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Stifel Hit With Suit Over Excessive 401(k) Plan Fees, Fund Options
By Lynn CavanaughEmployees say the average fee of $79 is 182% higher than that of comparable retirement plans.
July 09, 2025
Court Fines Annuity Holder for Arguing Income Taxes Are VoluntaryThe judge added a $1,000 frivolous-position penalty to the total the taxpayer owed.
July 02, 2025
Widow Sues Fidelity Over Husband's Account in Beneficiary Designation CaseLeslie McCarthy contends that her late husband planned to share the account with her.
June 27, 2025
Trial Underway for Ex-Banker Charged With Murdering BofA ExecAnthony Duwayne Turner is fighting charges that he killed Michelle Avan, his former girlfriend.
June 26, 2025
Wisconsin 'Advisor' Bought 300 Snowmobiles With Client Money: ProsecutorsStanley Pophal is accused of luring at least 120 investors to buy promissory notes in a $15 million scheme.
June 25, 2025
Ex-Advisor Gets 8 Years for Bilking Clients, Widowed AuntScott Mason of Pennsylvania had pleaded guilty to misappropriating $17 million.
June 25, 2025
Appeals Court Sides With Beneficiary in Guardian Life SuitGuardian waived its right to cancel coverage by continuing to accept premium payments for years, a 5th Circuit panel ruled.
June 23, 2025
Advisors Sue Focus Financial Over 'Staggeringly Overbroad' RestrictionsEnforcement of the covenants would essentially bar the advisors, who resigned, from continuing in the industry, they argue.