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The use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is making a huge difference in the profitability of advisory firms.

Financial advisers increased both their assets under management and their production figures last year, according to an annual report produced by practice management software maker PriceMetrix Inc.

More than a third of Americans spent more last year to insure everything from homes, cars and boats to their own life and health.

Nathan Behan, a senior investment analyst at Prima Capital Holdings, outlines some key recent and long-term trends in the markets in an economic report and analysis on the third quarter.

Pressure is building for higher dividends as U.S. companies from Google Inc. (GOOG) to Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) sit on record cash stockpiles, and payouts remain at three-year lows

Mutual fund managers are buying telecommunications stocks, many of them for the first time in years, as the sector emerges as a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster market

Brian Barish is known for his ability to talk in depth about the stocks in his portfolios, often strictly from memory

Nathan Behan, a senior investment analyst at Prima Capital Holdings, outlines some key recent and long-term trends in the markets in an economic report and analysis on the first quarter

The fastest growing mutual fund companies have one thing in common: They are anything but just plain-vanilla stock and bond asset management firms.

It's no surprise that advisers are worried about a multitude of economic problems

When it comes to the stock market, sin is in. So-called vice stocks in the tobacco, alcohol and defense industries generally are performing better than the overall market, which has moved in fits and starts in recent months. Looking forward, some analysts said that these companies are a good bet