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NEWS EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's billionaire Johnson family vs. the average investor

Plus: BlackRock applies more low-fee pressure, the fallout from the falling pound, and don't work where you don't belong

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums

Should you claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Nationwide to buy Jefferson National
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
Nationwide to buy Jefferson National

The acquisition will expand the firm's ability to sell financial products through Jefferson National's network of 4,000 RIAs.

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
How advisers can explain investing done right

Shift from focusing on investment returns to talking to clients about their goals.

By crichards
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses

Some fund share classes could be on the way out, according to a new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 27, 2016
More dark clouds loom over Wells Fargo

Plus: DOL rule puts advisers between clients and target-date funds, big dividend yields for those with a strong stomach, and companies lean toward auto-IRAs

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2016
SEC fines Merrill Lynch $12.5 million for lapses causing mini-flash crashes

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2016
Investors continue their love affair with dividend-paying stocks

Companies that raise dividends regularly often fare well when interest rates rise.

By John Waggoner
Advice industry gets social during Clinton-Trump debate, talks taxes, economy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2016
Advice industry gets social during Clinton-Trump debate, talks taxes, economy

Advisers let their true feelings come out in a conversation on Twitter during the first presidential debate Monday. Which candidate do you think won the battle?

By InvestmentNews Staff
NEWS FINTECH SEP 27, 2016
Tech-tardy advisers, prepare for a late-adopter penalty

Firms that don't invest in tools to improve the client experience, such as those that allow for frequent interactions with the adviser, will lose out.

By Liz Skinner
Morgan Stanley team managing $600 million in assets joins Wells Fargo
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 27, 2016
Morgan Stanley team managing $600 million in assets joins Wells Fargo

Michael Dechiario, Thomas Charmley, Thomas Soden, Dean Vetsikas and Stacey Robinson joined the firm Monday.

By Grete Suarez
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2016
Emerging markets debt funds soar in popularity

By John Waggoner
$2.2 billion adviser team defects from Morgan Stanley to go independent
NEWS RIAS SEP 27, 2016
$2.2 billion adviser team defects from Morgan Stanley to go independent

The 13-person team felt they would have more flexibility outside the Morgan framework.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley team with $427M in assets jumps to Wells Fargo
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2016
Morgan Stanley team with $427M in assets jumps to Wells Fargo

Brian Latz, John Cicillini and Kenneth Cariota joined their new firm Sept. 1.

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
Deutsche Bank turmoil exposes ETN counter-party risk

Plus: The next stock market move, the dividend buzz, and being a leader no matter what.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers may drop lower- and middle-income clients due to DOL fiduciary rule: NAIFA survey
NEWS RIAS SEP 26, 2016
Advisers may drop lower- and middle-income clients due to DOL fiduciary rule: NAIFA survey

By Grete Suarez
Morgan Stanley adviser who managed $240M in assets jumps to Merrill Lynch
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 26, 2016
Morgan Stanley adviser who managed $240M in assets jumps to Merrill Lynch

Brad Weinman joins office in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he'll serve high-net-worth clients.

By Grete Suarez
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 26, 2016
College financial aid process begins Saturday

Remind clients that FAFSAs for the 2017-18 school year are out three months earlier this year, and now allow reporting prior-prior year income data, or 2015.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 26, 2016
Here's what Wall Street is looking for in the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Clinton-Trump could be the biggest match-up since Frazier-Ali. <b>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160925/FREE/160929970/hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-who-are-you-voting-against&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">What advisers say about the candidates</a>)</b> and follow us on Twitter via <b>#INDebate16</b> for live debate feedback from <i>InvestmentNews</i> and advisers.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 26, 2016
Insurers cite broker-dealer annuity requirements as 'big issue' under DOL fiduciary rule

B-Ds and other annuity distributors are asking insurers for product specifications with an eye toward compliance with the new regulation.

By Greg Iacurci