Personal Investing

SAC Capital Advisors manager arrested on insider-trading charges

2013-03-29 05:35:00

In another sign of the government's intense focus on illicit trading on Wall Street, the FBI early Friday arrested a longtime SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager on insider-trading charges.� Federal agents took Michael Steinberg into custody at his...

Aunt's nursing home hinders exit

2011-07-25 00:00:00

My aunt is in a nursing home. They tell us she isn't allowed to leave unless she gets the doctor's permission. If she does, she has to sign a statement saying she doesn't hold them liable and will lose all her healthcare coverage. She is on Medicare....

California government gets B-minus in corruptibility report

2012-03-19 16:40:57

Jon B. Lovelace dies at 84; head of American Funds

2011-11-18 00:00:00

Jon B. Lovelace, who led the Los Angeles-based American Funds mutual fund company as it became one of the country's largest money management firms, has died. He was 84. His family said Lovelace died of natural causes at his home in Santa Barbara on...

Practical Matters: How to select a health savings account

2010-05-24 00:00:00

Pay for most prescription drugs, physician visits and medical equipment out of one's own pocket but have enormous medical expenses — say after an accident or surgery — covered by an insurance company. To many Americans, that seems like a...

Falling T-bond yields leave Wall St. guessing about the message

2009-09-29 16:33:43

Tech stocks score big gains to lead the market in '09

2009-12-23 16:33:35

Sign up for health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts for savings

2009-10-19 00:00:00

Employers are beginning to send out information to employees about signing up for 2010 health insurance. Last week, we offered some strategies for maximizing coverage and possibly reducing costs. This week, we have a few more ideas to share. Most...

Insurers see banking future

2009-11-24 14:53:41

*This piece originally ran on A1 on Wednesday, October 22, 2008.* WellPoint Inc., the nation's largest health insurance company, ran into a snag last year while pursuing an important new business initiative. Federal banking regulators insisted on...

More Health Costs Would Shift to Individuals

2006-02-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — President Bush, in his new budget, wants to pare back many of the government safety nets that cushion the effect of illness and old age for millions of Americans, replacing them with arrangements the White House says assure greater...

Fees Eat Away at Employees' 401(k) Nest Eggs

2006-04-23 00:00:00

John Fuchs was checking his 401(k) account online one afternoon when he saw something that seemed amiss. Listed along with his regular contributions was a $48 charge, in red. That's odd, he thought. Why would anyone be taking money out of his account?...

Gates Foundation to keep its investment approach

2007-01-14 00:00:00

Despite recent statements that it planned several changes, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will keep its current approach to investing its endowment, Patty Stonesifer, its chief executive, says. It would be naive, Stonesifer said in a letter...

Darius A. Gill has been promoted to managing director of the foundation and institutional advisors group in the central region at Northern Trust. Gill has more than two decades of investment experience working with both institutional and wealth management clients.

2012-10-12 10:37:00

Thompson brings more than 12 years of investment leadership experience from Morningstar Investment Management, where he focused on advisory, consulting, implementation, management, and portfolio management.

2012-10-03 12:11:00

, the Chicago bank announced Wednesday. Nixon will manage more than $163 billion in assets and oversee portfolio managers at Northern Trust's Personal Financial Services offices across 18 states.

2011-11-16 00:00:00