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U.S. companies having best earnings season in 13 years

From Dow Chemical to Morgan Stanley, corporations are cashing in on overseas demand to pump up profits.

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Help your clients avoid disastrous mistakes when filling in college funding gaps

Funding a child's college education shouldn't blow up their retirement.

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DOL fiduciary rule: Brokers, advisers hoping delay is time well spent

Eighteen-month postponement further clouds the future of a fiduciary rule.

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Edward Jones loses $363 million adviser to Ameriprise

Paul Lang joins firm's employee channel in Roswell, Ga.

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Manulife cites ‘challenging’ businesses amid spinoff talk

The company may seek to exit its John Hancock unit in the U.S.

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Your financial adviser may be charging you too much

Looking solely at the median cost of hiring an adviser can be deceiving.

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National Planning Holdings acquisition could be real boost to LPL earnings: analyst

Industry executives have been chattering for at least a month about the blockbuster deal.

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DOL fiduciary rule compliance costs exceed $4.7 billion: SIFMA study

Broker-dealers report paying hefty start-up costs and additional ongoing expenses, and are cutting the number of mutual funds they offer.

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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.

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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

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HUD budget wording may threaten reverse mortgage protections

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

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Average age of advisers is falling — and so is their pay

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

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How one 401(k) adviser is successfully prospecting clients under the DOL fiduciary rule

The approach leverages relationships with property and casualty insurance brokers.

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S&P: Managers still faring miserably vs. indexes

Some bright spots in value, small-cap international.

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DOL seeks to delay fiduciary rule until July 2019

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

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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.

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Finra bars former AXA rep for failure to appear at hearing

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

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Is inflation a real and present danger?

Low unemployment could spell rising prices.

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Pimco and T. Rowe Price warn investors it’s time to reduce risk

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