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Wealthy millennials go online for retirement planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2015
Wealthy millennials go online for retirement planning

But young investors still do tax, estate and debt planning offline, even as the market shifts fast

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2015
LPL to weigh in on tax reform with new federal policy push

Nicole Petrosino, LPL's new head of federal government relations, outlines the firm's agenda, including getting advisers in front of their own elected officials

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Which is better, an active or passive target date fund?

Over the long term the two types of funds have similar returns, Morningstar finds.

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Active or passive target-date funds have similar returns, Morningstar finds

Actively managed and passively managed target-date funds produce similar investment returns over longer time frames, new research shows.

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Target date funds are working but they can be expensive

Target date funds are throwing off solid returns and protecting investors from their worst instincts. But they can be expensive.

By Bloomberg
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses
OPINION APR 23, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses

Fees and expenses matter, but in a procedurally prudent investment process, their management should account for less than 10% of a fiduciary's total efforts

By Don Trone
Finra bars owner of B-D that sells equipment-leasing funds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2015
Finra bars owner of B-D that sells equipment-leasing funds

Regulator charges Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott with misusing investors funds, fines her $100,000.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2015
Schorsch's RCS Capital closes Cetera Financial Group acquisition

The $1.15 billion deal brings in 6,600 reps and four B-Ds under the RCAP umbrella.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH APR 22, 2015
The challenge of becoming paperless

A tale of finding a solution to the yellow pad.

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2015
SEC falls short on its own accounting, GAO says

Government watchdog says securities regulator vulnerable to cyberattacks.

By Bloomberg
Bridging the gap between advisers and their elected representatives
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 22, 2015
Bridging the gap between advisers and their elected representatives

Opening the lines of communication with legislators helps build lasting relationships.

By Bloomberg
LPL cuts cash bonuses for top three executives in 2014
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2015
LPL cuts cash bonuses for top three executives in 2014

CEO Mark Casady takes biggest hit; $1.5M bonus is down 41% from previous year

By Bruce Kelly
Going paperless: Advice industry takes on challenge
FINTECH APR 22, 2015
Going paperless: Advice industry takes on challenge

In an industry notorious for documents and signatures, firms welcome chance to automate

By Joyce Hanson
More workers feel confident about retirement: EBRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2015
More workers feel confident about retirement: EBRI

New report also finds more people expect to retire after 65 but the median retirement age remains stuck at 62.

By Bloomberg
More workers feel confident about their retirement: EBRI
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2015
More workers feel confident about their retirement: EBRI

New report also finds more people expect to retire after 65 but the median retirement age remains stuck at 62.

By Bloomberg
Finra board approves changes to public communication rules
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2015
Finra board approves changes to public communication rules

Broker-dealer regulator says parts of communications rules that would be excised include the filing of generic investment company material and shareholder reports.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 21, 2015
Schorsch shows he's a major player in the independent broker-dealer industry

Nick Schorsch, who over the past five years grew to dominate the nontraded REIT business, this week put the independent broker-dealer industry on notice that he is a force to be reckoned with in that industry as well, with two deals in two days that would put his network second to LPL in rep headcount.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH APR 20, 2015
Question for advisers: Why did Verizon buy dial-up dinosaur AOL?

Because the company has its sights on mobile, and so should you.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH APR 20, 2015
Where are people searching for financial advisers, planners and brokers?

By Ellie Zhu
'Holy Child Girls' are a microcosm of baby boomers on verge of retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2015
'Holy Child Girls' are a microcosm of baby boomers on verge of retirement

The future looks golden in an author's informal survey

By Mary Beth Franklin