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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2017
Let's get real about dividend stocks

Like many good stories, the narrative is better than the reality.

By Michael Finke
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2017
SEC bars rep sentenced for securities fraud

Gerald Cocuzzo involved in $131 million market manipulation scheme.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS SEP 19, 2017
Adviser files motion to dismiss claim he was involved in fake news about murdered DNC staffer

Complaint alleges Ed Butowsky and Fox News 'worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House' to concoct phony story to divert attention from Russian hacking in 2016 presidential campaign.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2017
Managed futures funds have fared poorly, but could shine in a market downturn

The funds can bet on rising or falling prices, and have a low correlation with stocks or bonds.

By John Waggoner
NEWS RIAS SEP 19, 2017
Path to Growth: Why RIA firms leverage M&A as a growth strategy

By Christopher V. Gunderson
NEWS RIAS SEP 18, 2017
SEC bars former rep for alleged share price manipulation

George Thoreson tried to keep penny stock's price high to enable Nasdaq listing.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 18, 2017
Finra bars former First Allied broker with history of social media miscues

John Kai had been fired earlier this year for violations of communications policies, outside business activities and borrowing funds from a client, to name a few.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 18, 2017
Nevada fiduciary law raises concerns among retirement professionals, brokerage industry

Critics complain that it conflicts with ERISA and SEC rules and has potential to spur other states to pass their own version of a fiduciary rule.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 18, 2017
Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo lose reps to Baird

Brokers in Chicago and Nashville collectively managed $325 million.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS ESG SEP 18, 2017
Impax Asset Management to acquire Pax World

Move will create global sustainable investing firm managing $13.9 billion

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
American workers vs. investors: Who pays more taxes?

Politicians have intentionally set tax rates on wages much higher than those on long-term investment returns.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Social Security COLA could get wiped out by Medicare costs

But higher-income retirees' health insurance costs might remain the same.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RIAS SEP 15, 2017
Broker-dealers and RIAs at loggerheads over fiduciary rule delay

Companies and groups weighing in with comment letters have vastly different viewpoints on the delay's potential impact.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2017
Merrill Lynch duo managing $140 million goes hybrid

Atlanta-based Scott McQuilken and Richard Reasoner affiliate with Arkadios Capital.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2017
Are you really on track for retirement? Try this tool

New software uses big data to estimate the chances that your personalized retirement strategy will actually succeed, then refines the plan if it won't.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2017
The value of advice

By Gillian Albert
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2017
SEC fines SunTrust for recommending higher-cost fund shares

Using institutional shares would have saved investors $1.1 million, agency says.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2017
Retirement benefits for military families

Help spread the word to clients and friends who might benefit from one of these retirement provisions.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 14, 2017
SEC warns RIAs about exaggerating investment performance and other misleading advertising practices

The regulator's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert Thursday about potential violations of advertising rules.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 14, 2017
Morgan Stanley loses $133M rep team to Ameriprise

Father-and-son William and Parker Wiseman join employee unit in Boston.

By InvestmentNews