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NEWS FINTECH SEP 09, 2015
Big-name advisers jump into data aggregation arena to back Quovo

Ron Carson, Steve Lockshin and Marty Bicknell among those investing as the personal financial information market heats up.

By Alessandra Malito
Dynasty trust planning: A tax-efficient way to manage wealthy families' assets
NEWS OPINION SEP 09, 2015
Dynasty trust planning: A tax-efficient way to manage wealthy families' assets

It is an estate-planning tool through which a parent's or grandparent's assets can continue to grow indefinitely for future generations without being subject to gift, estate or generation-skipping transfer taxes.

By Michelle Canerday and Robert Gerber
Alex Rodriguez and the Federal Reserve rewrite history
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 09, 2015
Alex Rodriguez and the Federal Reserve rewrite history

The baseball star and the central bank have changed their respective narratives but for the Fed, the end of the story remains murky.

By Michael Conway
NEWS FIXED INCOME SEP 09, 2015
OppenheimerFunds says Puerto Rico can pay its debts; governor says no

Puerto Rico's governor says the island's $72 billion debt load is too big to pay. OppenheimerFunds, the largest mutual-fund holder of the bonds, disagrees.

By Bloomberg
More advisers simulating SEC exams to expose gaps before regulators come knocking
NEWS RIAS SEP 09, 2015
More advisers simulating SEC exams to expose gaps before regulators come knocking

More advisers are turning to practice exams to help evaluate compliance risks and identify oversight gaps before the SEC comes knocking.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS FINTECH SEP 08, 2015
How to up your video game

Whether on camera or including graphics, videos are a way to connect with clients.

By Alessandra Malito
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2015
Social Security tip: Don't file early unless absolutely necessary

Study finds a third of people who file early for benefits had enough assets in IRAs to make up for two years of Social Security checks.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2015
5 ways to make sure family runs your company in the future

How business owners can prepare themselves now for eventually handing over the reins to their successors.

By Steve Faulkner
Advisers scramble to head off sticker shock from clients over ugly August account statements
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 08, 2015
Advisers scramble to head off sticker shock from clients over ugly August account statements

As stocks continue to slide, advisers scramble to head off sticker shock from clients over ugly August account statements.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fed officials moving toward rate increase but still looking for wage gains
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 08, 2015
Fed officials moving toward rate increase but still looking for wage gains

The Federal Open Market Committee, led by Chairwoman Janet Yellen, said last month that despite further progress, economic conditions warranting an increase in the target range for fed funds had not yet been met.

By Meaghan Kilroy
NextShares wins its first adviser platform partner with Envestnet
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2015
NextShares wins its first adviser platform partner with Envestnet

Envestnet has agreed to make NextShares, a unique hybrid of mutual funds and ETFs, available to some of its 41,000 affiliated financial advisers, delivering Eaton Vance its first distribution partner for the product.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
I took the test, I talked the talk. Now you can call me a CFP!
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2015
I took the test, I talked the talk. Now you can call me a CFP!

Broader work experience definition allows columnist to use designation.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS ETFS SEP 08, 2015
Legg Mason wants to build 'better' ETFs

Money manager asks the SEC for permission to build exotic funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Advisers can demonstrate value proposition with downside protection to calm investors' volatility fears
NEWS FINTECH SEP 07, 2015
Advisers can demonstrate value proposition with downside protection to calm investors' volatility fears

Risk-protection strategies are proving to be popular for advisers to recommend to their skittish clients, but haven't gained traction among the majority of robos

By Alessandra Malito
Obama executive order requires use of earlier tax returns on college aid forms
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 06, 2015
Obama executive order requires use of earlier tax returns on college aid forms

By allowing prior-prior year financial data, paperwork can be submitted earlier and schools will likely give parents notice about awards sooner.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2015
Cash in spotlight amid sell-off

Advisers must be prepared to give reasoned answers about moving to cash during market volatility.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 06, 2015
Biggest factors impacting what clients pay for college

Consider expenses beyond the sticker price to determine what a higher education will really cost.

By Troy Onink
Pimco minus Bill Gross equals outflows
NEWS RIAS SEP 04, 2015
Pimco minus Bill Gross equals outflows

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Pimco finds itself in choppy waters without Bill Gross at the helm.

By Jeff Benjamin
The next REIT privatization wave is underway
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 04, 2015
The next REIT privatization wave is underway

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The swelling gap between public and private valuations is making REITs a sweet target.

By Jeff Benjamin
Federal Reserve may wait a long time for second rate hike
NEWS FIXED INCOME SEP 04, 2015
Federal Reserve may wait a long time for second rate hike

Bill Gross says if the Fed raises interest rates this month, policy makers are increasingly likely to wait at least six months before a second hike. Market measures indicate the wait may be twice that long.

By Bloomberg