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Ameriprise Financial Improves Earnings on Lower FA Headcount
By Janet LevauxAmeriprise, which includes Securities America, now has 11,684 advisors vs. 12,508 in the same year-ago period.
July 26, 2010
Electronic Trading Group Buys Asset ManagerKnight Capital Group, Inc. is getting into the business.
July 26, 2010
Icon's Callahan Suggests Jobs Data Has Little Impact on InvestingThe persistently high unemployment rate is seen these days as the key bellwether of the sluggishness of the economic recovery.
July 26, 2010
Estate Planning: The Trusteed IRAEstate planning that contemplates retirement plans is becoming more prevalent and important.
July 25, 2010
Fidelity Poll Says Charitable Giving May Rise to Offset TaxesAdvisors surveyed in a poll released July 21 by the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund expected clients' taxes to rise, and fully one quarter (26%) said they also expected clients to raise their level of charitable giving to offset the increase.
July 23, 2010
DC Plans Focused on Responding to Recent Regulatory ActionSponsors of defined contribution (DC) plans are focused on responding to Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service activities, a new Mercer survey of plan sponsors finds.
July 23, 2010
T. Rowe Price Earnings Fall Short of Analyst ExpectationsT. Rowe Price (TROW) reported net income of $158.5 million, or $0.59 per share, for the second quarter, an increase of 55% from the same time last year. Despite the increase, earnings fell short of analyst expectations.
July 23, 2010
SEI Poll: Majority of Advisors Unfamiliar with Financial ReformCall it watching from afar. A majority of financial advisors say they are unfamiliar with details surrounding financial reform and its potential impact on their business and clients, according to a recent SEI Quick Poll.