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Fight for New Jersey fiduciary rule yields doomsday rhetoric from both sides
NEWS RIAS NOV 19, 2018
Fight for New Jersey fiduciary rule yields doomsday rhetoric from both sides

Stakeholders warned of a 'crisis' and 'decimation of our financial system' at a public meeting held by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities.

By Greg Iacurci
Embrace innovation to attract next-gen investors
NEWS OPINION NOV 19, 2018
Embrace innovation to attract next-gen investors

Advisers need to change their relationship with technology to keep pace with the changing preferences of younger clients

By Dani Fava
5 ways to start the 'purpose' conversation with clients
NEWS OPINION NOV 19, 2018
5 ways to start the 'purpose' conversation with clients

Help clients understand that retirement is about more than money.

By Dan Starishevsky
3 reasons for the annuity sales spike
NEWS OPINION NOV 19, 2018
3 reasons for the annuity sales spike

And none of them have anything to do with the death of the DOL rule

By Scott Stolz
NEWS RIAS NOV 17, 2018
They have little tolerance for sexual harassment, but most advice firms lack formal policies

Industry conferences take lead in adopting formal policies, where harassment has been a problem in the past.

By Jeff Benjamin
For some women, widowhood produces a windfall — and plenty of headaches
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2018
For some women, widowhood produces a windfall — and plenty of headaches

Women who are beneficiaries of their late husbands' estates could be shocked at how much more they owe in taxes.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Lessons I've learned on how to thrive
NEWS OPINION NOV 17, 2018
Lessons I've learned on how to thrive

'There is more work to be done, but no limit to where we can go.'

By Penny Pennington
Adviser suffers the challenge of being a disabled woman on Wall Street
NEWS OPINION NOV 17, 2018
Adviser suffers the challenge of being a disabled woman on Wall Street

Adviser survives cancer but loses her job in financial services.

By Cynthia D. DiBartolo
Investors sour on market strewn with bombs
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 16, 2018
Investors sour on market strewn with bombs

Whether it's crude oil, General Electric, bitcoin or bonds, things keep blowing up

By Bloomberg
Thanksgiving turkeys are shrinking
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2018
Thanksgiving turkeys are shrinking

Smaller birds for the holiday feast are another thing being blamed on millennials.

By Bloomberg
Private equity eyes long-term care insurance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2018
Private equity eyes long-term care insurance

There's a risk advisers could see quality of care suffer for their clients in these sorts of deals.

By Greg Iacurci
Brown Advisory acquires Signature Family Wealth Advisors
NEWS RIAS NOV 16, 2018
Brown Advisory acquires Signature Family Wealth Advisors

Signature, a $4.3 billion family office, will keep its name after the merger.

By Jeff Benjamin
HUB International in talks to buy Sheridan Road, a $14 billion hybrid retirement plan group
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2018
HUB International in talks to buy Sheridan Road, a $14 billion hybrid retirement plan group

The acquisition would be the biggest yet for Hub, a new aggregator in the retirement-plan advice market.

By Greg Iacurci
Last-Minute Retirement Moves: 2018 Strategies
NEWS IRA ALERT NOV 15, 2018
Last-Minute Retirement Moves: 2018 Strategies

Complete rollovers, take care of qualified charitable distributions and be sure all funds related to a lump-sum distribution have been withdrawn.

By Ed Slott
Want to attract millennial investors? Time to rethink AUM pricing
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 15, 2018
Want to attract millennial investors? Time to rethink AUM pricing

New research argues XY Planning Network pricing options are the future of advice.

By Ryan W. Neal
Mercer Advisors bags its third RIA this month
NEWS RIAS NOV 15, 2018
Mercer Advisors bags its third RIA this month

Aggressive growth strategy pushes Mercer assets to $14.5 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
Commonwealth files Finra arbitration, lawsuit against Ohio National for 'unlawful' VA scheme
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 15, 2018
Commonwealth files Finra arbitration, lawsuit against Ohio National for 'unlawful' VA scheme

This is the first known arbitration filed against the insurer for its decision on variable annuity commissions.

By Greg Iacurci
Morningstar: DOL fiduciary rule reduces inflows to mutual funds with high loads
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2018
Morningstar: DOL fiduciary rule reduces inflows to mutual funds with high loads

With the measure's demise, will the SEC's advice reform sustain the momentum?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why seniors need travel insurance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2018
Why seniors need travel insurance

Medicare doesn't cover medical costs outside the U.S.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Betterment revamping adviser-facing dashboard
NEWS FINTECH NOV 15, 2018
Betterment revamping adviser-facing dashboard

Robo adviser update includes more information to help advisers track client behavior.

By Ryan W. Neal