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U.S. Vacation Homes Expected to Remain Attractive for Canadian Buyers: BMO

Overall, U.S. house prices have increased 19 per cent in the past two year

Hedge Funds Compensation Hits $347,000 A Year As EBIT Hits 24%

The average annual compensation for hedge fund workers is more than $300,000 and expected to keep rising as funds fight for the most talented managers

Financial Services Industry Falls Short in Serving Women Investors - Pershing

Advisors must understand that women invest with a purpose in mind in order to effectively serve them

Are Today's Emerging Affluent Investors Millionaires in the Making? - Fidelity

The 7th Fidelity® Millionaire Outlook Finds the Emerging Affluent Have the Potential to Exceed the Wealth of Today’s Millionaires, Based on 6 Wealth-Building Factors

Sales strategies: Three reasons digital marketing doesn't work

This is not what you’d expect from someone who leads a digital marketing firm, but it’s true, and the “truth will set you free”

Nearly 30% of U.S. HNW Investors Define Themselves As Self-Directed Investors

The report focuses on the three constituencies of investors, providers, and asset managers.

Efficiency is no longer a strategy, it is a necessity for banks

At least 67% of bank IT budgets are still being spent on maintenance and compliance rather than transformative projects that can create value

Little Growth for Women in Senior Business Roles - Grant Thornton

International Women’s Day is this Sunday and an annual Grant Thornton survey released today finds weak growth for women in corporate leadership, as only 22% of senior business roles are held by women, down from 24% last year.

Funded Status of U.S. Corporate Pensions Rises Five Percent in February, According to BNY Mellon ISSG

Plan liabilities are calculated using the yields of long-term investment grade bonds

More new millionaires in Dallas than most of the U.S.

Dallas is a place the world associates with wealth, among other things, and a new report shows there's more of it than ever.

Forbes' Tamny: 'Robots Will Be Biggest Job Creators in History'

The capabilities of robots are increasing rapidly, leading some analysts to worry that they will take away human jobs

Wealth-X Reveals: The World’s Top 10 Wealthiest People Under 40

The list is dominated by other male technopreneurs, with four of the men deriving their fortunes from their early involvement in Facebook.

Quantitative Easing Not Working, BlackRock’s Fisher Says

BlackRock’s Peter Fisher says that central-bank bond-buying programs aren’t working.

Asian-Americans will soon be wealthiest Americans

The growing national concern about economic inequality raises many questions

Deutsche Bank releases annual Alternative Investment Survey

Deutsche Bank today released its 13th annual Alternative Investment Survey, one of the industry’s largest and longest standing hedge fund investor surveys

The World's Richest Hedge Fund Billionaires

There are 45 billionaires in the world who have made their fortunes managing hedge funds.

Robo-advisors have yet to prove their worth

The term robo-advisors refers to a group of online advisors that use computer algorithms instead of costly financial advisors

69% Unprepared as Deadline Looms for More Secure Credit Cards

Adoption Rate Higher Among Richest Americans, But Still Under 50%

Research Reveals Majority of Retirees Likely to Move at Least Once During Retirement, With 30 Percent Moving into Larger Homes

Sixty-five percent of retirees say they are living in the best homes of their lives, according to a new Merrill Lynch study conducted in partnership with Age Wave.

Rise of Super-Ensembles Signals a Profound Shift in the Advisory Industry - Pershing

According to new research released by Pershing Advisor Solutions entitled Super-Ensembles: The Firms Who Are Shaping the Future of the Industry, a group of 250 super-ensemble firms are poised to shape the future of the advisory industry

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