Will Leitch

Two years into his career as a fullback with the Miami Dolphins, Rob Konrad was in the locker room after practice when a teammate, a fellow young player, started talking about some of his Konrad, who had majored in...

A.G. Edwards is not the first brokerage firm to encourage its brokers to continue their education, but the firm has come up with a novel twist: Its education program now serves as college credit.

A new study by AXA Financial says Americans are more confident about their retirement—and better prepared for it financially—than the citizens of other developed nations.

In his annual economic predictions last year, Bob Doll, president and chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Management hit .700. If he is anywhere near as accurate for 2005, we’re in for a rocky...

As Americans donate to tsunami disaster-relief efforts, the brokerage industry is chipping in as well. According to the SIA, there is no organized, industrywide effort to raise relief funds, but individual firms are...

An A.G. Edwards rep sat down at his desk last November to a huge pile of mail. The usual assortment of bills, junk mail and account statements awaited him, but so did something else: a sponge. Specifically, a sponge...

Morgan Stanley was hit recently with a suit involving investors from Idaho and New Hampshire, who called into question a Morgan requirement that all arbitration disputes be settled under New York law. Though no other...

To virtually no one's surprise, regulators have begun scrutinizing how 529 plans are peddled. In December, the SEC and NASD sent a letter of inquiry to Edward Jones and American Funds, requesting information on how...