College Planning
Help your clients take the worry out of saving for college with news and analysis on student debt, 529 plans and other tax-efficient savings vehicles as well as the colleges and college majors that deliver the most value.
Top 10 BDs Breakaway Advisors Want to Join
By Janet LevauxThe leading firms have one characteristic that makes them similar, according to the recruiter Chip Roame, and that might explain their appeal.
October 05, 2012
African-American Advisors Should Not Give Up on the ProfessionEven as the number of African-American advisors entering the profession may have stagnated, studies have shown that African-Americans have a growing need for advice.
October 04, 2012
Cyprus Will Be Fifth to Ask for BailoutThe country has already asked Russia for a 5 billion-euro loan.
October 02, 2012
PIMCO's Kashkari: We Survived Economic Heart Attack, but 'We're Still Obese'Who could make a bad investment when we were going through the leveraged buyout of the U.S. economy for the last 30 years? he asked.
October 02, 2012
CFPB Orders Amex Units to Repay $85M on Illegal PracticesThe CFPB says the companies violated consumer protection laws at every stage that ranged from marketing practices to enrollment, payment and debt collection.
September 25, 2012
America's EdgeIf the 2012 election campaign has plunged you into depression and convinced you that this country is going down the drain, an antidote could be a tour of a college or university campus.
September 24, 2012
Years Away From College? Some Families Choose to Pay NowIn 2010-2011, the annual current dollar costs for tuition, room and board at a public college was more than $13,000, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
September 20, 2012
Ireland Investors Warned of Coming LossesIrelands bonds have been the second-best-performing in the eurozone in 2012, but a Citigroup economist says that the countrys hopes to avoid debt restructuring by raising money in the markets are premature.