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NEWS FINTECH MAR 27, 2017
Wells Fargo Advisors' Intuitive Investor robo-adviser technology files ADV registration

The service, which will be launched as a pilot program for customers in June, will require a minimum investment of $10,000 and charge 50 basis points.

By Bloomberg
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims

Despite longer waits and declining service, checks are safe - for now.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Tips for managing clients' health care expenses in retirement

Financial advisers should incorporate health care planning into their practices.

By Jamie Hopkins
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2017
Change in Washington shouldn't include cutting tax deferrals

Removing the tax savings element of workplace retirement plans would surely make saving less appealing.

By crain-api
NEWS RIAS MAR 26, 2017
Advisers must find their "unfair advantage" - Canter

Planning, merging and consolidation are the way to grow.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS MAR 26, 2017
Fidelity's RIA business: a strong No. 2 that's working harder

The firm doesn't have as many adviser assets as rival Charles Schwab & Co., but together they control 70% of the market.

By John Waggoner
NEWS RIAS MAR 24, 2017
Broker, RIA found guilty of $15 million stock fraud

Duo scammed 100 investors in pump-and-dump scheme.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
How taxpayers hurt themselves with nondeductible IRA contributions

There's only one way to ensure you get the full tax benefit of those contributions.

By Tim Steffen
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Act fast to Trump-proof your retirement strategy

History shows that tax cuts often don't stick.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Morgan Stanley eliminating commissions, finder's fees in 401(k) plans

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley: A tale of two fiduciary 401(k) business models

Each firm uses an approach that mitigates risk, but some observers say they're more for show than potential problem solving

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2017
Financial Media Exchange buys AdviceIQ

Acquisition adds content for adviser information service.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2017
Could you be saving too much for retirement?

A new book cautions against paying down debt too aggressively, telling readers to build up their rainy day savings instead.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2017
Trumpcare may put a stop to your plans for early retirement

The health-care overhaul will likely make it more expensive for Americans to retire before they're eligible for Medicare.

By Bloomberg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2017
Merrill Lynch woos $343 million Morgan Stanley team

Five-person group is based in Glen Rock, N.J.

By Bloomberg
NEWS FIXED INCOME MAR 23, 2017
Vanguard's Joe Davis on interest rates, the US economy and what the Federal Reserve will do next

Plus, the global chief economist and head of the Vanguard Investment Strategy Group discusses whether federal debt is at crisis levels.

By John Waggoner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 23, 2017
Investor optimism highest since 2000: Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Index

Investors are more confident about retirement, but evenly split on impact of rising interest rates, according to the recent report.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 23, 2017
SEC moving to bar former broker from Financial Network Investment Corp.

William Bucci, who has already been barred by Finra, pled guilty to charges of securities fraud last June.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2017
Schwab software development exec Timothy Betts joins CRM provider Junxure

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2017
Bipartisan bill seeks to ease hurdle for small-business retirement plans

Measure directs Labor and Treasury Departments to allow employers and sole-proprietors participating in similar retirement plans to file a single aggregated Form 5500.

By InvestmentNews