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.
The Financial Dignity Bill of Rights
By Philip E. Harriman"If you had the political willingness ... you could solve the (Social Security) problem in 20 minutes." -- Dr. Alan Greenspan at the MDRT Boomeretirement Summit, April 2007 In light of the continuing concern for
September 26, 2008
Pru To Host Volunteer EventPrudential Financial Inc. has scheduled its 14th annual Global Volunteer Day for Oct. 4.Prudential, Newark, N.J., says it expects more than 32,000 employees, relatives of ...
September 23, 2008
Big Financial Firms Buy Back Fewer SharesLarge financial services companies spent much less on buying back company stock in the second quarter than they bought back in the second quarter of ...
September 22, 2008
MORGAN STANLEY TO SELL STAKE TO MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL, BECOMES BANK-HOLDING COMPANY (Sept. 22, 2Morgan Stanley, home to 8,350 advisors, is forming a "strategic alliance" with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of Japan, and - along with Goldman Sachs - it has become a bank-holding company, ending it
September 19, 2008
Massive Federal Bailout on the WayIn a bid to stem the mammoth financial crisis the U.S. is now facing, top members of the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are hammering out with Congress a plan to create a government agency that would buy distressed mortgages from banks and other financial institutions at discount prices.
September 18, 2008
Stock Index Drops AIGKraft Foods Inc. will replace American International Group in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Monday, the publisher of the average says.The change was prompted by ...
September 15, 2008
Who's on Deck?Following the demise this year of Bear Stearns, the federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers, and the...
September 11, 2008
Integrity Emphasizes Planning HelpA company known for selling annuities is trying to use the Web to position itself as a source of "consultative financial strategies."Integrity Life Insurance Company, ...