Annuity providers will tell you their products are the only way to guarantee lifetime retirement income, outside of Social Security and a defined benefit pension. While that may be true, the promises and potential are frequently misrepresented or misunderstood. Advisors need a realistic grasp of exactly how and where annuities can best fit in a…

Fifth Third Bancorp was one of four banks involved in the bidding for failed bank First Republic as it was about to be seized by regulators.

Pop quiz: name a company that doubled its earnings during the pandemic but now trades more cheaply than it did at the start of 2020, even as sales hit new records. If you didn’t say Thermo Fisher Scientific (ticker: TMO), it may be because you forgot about this Covid beneficiary. Or because you never knew…

Fifth Third Bancorp posted first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates while highlighting metrics to show the bank is stable in its first quarterly report following industry turmoil last month.

One of the first questions I often get asked after clients welcome a new baby into their family is, “what is the best way to save money for their college education?” Not only are the baby’s parents interested in saving as much as possible for their child’s college education, but grandparents are often interested in…