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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2017
Finra orders Morgan Stanley to return $200,000 in variable annuity sale

Arbitration panel says prospectus, fees may not have been sufficiently revealed beforehand

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS OCT 11, 2017
Raymond James lands $5B custody and clearing client

Virginia-based Capitol Securities Management to move its business from Pershing next spring.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2017
401(k) referrals rare from wealth managers despite DOL fiduciary rule

There are still many obstacles, especially for retirement plan advisers within independent broker-dealers.

By Fred Barstein
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2017
What can Tabasco sauce teach advisers about 401(k) loans?

Decreasing the number of loans that can be tapped at once is just one way to lower 401(k) borrowing.

By Aaron Pottichen
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2017
Thank Richard Thaler for that bigger nest egg

How the Nobel Prize-winner's theories have boosted participation in retirement plans.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS OCT 10, 2017
Finra's Focus on UITs

Overlooking price discounts and pushing early rollovers can land firms in hot water

By Perrie Michael Weiner and Kirby Hsu
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 10, 2017
Giving to charity, the millennial way

How advisers can guide the younger generation's unique philanthropic style

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2017
Searing lessons from the crash of 1987

Thirty years later, market meltdown leaves a mark.

By John Waggoner
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 10, 2017
Finra cracks down on faulty variable annuity exchanges

Two recent enforcement actions highlight how the brokerage watchdog is upping its scrutiny and is unlikely to relent.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2017
Momentum is on a roll. But will it last?

If your clients don't have a long holding period and an appetite for risk, it might be better to wait until momentum cycles in and out of style once again.

By John Waggoner
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 09, 2017
Behavioral finance scholar Richard Thaler wins Nobel Prize in economics

Co-author of the best-seller 'Nudge,' he was honored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for building 'a bridge between the economic and psychological analyses of individual decision-making.'

By Bloomberg
NEWS OPINION OCT 09, 2017
It's time for the life insurance industry to ditch illustration comparisons

Top 10 reasons why it's time to 'break up' with projected policy values.

By Barry Flagg
How to pay for long-term care? Several funding options exist
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2017
How to pay for long-term care? Several funding options exist

There are alternative ways to fund long-term care if you need it, even if you’re not a millionaire 

By Ramon Berenguer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2017
Medicare rules are needlessly complex

The BENES Act would streamline enrollment, minimize coverage gaps and help seniors avoid paying costly penalties for missing deadlines.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS OPINION OCT 09, 2017
A primer on stable value funds for retirement plan advisers

The so-called 'safe' investments have a few quirks that make them much different beasts from money market funds.

By Anthony Isola
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2017
Dan Arnold's big gamble at LPL Financial

The new CEO takes on a huge acquisition and imposes new rules on incoming financial advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 06, 2017
SIFMA: State-level fiduciary rules would confuse investors

Managing director Lisa Bleier set to testify in Nevada workshop on state's new fiduciary law.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 06, 2017
Pew survey finds support for state auto-IRA programs

After having a typical state role in such programs explained to them, 64% said they support state sponsorship.

By Hazel Bradford
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 06, 2017
Finra CEO: Regulator will consider more transparency

Robert Cook, sitting down with critic David Burton of the Heritage Foundation, says Finra may become more open with board deliberations and how it spends fine money.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 06, 2017
Finra denies WSJ report that regulator has underperforming portfolio

Regulator says Journal's analysis makes improper comparison of returns.

By InvestmentNews