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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 17, 2014
Investors growing blase about risk: Fed governors' big worry

June FOMC meeting minutes shows policy makers on watch for too much risk taking, examine QE exit plan.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS RIAS JUL 17, 2014
Steward hits $1 billion in recruited assets with new $315 million team

Year-old RIA backed by Raymond James making a splash with former Morgan Stanley brokers

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Former rep indicted in $2.5 million investment fraud

Patricia Miller promised clients high yields if they went into “investment clubs.”

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUL 17, 2014
Inflation question, bond exit fees raise debate over Fed policy

Skeptics raise their voices as the central bank continues to exit quantitative easing while denying rising prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 17, 2014
Barclays in the hot seat over charges it courted high-frequency traders

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays tagged for HFT. Plus: A looming 401(k) crisis, the marriage math for gay couples, the fuzzy math of inflation data, tapping into the fracking boom, and Russian stocks are not for the meek.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Ex-John Thomas hedge fund manager loses bid to toss SEC case

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2014
Independent broker-dealer a magnet for brokers from troubled firms

Thirty-one of 37 brokers at IAA Financial, partly owned by Finra board small firm rep Kevin Carreno, came from firms Finra had expelled.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 17, 2014
European economic growth disappoints, adding pressure to the ECB strategy

On the menu for today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, European economic growth falls short of economists' expectations, plus news on Citigroup, ETFs and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 17, 2014
Ex-UBS banker pleads guilty in 17-year U.S. tax scheme

Martin Lack admitted that for 17 years he helped U.S. clients maintain secret overseas accounts.

By Matt Ackermann
NEWS RIAS JUL 16, 2014
SEC keeps fiduciary promises vague for 2015

Agency's annual report reveals higher percentage of adviser exams, and priorities for next year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS JUL 16, 2014
A seller's market for sharp advisers

2014 M&amp;A activity is on track for its first year-over-year increase since 2010, and a recent major RIA deal should be enough to alert well-run advisory firms that it's a seller's market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Lou Reed's will teaches a privacy lesson
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2014
Lou Reed's will teaches a privacy lesson

A living trust can keep your affairs from public consumption; a will, on the other hand, is public record.

By by Danielle and Andy Mayoras
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 16, 2014
CEO cussing is now a gosh darn market indicator

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, learn about an odd new market indicator, the implications of ongoing investor optimism and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS JUL 16, 2014
Market gains, organic growth help RIAs achieve record profits

More than one-third of firms have doubled AUM and revenue since market lows of '09.

By Minda Smiley
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
Opinions on bull market split following most recent run-up

After the S&amp;P 500 reaches new heights, new questions surface on whether the market is headed up or down.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2014
Morgan fined $1 million in retired-broker snafu

Wirehouse slapped with fine after Finra alleged it paid retired brokers $100M in commissions without making sure they had stopped providing advice.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2014
Updated book is an essential guide to Social Security

Veteran Social Security Administration employee shares how retirement, disability and survivor programs work.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 16, 2014
What the stock market's first half tells us about the second

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS OPINION JUL 16, 2014
Five steps to protect your wealth after you sell your company

You can keep your personal finances from taking a back seat to the transaction, but your window of time is limited after you sign a letter of intent

By By Michael J. Montgomery, James R. Cody and Claudia B. Sangster
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 16, 2014
Frothy markets have investors turning to short-term bets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Going short-term with investments. Plus: Watching the Fed chase the markets, punishing corporate taxes force more companies overseas, the Dow inches toward another milestone, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans, and you too can be a bond trader.

By Jeff Benjamin