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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 31, 2017
LPL's Dan Arnold: 'Uberization' is coming to advisers' offices

CEO says he wants to adopt a shared economy model to lower advisers' costs and make them more efficient.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS JUL 31, 2017
Fidelity Investments fires another salvo in the fee wars

Mutual fund company announces fee cuts to 14 of its stock and bond index funds, claiming they have less expensive comparable funds than archrival Vanguard.

By John Waggoner
NEWS RIAS JUL 31, 2017
HighTower's president resigns

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS JUL 31, 2017
Why RIAs are the future of financial advising

By Gillian Albert
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
Government to wind down Obama-era retirement savings program

The myRA program was available to workers with no employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401(k), and with little money to invest.

By John Waggoner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
Americans' savings rate sinks to lowest level in 9 years

Chances are, you aren't saving the way you used to.

By Bloomberg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2017
Raymond James looks to replicate recruiting success on West Coast

The firm is looking to match its success in the Northeast, including last year's acquisition of Alex. Brown and a 2013 agreement to partner with Steward Partners.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 28, 2017
Massachusetts regulator blasts SEC's Piwowar over fiduciary rule

William Galvin reiterates support for fiduciary standard in letter to DOL.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 28, 2017
Former Aegis Capital broker barred for skipping hearing

Kenneth L. Jones had been terminated for not disclosing outside business.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
Treasury Department to wind down Obama-era myRA retirement program

The program, which was aimed at workers with no employer-sponsored retirement plan and little money to invest, suffered from low demand and high costs

By John Waggoner
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2017
LPL's head count drops by almost 100 advisers in 2Q

Recruiting was down due to regulatory uncertainty, particularly over the DOL fiduciary rule, according to CEO Dan Arnold.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
U.S. plummets on global ranking for retirement security

Norway, Switzerland and Iceland hold on to the top three slots.

By Bloomberg
Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz

Only 18% of retirement age women can pass a basic quiz about how to make a nest egg last in retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2017
Advisers: What about your retirement?

Formulating a holistic plan is a good approach for clients, and you as well.

By Joni Youngwirth
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2017
On Social Security, financial advisers tell clients to not count on much

Beyond debating its solvency, advisers embrace the reality of a broken system.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 27, 2017
Filling in the protection gap for high-income earning physicians

Many doctors find a serious gap between the benefits of traditional disability and the replacement of their true income.

By Jason Zimmerman
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2017
Merrill Lynch loses two teams managing $500 million to Raymond James

Separate four-person and two-person groups join employee unit in Tucson, Ariz.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS JUL 27, 2017
Hanson McClain sells majority interest to private equity firm

Founders of the RIA will stay on and use proceeds to expand into new markets.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RIAS JUL 27, 2017
Fidelity taps Goldman Sachs to expand lending services through RIAs

Streamlined non-purpose loans use investment portfolios as collateral.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2017
Most women flunk retirement income literacy quiz

Many female clients want advisers to educate them about investing and longevity risks.

By Mary Beth Franklin