meeting August 2, addressing ways to tackle the enormous task of simplifying the U.S. financial reporting system. Sarbanes-Oxley, which is celebrating its fifth year, included a call for an examination of the complexity of the current U.S. financial...
August 01, 2007
Treasury Calls for Regulatory OverhaulSecretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson is on a mission to reform the U.S. financial services regulatory structure to enhance the nation's global competitiveness. He announced...
August 01, 2007
Genius, Pure GeniusRemember the scene near the beginning of the play and film "Amadeus," where the great Antonio Salieri, court composer to Emperor Joseph II of the...