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Steven Cohen gets back to managing money
NEWS ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2016
Steven Cohen gets back to managing money

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The dust around SAC Capital has settled enough so that Steven Cohen has a new entry point into the asset management business.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2016
What Americans really pay in taxes

Are you paying your &quot;fair share&quot; in taxes? See how your tax burden stacks up against other taxpayers.

By Bloomberg
Gundlach calls negative rates 'dumbest, most horrible' idea
NEWS FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2016
Gundlach calls negative rates 'dumbest, most horrible' idea

Best place to hide if rates go negative is government bonds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wirehouses seen winning in DOL's final fiduciary rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2016
Wirehouses seen winning in DOL's final fiduciary rule

Brokers may continue selling higher-cost proprietary products if they meet certain conditions.

By Christine Idzelis
Active fund managers smarting from brutal 2016 start
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 14, 2016
Active fund managers smarting from brutal 2016 start

Managers trailed benchmarks by one of the highest rates in two decades. The reason: stocks they avoided went up, and the ones they owned went down.

By Bloomberg
NEWS EQUITIES APR 14, 2016
Loomis Sayles goes global as investors continue to shun domestic equity funds

New fund will leverage expertise, diversify product lineup.

By Jeff Benjamin
Precious-metals funds emerge as a powerful leveraged gold play
NEWS EQUITIES APR 14, 2016
Precious-metals funds emerge as a powerful leveraged gold play

The risk-on strategy when the market goes risk-off.

By Jeff Benjamin
J.P. Morgan broker-dealer and custodian fined $1 million
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2016
J.P. Morgan broker-dealer and custodian fined $1 million

The bank's broker-dealer and custody and clearing arm allegedly violated SEC and Finra rules through operational, supervisory and record-keeping misconduct.

By Greg Iacurci
Social Security planning still critical after demise of file and suspend
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2016
Social Security planning still critical after demise of file and suspend

Remaining claiming strategy offers eight more years of creative options for some retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Social Security planning still critical after demise of file and suspend
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2016
Social Security planning still critical after demise of file and suspend

Remaining claiming strategy offers eight more years of creative options for some clients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Ready or not, Social Security claiming rules are about to change
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2016
Ready or not, Social Security claiming rules are about to change

Claiming rules regarding the popular file and suspend strategy will be overhauled on April 30.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2016
The file and suspend countdown

Ready or not, Social Security claiming rules change on April 30.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Morningstar offers office software on iPad app
NEWS FINTECH APR 13, 2016
Morningstar offers office software on iPad app

Now advisers can easily view client information and investment data anywhere any time.

By Sheryl Rowling
Avoid local Social Security offices and file for benefits online
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 13, 2016
Avoid local Social Security offices and file for benefits online

As confusion over filing rules continues, some complaints about false information emerge.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Some American Funds offer up to 18 share classes: Overkill?
NEWS EQUITIES APR 13, 2016
Some American Funds offer up to 18 share classes: Overkill?

The mutual fund industry offers about 8,000 mutual funds, spread among about 24,000 share classes, but some fund companies offer many, many more share classes. Experts say it may be a marketing tool for fund firms.

By John Waggoner
RCS Capital, Cetera and Lightyear reach settlement over executive poaching
NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 13, 2016
RCS Capital, Cetera and Lightyear reach settlement over executive poaching

Firm agreed to leave more than 40 senior staffers alone until September or until RCS Capital's bankruptcy plan becomes effective.

By Bruce Kelly
AIG Advisor Group sold to Lightyear Capital, PSP Investments
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 13, 2016
AIG Advisor Group sold to Lightyear Capital, PSP Investments

Valerie Brown, former CEO of Cetera Financial Group, will join Advisor Group as executive chairman of the board.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RIAS APR 13, 2016
Advisory firm owners balance rewarding performance with keeping a lid on compensation

Firm owners attempt to balance rewarding adviser performance with keeping a lid on compensation. </br><b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20151018/COMPSTAFF&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">IN's 2015 Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study special report</a>)</b></i>

By Liz Skinner
NEWS EQUITIES APR 12, 2016
We're just four years from ETFs overtaking mutual funds

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> According to Meb Faber, within four years, ETFs will have more assets than mutual funds. But before that, they have to navigate their way onto retirement plan menus.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAs expect to make some changes to comply with DOL fiduciary rule
NEWS RIAS APR 12, 2016
RIAs expect to make some changes to comply with DOL fiduciary rule

They will need to marginally modify their policies and procedures, adjust client agreements and other documents, as well as provide additional client disclosures.

By Liz Skinner