Financial planning

2 OUT OF 5 AMERICANS FEEL LESS FINANCIALLY SECURE

When I think of resources for the financial planner, it makes me think of those that would create leverage, scale and profitability for a wealth-management business.

The recent extension of the estate tax at a 35 percent rate will not result in a "claw back" tax obligation for people who make gifts in 2011 and 2012 that exceed their post 2012 estate tax exemption allowance, according to a trio of tax experts.

As the economy gradually recovers, some mature workers are feeling more comfortable about retiring now compared to last year at this time.

Emerging Information Systems Inc., developer of NaviPlan and Profiles financial planning software, has introduced a new Retirement Consumer Facing Application for Profiles Professional.

The regulatory structure applicable to financial planners covers the great majority of their services, but the attention paid to enforcing existing regulation can vary and certain consumer protection issues remain, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

The economic crisis has brought personal finance front and center, for Americans as well as others throughout the world, the ING Retirement Institute Research Institute found.

The migration of foreign-based initial public offerings to U.S.-based stock exchanges is expected to increase in 2011, according to a new study by BDO USA LLP.

MarketRiders has released a 2010 Portfolio Report Card showing that stock and bond market portfolios returned between 4 to 16 percent.

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Charles Schwab Investment Management and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. on Tuesday with making misleading statements regarding the Schwab YieldPlus Fund and failing to establish, maintain and enforce policies and procedures to prevent the misuse of material, nonpublic information.

Three-quarters of millionaire retirees were highly satisfied in their retirement, but satisfaction didn't change much more as net worth rose beyond that, and half of those with less than $250,000 in net worth were highly satisfied in retirement, according to a new survey.

Investors will turn to less credible sources of information about stocks they hold when more credible sources provide unwelcome information, according to a new study.

AICPA WEIGHS IN ON FAMILY OFFICES

It is the standard caveat of the investment business: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. But are CPAs actually advising their clients accordingly?

AICPA WEIGHS IN ON FAMILY OFFICES

It is the standard caveat of the investment business: “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.” But are CPAs actually advising their clients accordingly?

AICPA WEIGHS IN ON FAMILY OFFICES

It is the standard caveat of the investment business: “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.” But are CPAs actually advising their clients accordingly?

IMGCAP(1)]If the stock market and your clients’ declining 401(k) balances are making them feel like they’ll never be able to fully retire or become financially stable, they’re not alone.

When asked to compare their financial situation to last year, 42 percent of Americans say they feel less secure now, according to a new Harris Poll.