Retirement Advisor

A LIMRA survey released last week confirmed consumers who work with advisors are more likely to be saving in a retirement plan and at a higher rate.

Russell Investments has just released a free Web-based tool designed specifically for advisors that provides institutional-quality equity risk analysis of clients portfolios.

While two-thirds of advisors say technology has been mostly beneficial to their firms, 61 percent say it would be easier to manage if their various systems were better integrated, an SEI survey found.

The city faces a $45 million budget shortfall, based on pension obligations and costs of services. It will vote Wednesday on declaring a fiscal emergency.

FINRA's Rule 2111 means more onerous due diligence requirements for BDs are surfacing as well as reps having to take on what looks to be fiduciary responsibility.

A Delaware judge has chastised attorneys for two large public employee retirement systems for rushing to court with lawsuits over allegations of bribery involving Wal-Mart's operations in Mexico.

Industries tackling the obesity epidemic are slowly becoming an investment opportunity.

Women have been thrust into breadwinner role by economic crisis, but say they're not well-prepared to make financial decisions.