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NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2017
LPL spent big on recruiting in 2016

Broker-dealer's forgivable loan balance was $136.7 million last year, up 44.7% over the previous year.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 16, 2017
Former adviser sentenced to six months for insider trading

Ex-Oppenheimer employee in Providence must also forfeit $386,000

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2017
Medicare rules differ for small business owners and employees

They must enroll when they turn 65 or face lifelong penalties.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why Warren Buffett thinks America's best days still lie ahead
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 16, 2017
Why Warren Buffett thinks America's best days still lie ahead

These passages from the billionaire's shareholder letters may make you feel a little better, or a little more cynical, depending on your frame of mind.

By Bloomberg
NEWS OPINION MAR 16, 2017
Confidence: How you can give it to young financial advisers and watch them run with it

The InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 project is back, and we need your help finding and bolstering the next generation of talent.

By CNELSON
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2017
Small-market retirement plan advisers face big-time challenges

By Tim Irvin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2017
Finra is asking broker-dealers, 'What's in your clients' 529 savings plans?'

Here are some ways your firm can prepare for that discussion.

By Kamran Fotouhi
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2017
Retirement industry to undergo major changes with or without DOL fiduciary rule

Firms are moving forward with changes because it makes sense for advisers and their clients.

By Cynthia Dash
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2017
Some active target-date fund managers shine as passive management continues 401(k) onslaught

American Funds and American Century saw the largest percentage growth last year among prominent TDF providers.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2017
Why keeping inheritance expectations realistic can help avoid conflict later

Family conflicts often arise when money mixes with grief.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2017
Merrill Lynch outlines plans for its 401(k) fiduciary platform

Wirehouse is broadening the pool of advisers who can work with retirement plans as an investment fiduciary.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2017
Broker-dealer Aegis Capital facing investigation from Finra, SEC and FINCEN

An SEC filing did not say why the firm is being investigated and a lawyer for the firm declined to comment.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 15, 2017
Hall of famer Mike Piazza's 'distant cousin' leaves Merrill Lynch for Raymond James

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2017
InvestmentNews expands retirement plan adviser coverage

<i>InvestmentNews</i> announced Wednesday that it is expanding its retirement plan adviser coverage by recruiting a nationally recognized expert of that growing market to help guide its efforts.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2017
Will the DOL fiduciary rule kill 401(k) plan referrals?

The regulation may not cause a flood of new referrals as non-specialists exit the 401(k) market. It might actually have the opposite effect.

By Fred Barstein
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2017
How to service small retirement plans and still make a profit

Outsourcing ongoing investment monitoring and education meetings, taking work on a project basis and charging a flat fee are ways advisers can help small plans while making revenue.

By Aaron Pottichen
NEWS OPINION MAR 15, 2017
Keep calm and carry on with both commissions and fees

Advisers must act in the best interest of clients and present them with all available retirement income offerings

By John Kennedy
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2017
Financial Planning Coalition: DOL fiduciary rule delay harms investors, violates regulatory requirements

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2017
Why Robert Shiller is so suspicious of the Trump rally

The Nobel Prize-winning economist notes that stocks are almost as expensive now as they were on the eve of the 1929 crash.

By Bloomberg
6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice
NEWS OPINION MAR 14, 2017
6 essential ingredients to life insurance advice

Life insurance is the last, largest, most-neglected asset on clients' balance sheets and in desperate need of management.

By Barry Flagg