Advisers in general are back in the pink, making more money, gathering more assets under management and generally feeling upbeat about their prospects.

Financial advisers have known for some time that Americans have lost confidence in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement, but for confidence to plunge just as economic indicators were perking up?

Brokers and financial advisers looking to make more money and have more control over the type of clients they serve and the investments they recommend continued to flood the independent channel at a swift pace in 2010, according to a broker and adviser sentiment index survey conducted on behalf of Fidelity Investments.

Hugh Frater loses the "interim" title, taking full control of the government-sponsored enterprise as Congress begins debating (again) the future of Fannie as well as Freddie Mac.

Lawmakers still have a long way to go before enacting housing finance reform, but the testimony could signal how future legislative talks will play out.

Low unemployment and the promise of millions of new jobs have some in the industry seeing a chance to increase membership and lending in the Lone Star State.

It's a mistake to assume that potential customers recall long-ago sales interactions. You must refresh their memories.

"Voluntary changes are not enough to assure that our lowest-income consumers will be protected in the long run," writes the Democratic House member from New York City.

In her new book, “Direct: The Rise of the Middleman Economy and the Power of Going to the Source,” Columbia Law professor Kathryn Judge examines how middlemen offer — and often limit — consumer choice.