Why FINRA Is Requiring Less Exam Data From BDs
By Melanie WaddellThe regulator has reduced data requests for exams by 12% and will examine lower-risk firms less frequently.
July 20, 2026
The Market Is Booming, but Consumers Are Unhappy. What Gives?Ritholtz Wealth CEO Josh Brown shared thoughts on the "utter disconnect" between S&P performance and the view from Main Street.
July 20, 2026
Americans Increasingly Want to Spend Retirement in Multiple CountriesMany future retirees, International Living finds, are designing lifestyles around experiences, climate preferences, travel opportunities and personal interests.
July 20, 2026
Are Dividend Stocks Right for Retirement? It Depends on Who You Ask.Suze Orman likes them. Michael Finke isn't so sure. And other experts wonder why growth stocks couldn't complement them.
July 20, 2026
New Bill Expands Social Security Survivors' BenefitsThe Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment (SWIFT) Act loosens some benefit rules for widows, widowers and surviving divorced spouses.
July 17, 2026
Buffett: Hard to Find Good Stock Buys When People Like GamblingThere's more money in cultivating gamblers than in cultivating investors, the former Berkshire Hathaway CEO lamented.
July 17, 2026
How Top RIAs Are Growing: SchwabThe strongest firms appear to pursue organic growth more intentionally, a benchmarking study finds.
July 17, 2026
RIA Deal Valuations Expected to Level Off in Second Half: DeVoeConsolidators, the most active buyers polled by the consulting firm, believe the M&A market has reached a ceiling.