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Social Security closes claiming loophole for people with disabilities
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2015
Social Security closes claiming loophole for people with disabilities

A minor change in the Social Security Program Operations Manual System late last year resulted in a big change in the rights of people who receive Social Security disability benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH APR 20, 2015
Optimizing your site can give you a leg up

Take the time to get your site mobile-ready, and make sure the content on it is easily readable and navigable

By MFXFeeder
State Street gets the cold shoulder from financial advisers
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 19, 2015
State Street gets the cold shoulder from financial advisers

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: State Street gets poor marks from financial advisers, despite dedicated efforts to mend fences and build new relationships.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 19, 2015
Shifting focus is in brokers' best interests

Time for the industry to respond positively to a fiduciary standard, perhaps seeking a few clarifications and minor tweaks, but no longer seeking to kill it entirely.

By MFXFeeder
CEOs are passing the buck to the strength of the buck
EQUITIES APR 17, 2015
CEOs are passing the buck to the strength of the buck

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: No longer blaming earnings shortfalls on the weather, CEOs are now passing the buck to the strong dollar.

By Jeff Benjamin
Sheryl Garrett, Wealthminder launch robo offering
FINTECH APR 17, 2015
Sheryl Garrett, Wealthminder launch robo offering

For $10 a month per client, advisers can access software to generate financial plans.

By Alessandra Malito
BlackRock shrinks money market lineup, affecting $200B in assets
EQUITIES APR 17, 2015
BlackRock shrinks money market lineup, affecting $200B in assets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The firm is closing or consolidating 20 money market funds with $200 billion in assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Don't let your business go down in flames like Kodak
OPINION APR 17, 2015
Don't let your business go down in flames like Kodak

Insights from Peter Diamandis, the renowned pioneer in innovation, who is CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation.

By Steve Sanduski
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
SEC bans Lee Weiss from the brokerage and investment advisory industry

Mr. Weiss and his firm will pay $8.4 million in relief to investors he duped in tobacco-related scheme

By Christine Idzelis
ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2015
Finra arbitrators award couple $16.6 million from BNP Paribas

In longest-running arbitration case in 20 years, panel rules leveraged derivative investment was unsuitable.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
SEC says phony adviser is ripping off members of the military

The latest pretend adviser to emerge, Leroy Brown Jr., may win a grand prize for lying.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies

While disclosures of negative personal financial events are not pleasant, the consequences of not making them can be severe.

By Gregg J. Breitbart
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2015
Feud over Robin Williams' estate highlights need for specificity in trusts

The late comedian's estate plan is back in the headlines: This time, his beneficiaries are embroiled in a legal fight over the interpretation of his trust.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2015
Investor confusion about fiduciary duty not likely to be resolved by proposed DOL rule

New study finds that clients believe their financial advisers act in their best interests, even when they aren't required to.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
In Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, a nod to passive investing
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
In Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, a nod to passive investing

Brokers who sell index funds may get a leg up from newly proposed requirements that would impose more stringent advice standards.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Blurred lines surround estate of Marvin Gaye

Heirs win a court fight, but it all could have been avoided

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Columnists
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
What it takes to be a fiduciary

By Ellie Zhu
Fiduciary foes are spitting into the wind
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE APR 15, 2015
Fiduciary foes are spitting into the wind

New regulations aside, megatrends will demand that advisers align themselves with clients.

By Blaine F. Aikin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Protecting vulnerable aging clients

Securities industry faces incalculable risks that require rigorous internal controls to manage relationships with aging investors

By Brandon S. Reif
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep

Survey intended to inform regulators, prevent financial abuse of elders.

By Alessandra Malito