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Technology is disrupting the financial services industry — here's how

Technology is upending workflow and processes in the financial services industry.

What Will Win the Next 5 Years in Financial Services?

To keep up with potentially disruptive competitors, financial firms must embrace connected data and planning.

Here's the best financial advice the country's top advisors ever got

Financial advisors need money tips, too. In fact, sometimes a salient piece of advice led them into the industry. We asked advisors from firms that made the FA 100 list for 2019 for the best money and investing advice tips they ever received.

Should you give an anchor investor a stake in your fund’s management company?

Raising capital for a new fund is always hard. But should you give preferential economics or other benefits to a seed anchor investor who makes a material commitment to the fund?

Tax Deductions You Won't Believe

Here are some examples of deductions from the IRS that were permitted and some that were, uh, too creative.

10 Highest Dividend Yielding Stocks

Let's put these high-yielding stocks to the test to determine if any are actually worth owning.

Impulse Buys Make You Feel Good, But At What Price? : Enemy of Debt

According to the 2012 Shopper Engagement Study, we as consumers make grocery shopping decisions in the store at a rate of 76%, causing us to spend more than originally intended. Even with the best laid plans, coupons, shopping circulars, and a specific list statistics show we are drawn to spend more. Research shows tough current economic conditions cause us to “splurge” at the grocery store for psychological reasons we don’t even realize at the time. As I pondered that thought I realized even…

Stock Brokers vs. Underwriters: What's the Difference?

Learning about underwriting and agency roles at a brokerage can give insight into how securities are issued and traded.

Selling stocks on inflation fears? Financial pros wouldn’t

Inflation is one of those economic terms most of us know just enough about to be afraid of. We know it erodes our money over time, and that it arrives in the form of higher prices for everyday good…

How Stocks Do During Geopolitical Events

The impact to stocks from major geopolitical events historically has been short-lived, according to data from LPL Financial Research.

When Rates Go Up, Do Stocks Go Down?

Should stock investors worry about changes in interest rates?<br>Research shows that, like stock prices, changes in interest rates and bond prices are largely unpredictable.1 It follows that an investment strategy based upon attempting to exploit these sorts of changes isn’t likely to be a fruitful endeavor. Despite the unpredictable nature of interest rate changes, investors may still be curious about what might happen to stocks if interest rates go up.

Are Stocks Warning About A Coming Recession?

Do I Need a Broker to Buy Stocks?

If you are interested in buying stocks, you will need a brokerage—but not necessarily a broker—in all but the rarest cases of purchasing equities.

Financial Advisors Who Buy Individual Stocks and Bonds

Meet financial advisors who primarily invest directly in individual stocks and bonds for their clients to build diversified portfolio.

How to Invest in Stocks: A Beginner's Guide to Mutual Funds, Online Brokers, Stock Trading Apps...

It's actually a good time to start buying stocks — if you can spare the cash.

Retirement stocks have dropped financial advisers offer tips

When some people think of retirement they think of that money they've set aside for their relaxing years

What Is A Financial Bubble?

A lot of clients ask me: When is the bubble going to pop? What is the next bubble on the horizon? How do we prepare for the next bubble? My question back to them is always: Do you know what a bubbl…

How will higher interest rates affect stocks?

The connection between jobs, the prospect of Fed rate hikes and a stronger dollar has investors spooked

Chinese Stocks: Value Stocks or Traps?

Chinese stocks have sold off again and some have single digit P/Es. Is it time to buy?

Is It Time to Invest in Marijuana Stocks?

Two perspectives on investing in the fast-growing -- and risky -- cannabis industry.