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NEWS EQUITIES OCT 28, 2014
Decision day: What Fed policy makers will have to say

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What will Janet Yellen and the other Fed policy makers say, and how will investors react? Plus: Why focus on the Fed at all? And traps to avoid on the way to success, Facebook earnings, private equity risks and Game 7

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS OCT 28, 2014
Custodians jump into the robo game

New tech offerings designed to help advisers compete against online investment managers.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2014
Hartford Financial Services Group names a new CEO

Insurer Promotes CFO to replace previous CEO following a medical procedure related to a brain tumor.

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2014
Demand for do-good investments in 401(k)s rises

Money managers say more participants want to link retirement savings to values.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2014
Can your investments make money while doing good?

As interest in socially responsible investing grows, research finds little performance penalty.

By Bloomberg
NEWS FINTECH OCT 27, 2014
Record bets against Japan stocks tell investors time to buy

Short-selling on Tokyo's bourse jumped to the highest on record this month, as the Topix index tumbled 7.7 percent from a six-year high in September.

By ntappan
Five-time MLB all-star sues UBS, ex-rep for $7.6M
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2014
Five-time MLB all-star sues UBS, ex-rep for $7.6M

Five-time MLB all-star Mike Sweeney claims unsuitable investments in private placements cost him nearly $5M. Now he's suing UBS and one of its former reps to recover the cash.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2014
Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000

Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000 for failing to supervise registered reps

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Lump sum Social Security payments only for living

What would happen if someone who filed and suspended Social Security benefits at full retirement age of 66 died before collecting benefits?

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Conservative target-date funds weathered the third quarter market rout

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Best- and worst-performing target date funds

Track the performance of the best and worst target-date funds through the third quarter, and see <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141026/REG/310269997/conservative-target-date-funds-weathered-the-third-quarter-market-rout&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>which funds best weathered the market's volatility.</a>

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2014
The regulatory hits keep coming for LPL Financial

The rest of this week's must-read stories include Betterment's robo-adviser for humans, big changes afoot in Social Security, and a focus on picking the right alternatives for clients

By Andrew Leigh
Now that annuities are OK in retirement plans, what strategy is best?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2014
Now that annuities are OK in retirement plans, what strategy is best?

Morningstar researcher suggests 30% allocation to annuities - and more equities.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 24, 2014
CEO Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps

Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps as company takes hit to third-quarter profits. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141017/FREE/141019926&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL's regulatory hit list</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 24, 2014
Are online investors actually panicking at the sight of market volatility?

Covestor sees investors tinkering around the edges of their allocations, but not much actual fear

By Bhargav Shivarthy
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 23, 2014
5 year-end tax strategies to put in place now

Tips to help make 2014's bill less painful than 2013's

By Darla Mercado
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 23, 2014
Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders stays bullish but warns of market volatility

Schwab's chief investment strategist is embracing cheap oil, 'onshoring' and select emerging economies

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS OCT 23, 2014
Pershing “actively” considers launching commission-free ETF platform

Custodian considering jumping on bandwagon popular with RIAs as other platforms grow big.

By Trevor Hunnicutt