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Thirty percent of investors think their brokerage firms don't charge annual service and maintenance fees, although almost all of them do.

States and localities have shortchanged their retirement plans while services such as schools and crumbling infrastructure scream for resources.

If youre scared of an audit by the IRS, theres less to fear these days. New data show that budget cuts at the IRS mean the agency is investigating fewer wealthy taxpayers.

A funny thing happened on the way to transparency. Its called apathy.

Not surprisingly, support for a fiduciary rule drops precipitously with commission-only advisors.

SEC officials signaled this week that the agency is revisiting the rules regarding annual 12b-1 fees in mutual funds.