Bonds are a better option than cash and less volatile than stocks, but investors should be mindful of headwinds and possibly rethink their fixed-income allocations, says Morningstar's Christine Benz.
Morgan Stanley gave Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Gorman a compensation package for 2012 that's 30% less than his 2011 award, excluding a new incentive package, a person familiar with the decision said.
Community banks are starting to regain some traction when it comes to bringing in fees from deposit accounts. The Federal Reserve Board dealt banks a setback in July 2010 with Regulation E, requiring customer permission for enrollment in overdraft programs. It wasespecially harsh on smaller banks, ...