LPL Financial, the nation's largest independent broker-dealer, is reportedly acquiring Commonwealth Financial Network, an elite Waltham, Mass.-based RIA/broker-dealer with more than $300 billion in ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) is intensifying its scrutiny of broker-dealer and registered representative rollover recommendations and obligations, according to Fred Reish, a ...

Wealth Enhancement has added to its footprint in Texas with the acquisition of XO Wealth Management, an independent RIA in Dallas that manages $516 million in client assets, according to a news ...

Corporate bond buyers should be better compensated for stress caused by escalating trade wars, according to JPMorgan Asset Management.

Jose Rodriguez of Texas embezzled more than $5.5 million from Morgan Stanley and its clients, prosecutors said.

While consumer sentiment readings have been dismal of late, it remains to be seen whether they’re a good predictor of spending. Goods outlays bounced back on demand for durable goods like cars, while ...

Consumers expect prices to rise at an annual rate of 4.1% over the next five to 10 years, the data released Friday showed. That’s the highest since February 1993 and above the 3.9% preliminary reading ...

Bonds issued by companies such as Staples Inc.; Saks Inc.; Europe’s largest debt collector, Intrum AB; and British carmaker Aston Martin are among highly active bonds vulnerable to forced unwinds.

Example 1: Robert, a 40-year-old construction worker living paycheck to paycheck, won $15 million in a state lottery. He was ecstatic, purchasing a new house and car and sharing some of his newfound ...

Private creditors are filling the gap in providing capital for new power generation, a report by the firm says.

Nevada, which has no capital-gains tax and no estate tax, isn’t the only place Washingtonians are looking. There is Arizona, where income and capital gains are taxed at 2.5% and there is no estate tax ...