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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 23, 2018
Advisor Group B-Ds recruited 614 advisers last year

Parent of FSC, Royal Alliance, SagePoint and Woodbury added $13 billion in AUA.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2018
New tool helps advisers estimate health care costs

Data analysis can illustrate how healthy behavior increases longevity and reduces retirement expenses.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 23, 2018
Retirement risks keep rising

Increasing longevity is a key factor explaining why a growing portion of Americans aren't ready for retirement.

By Justin Fox
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2018
How 401(k) deductions were saved in budget drama

Diverse efforts and a tweet from Trump came together for rescue

By Hazel Bradford
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2018
Social Security payments to continue during government shutdown

Limited services available in field offices during funding lapse.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RIAS JAN 22, 2018
RIA mergers and acquisitions set another record in 2017

More smaller transactions brought the average size deal down to $881 million from just over $1 billion in 2016.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS JAN 22, 2018
XY Planning Network payment tool now available for all fee-based planners

Michael Kitces and Alan Moore want paying for financial advice to be as easy as Netflix subscription.

By Ryan W. Neal
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 22, 2018
Morgan Stanley seeks to clarify Harold Ford Jr.'s termination

Firm says he was not fired for sexual misconduct.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2018
Fidelity charging new fee on Vanguard assets held in 401(k) plans

The 0.05% fee is ostensibly a response to Vanguard's distribution model, but may also make the company's funds less attractive due to higher cost.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 22, 2018
UBS adviser count continues to decline

Firm to merge U.S., global wealth management units on Feb. 1

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Finra launches helpline for small-firm members

Broker-dealer regulator calls it an outcome of a Finra360 self-examination.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Slower second half doesn't derail record pace of RIA acquisitions

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2018
Two sentenced in fraud case for inflating price and trading volume of penny stock

Broker Christopher 'Smitty' Cervino and investment adviser Sheik F. Khan defrauded investors out of million of dollars, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS OPINION JAN 22, 2018
Financial advisers should avoid error by omission and consider reverse mortgages

The vast majority of financial services professionals still fail to incorporate home equity planning or reverse mortgages into their practices

By Jamie Hopkins
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2018
Are you walking into a TDF trap?

Outdated assumptions about younger investors risk harming their returns.

By David M. Haviland
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2018
Lawsuits push 401(k) plan sponsors to cut fees

About 83% of plan sponsors reviewed their fees, and of those, 40% reduced overall fees, according to a new study.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS OPINION JAN 19, 2018
How advisers can manage IRA rollover risk under the DOL fiduciary rule

Analyzing rollovers could involve some challenging steps, like gathering information about investments, services and expenses in the retirement plan.

By Fred Reish
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 19, 2018
Wells Fargo loses rep managing $178 million to Stifel

Greg Greenberg switches firms in Overland Park, Kansas.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 19, 2018
State fiduciary rules may be reckoning for life insurance industry

Unlike DOL fiduciary rule, New York's best-interest rule covers life insurance sales and could be a harbinger for other states

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RIAS JAN 19, 2018
SEC bars broker-adviser Frank Mazzola

Charges participation in securities sales without being registered.

By Bloomberg