The buzz created by the opening of the public insurance exchanges has stirred interest in their private-sector counterparts.

The assets managed by SEC-registered investment advisors increased significantly in the past year, but with barely any growth in the number of RIAs.

Like anything else that becomes suddenly beyond popular, wellness plans are encountering blowback as more employers adopt them and fiddle with the incentive dials.

President Barack Obama decided to stay home from economic summits in Asia as Democrats stepped up pressure on congressional Republicans to rein in their tea party faction and reopen the government with no strings attached.