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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Indexed, variable annuities big winners of a proposed delay

Indexed annuity distribution would have been upended in January, but a delay preserves the status quo.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2017
Court orders RIA to pay nearly $2 million for defrauding athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III of Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Blazer Capital Management was barred last year

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
HUD budget wording may threaten reverse mortgage protections

Senators seek clarification on 2-year-old rule that gave surviving spouses certain rights.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2017
Average age of advisers is falling — and so is their pay

Survey finds more firms hiring younger advisers, which is bringing average salaries down.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
How one 401(k) adviser is successfully prospecting clients under the DOL fiduciary rule

The approach leverages relationships with property and casualty insurance brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 09, 2017
S&P: Managers still faring miserably vs. indexes

Some bright spots in value, small-cap international.

By John Waggoner
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2017
DOL seeks to delay fiduciary rule until July 2019

Battle intensifies as DOL seeks to push off implementation until July 2019.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS AUG 09, 2017
Private equity investors zero in on the RIA business

P-E proves to be ready and willing to invest in RIAs, but many will be looking to sell in three to seven years.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 09, 2017
Finra bars former AXA rep for failure to appear at hearing

Ex-AXA broker was fired by firm for misrepresentations in VA sales.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS FIXED INCOME AUG 09, 2017
Is inflation a real and present danger?

Low unemployment could spell rising prices.

By John Waggoner
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 09, 2017
Pimco and T. Rowe Price warn investors it's time to reduce risk

Firms join chorus of voices urging caution in an expensive market.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
What would Steve Jobs do if he ran the 401(k) business?

The Apple visionary would get customers to buy the latest product, simplify share classes and create a seamless retirement-plan ecosystem.

By Aaron Pottichen
NEWS FINTECH AUG 09, 2017
The latest in financial adviser #FinTech (August 2017)

Welcome to the August issue – where we look at the big news, announcements and underlying trends.

By Michael Kitces
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 09, 2017
National Planning Holdings CEO to advisers: No comment on LPL takeover talk

CEO Scott E. Romine sent an email regarding the rumors to the 3,500 reps and advisers affiliated with the network's broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 09, 2017
Documents to prepare before sending children off to college

Advisers can help clients avoid scary and painful situations with kids age 18 and older.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
Good health is key to retirement security

Incorporating health-care costs into retirement plans can boost an adviser's value.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 08, 2017
Kestra Financial acquires 600-rep H. Beck

Second big independent broker-dealer acquisition in as many weeks.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
As longevity stalls, corporations enjoy a windfall on pensions, benefits

Firms are cutting the estimates of what they'll have to pay retirees, and in some cases, it adds up to billions.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2017
Financial trade groups to DOL: Advisers dumping small accounts

As the comment-letter deadline for the Labor Department's fiduciary rule hits, industry organizations warn of orphaned accounts.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
Health care reform could affect muni bonds

By James Dearborn, Head of Municipal Bond Investments and Senior Portfolio Manager