Here Are the Ways Employers May Be Shortchanging Your 401(k)

Aug 24, 2016

(Bloomberg) -- American workers often fail to scrutinize their 401(k) plans—they’re just happy to have one and trust their nest egg will grow. But in case you were thinking ignorance is bliss, more lawyers are saying that the guy...

Edward Jones Decides to Plant a Flag on Brokerage Fees

Aug 23, 2016

(Bloomberg Gadfly) -- The Department of Labor rocked the brokerage world several months ago when it decreed that brokers must – horror of horrors – put their clients’ interests ahead of their own...

Advisors Used Brexit Dip as a Buying Opportunity

Jun 29, 2016

Britain’s surprise vote in favor of leaving the European Union last Thursday caught markets off guard, and the move has left many clients pondering the implications for their portfolios. Most advisors are telling clients to stay the course...

Supermarkets, Fast Food Chains Offer Better Customer Experience

Jun 01, 2016

Where shopping is a pleasure. The investment industry could take a page from supermarkets and fast food chains when it comes to their customer experience. Supermarkets and fast food chains were rated the top two industries for customer experie...

Who’s Putting Client Interests First?

May 05, 2016

Many financial services firm say they put their clients’ interest ahead of their own, but the Department of Labor’s final fiduciary rule released last month “ensures that putting clients first is no longer a marketing slogan; it’s the law,” L...

Charles Schwab Tops in Investor Satisfaction

Apr 11, 2016

No. 1. Charles Schwab received the highest score among 20 full-service investment firms rated by J.D. Power and Associates. The firm scored an 837 (out of 1,000), followed by Edward Jones and Fidelity Investments at 822 and UBS Financial Servi...

Yachts for the Needy

Mar 24, 2016

Boats, Boats, Boats. | Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images Are your clients fed up with all of the unused yachts they have just floating around taking up space? Well, you’re in luck. SeaKeepers Society’s Yacht Donation Program is here to take unwanted...

"If I Had A Million Dollars..."

Mar 04, 2016

Click to view the full graphic. If $1 million landed in the laps of your clients today, nearly 40 percent of them say they would use it to buy land, according to a survey by Mirador Wealth. But the survey gave respondents only five options, an...

On Cybersecurity, a Divide Between Wall Street and Silicon Valley

Jan 15, 2016

Just before it went on holiday recess, Congress passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015, which provides legal protection to companies voluntarily sharing information about cyber threats with the government. The bill was...

Series 7 Prep Coming to College Campuses

Jan 11, 2016

If at first you don't succeed ... | Copyright Sean Gallup, Getty Images Edward Jones was the first firm to partner with the Securities Training Corporation to sponsor Series 7 prep courses at various universities in early 2015. But recently Al...