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Some public employees may not be eligible for survivor benefits.

For a couple of years now, a number of entrepreneurs have been racing to solve the same problem…

It is an empirical fact that on average, homeowners have a higher net worth than those who rent.

Waiting to make sure you maximize your benefits may undermine retirement income. Yes, you read that correctly.

t is time to embrace a uniform fiduciary standard, Dick Averitt, the chairman of Raymond James Financial Services told a packed general session at its national conference for professional development.

Finding the right financial planner can be a confusing process. To simplify the search, the SEC has released a new bulletin that contains tips for finding one.

Investors who worked with a financial adviser from 2006 to 2009 outperformed those that didn’t by 4%, and that gap becomes more pronounced in times of economic uncertainty.

Regulators tell investors to work with a professional who is licensed, as it affords investors ‘certain legal protections’.

The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard has published a white paper that discusses the Six Core Fiduciary Duties identified by the Institute as embodying the major elements of fiduciary responsibility under the Advisers Act of 1940.

According to a recent study published in Science magazine, if you’re poor and mismanage your money, you may be very capable of making good financial decisions.