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First Female SEC Commissioner Dies at 86

Roberta Karmel, nominated by President Jimmy Carter, enforced, practiced and taught securities law for 60 years before retiring in 2022.

Many Retirees Consider Returning to Work

A Nationwide survey of people between the ages of 60 and 65 finds that many of those who have already retired are looking at working again.

Drop Your Old-Fashioned Ideas About Seniors

An AARP expert say business people need to understand this growing and radically evolving group if they want to succeed.

Why Doctors and Pharmacists Are in Revolt

They are being asked to do more as staffing dwindles, leading to exhaustion and anxiety about putting patients at risk.

Byron Wien, Wall Street Seer of the Unexpected, Dies at 90

At age 80, Byron Wien compiled “20 Life Lessons” from a long career as a Wall Street soothsayer. “Never retire” was No. 20.

Leading Geneticist Tracks Nazi Loot

He sets aside time each week to find the silver Judaica his family lost to the Nazis during the horrors of World War II.

Writing a Bestseller Didn’t Qualify Her for a Mortgage

When “Maid” became a bestseller and then a hit Netflix series, it looked to the world like she had become rich. But getting a mortgage was hard.

How I Built My Lawyer-Loving Super Niche

Here are tips to help you build or expand your own advisory niche, no matter where you choose to focus. (By Jen Dawson)

Music Student in Tune with Life at Retirement Community

A young pianist pursuing two master’s degrees is benefitting as much as seniors through her unique living arrangement.

401(k) Loans Surge While Emergency Savings Dwindle

A new T. Rowe Price study has raised alarms about rising 401(k) loans and a dip in emergency savings.

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Stress Is Mounting for Working Women: Deloitte

Burnout is being fueled by inflexible return-to-office mandates coupled with lack of support in the office and at home.

Raymond James Welcomes Tampa, Fla., Financial Advisor With $125M

Sloane Fox and her practice, Sloane Financial Planning in Tampa, Fla., previously were affiliated with Merrill Lynch.

U.S. Annuity Sales Hit First Quarter Record of $113.5B, up 21%

Fixed-rate deferred annuities dominated in the first quarter with $48 billion in sales, 42% of the total annuity market.

Business Groups Sue FTC to Stop Noncompete Ban

The suit called the ban “a vast overhaul of the national economy, and applies to a host of contracts that could not harm competition in any way.”

FTC Issues Ban on Worker Noncompete Clauses

The Federal Trade Commission says employers can no longer, in most cases, stop their employees from going to work for rival companies.

Inspire Investing’s newest faith-based ETF surpasses $100M AUM in 11 days

The new Inspire 500 ETF offers access to U.S. large cap, “biblically screened companies” at the lowest price point available.

Biden Rule Grants Overtime Pay to 4 Million Workers

The new Biden rule goes even further to extend overtime pay than an Obama-era rule that was struck down in court.