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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2019
Senate confirms Scalia as DOL secretary on party-line vote

Lead counsel of industry suit to kill original fiduciary rule may have to step back from rewrite

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Making a difference, doing a world of good
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2019
Making a difference, doing a world of good

Financial advisers working hard to improve the lives of others and finding new purpose along the way

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 25, 2019
Fidelity brings ESG portfolios to advisers

Advisers can use Ethic to select from existing ESG models or construct their own.

By Ryan W. Neal
NEWS RIAS SEP 25, 2019
Robertson Stephens acquires Blue Blaze Financial

New Jersey-based firm brings $200 million in assets.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 25, 2019
What is keeping negative bond yields from reaching the U.S.?

The Fed is not expected to go negative, but global market forces will continue to drive U.S. yields lower

By Jeff Benjamin
Big capital-gains tax hit on horizon for mutual fund investors
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 25, 2019
Big capital-gains tax hit on horizon for mutual fund investors

Outflows from active funds and high returns can create a bad scenario in taxable accounts.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2019
Top 10 fiduciary misconceptions among 401(k) plan sponsors

These may be more problematic than fiduciary mistakes

By Fred Barstein
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 24, 2019
In New York deal, six insurers will pay $1.8 million over annuity sales practices

Faulty comparisons led consumers to swap annuities to their disadvantage, the state charged.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 24, 2019
Massachusetts fines RIA $225,000 over conflicted advice

Principals of Wellesley firm recommended buying stock of company in which they had an interest.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 24, 2019
'Get Paid to Trade' app launches at FinovateFall

All of Us hopes its unique pricing and social engagement features can claw marketshare away from Robinhood.

By Ryan W. Neal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 24, 2019
John Rogers: Industry has 'gone backwards' on diversity and inclusion

Leaders in the industry are getting further removed from the height of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

By Greg Iacurci
Three Roth conversion traps that should be avoided
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2019
Three Roth conversion traps that should be avoided

Advisers need to be aware of conversion rules so not to cause extra headaches.

By Jamie Hopkins
Young people thirsty for personal finance know-how
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 23, 2019
Young people thirsty for personal finance know-how

Three out of four recent high school graduates wish a class on personal finance had been a mandatory part of their education.

By Bloomberg
The case against gold
NEWS RIAS SEP 23, 2019
The case against gold

Some advisers shun the precious metal, arguing that it's simply a trading vehicle.

By Jeff Benjamin
What's driving growth in the fixed indexed annuity market?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2019
What's driving growth in the fixed indexed annuity market?

As consumers began to put more weight on preserving their retirement assets than growing them, fixed indexed annuity sales picked up.

By Todd Giesing
Can a recession benefit an advice firm?
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2019
Can a recession benefit an advice firm?

Leon LaBrecque sees opportunity in recessions.

By Jeff Benjamin
Keep clients in the loop about market realities
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 21, 2019
Keep clients in the loop about market realities

Financial advisers have a responsibility to prepare clients for market realities.

By Jeff Benjamin
Keep calm and lower client risk exposure
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 21, 2019
Keep calm and lower client risk exposure

Better 'early than late' when it comes to preparing clients for a recession.

By Jeff Benjamin
Efforts to block Reg BI likely to lead to delay, confusion
NEWS RIAS SEP 21, 2019
Efforts to block Reg BI likely to lead to delay, confusion

Investors cannot wait for the lawsuits to work their way through the courts.

By InvestmentNews
Preparing for the next recession
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 21, 2019
Preparing for the next recession

Prep clients, portfolios and your business ahead of a wreck.

By Jeff Benjamin