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EQUITIES OCT 24, 2014
Are online investors actually panicking at the sight of market volatility?

Covestor sees investors tinkering around the edges of their allocations, but not much actual fear

By Bhargav Shivarthy
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2014
5 year-end tax strategies to put in place now

Tips to help make 2014's bill less painful than 2013's

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2014
Wunderlich and fired LPL broker part ways

Former star LPL broker and Houston branch manager James &quot;Jeb&quot; Bashaw is no longer joining Wunderlich Securities, and is also fighting back against <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141013/FREE/141019977&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>LPL's allegations</a>.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2014
Early filers cannot choose their Social Security benefits

Retirees can only restrict claims to spousal benefits if they wait until their full retirement age to file for benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH OCT 23, 2014
Where advisers can find help with social media

You don't have to go too far to get the assistance you need to leverage today's tech tools

By Sheryl Rowling
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2014
Deadline looms for small-business 401(k) plans

Basic retirement plans don't cost a lot to set up, can be useful recruitment and retention benefit.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2014
How Social Security annual increases are calculated

COLA formula was established by law in 1972.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How Social Security annual increases are calculated
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2014
How Social Security annual increases are calculated

COLA formula was established by law in 1972.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2014
Savings targets for retirement health care costs fall in 2014

But retirees will still need to prepare for rising health care costs in the long run, expert warns.

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 22, 2014
Analysts question whether LPL is out of the regulatory woods

Analysts are unnerved by LPL Financial's inability to close the cash register on regulatory charges after CEO Mark Casady <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141021/FREE/141029976&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">said compliance failures could cost $23 million</a> in the third quarter.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2014
Social Security COLA for 2015 lacks fizz

Benefits will rise 1.7% next year, coming to about $20 extra per month. Some argue the increase won't even cover health care inflation

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES OCT 22, 2014
Holiday spending can't come soon enough for the economy, markets

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Investors banking on holiday spending. Plus: Less-secure Social Security, when gold and platinum run in stride, Facebook is now bigger than IBM, and the tired saga on endless office meetings.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2014
The new and improved Social Security statements

Unlike the previous version, the mailed one now highlights full retirement age.

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2014
Financial planning clients not getting what they pay for: study

Financial planning clients not getting what they pay for because of a lack of government-enforced professional standards, according to the study sponsor, the Financial Planning Coalition

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION OCT 21, 2014
Do we really need more deliberation on the fiduciary standard, commissioner?

It is time for the commission to get to work and craft a rule to make this policy a reality.

By Barbara Roper
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2014
GOP takeover of Senate could make fate of investment adviser issues unclear

A Republican majority would likely boost the passage of GOP-favored bills, but not the consideration of industry concerns.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2014
Terminated $2.5 billion Merrill Lynch team plans to fight back

An elite private banking duo plans to take legal action accusing the wirehouse of wrongful termination last month, their attorney says.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2014
Why financial advisers still hate reverse mortgages

While a lifesaver for some clients, they remain a high-fee trap for many.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 21, 2014
The secret Goldman Sachs tapes

How one brave federal regulator got the goods on the New York Fed's hands-off policy toward Goldman.

By Michael Lewis
EQUITIES OCT 20, 2014
Vanguard's John Bogle beats the low-fee drum, takes a fresh swipe at active management

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: John Bogle says retirement plans will suffer under active management fees. Plus: Cheap oil's fallout hits gold prices, media hype overstates the Fed's taper tap-out, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin