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Take 5: Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar's next CEO, says advisers must demonstrate their value through technology
NEWS FINTECH SEP 07, 2016
Take 5: Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar's next CEO, says advisers must demonstrate their value through technology

Five candid reponses on how he will lead the firm, the virtues of robo-advice, and rooting for both the Cubs and White Sox.

By John Waggoner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 07, 2016
Fidelity presents five scenarios for stocks

<b>Breakfast with Benjamin</b> Why Fidelity sees a slow-growth, low-inflation regime as the most likely scenario for stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers have a fiduciary duty to put robust business continuity plans in place
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
Advisers have a fiduciary duty to put robust business continuity plans in place

As fiduciaries, advisers have twin duties of loyalty and care to their clients.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm

The usual volatility could be enhanced by the Fed, geopolitics and the presidential election.

By Jeff Benjamin
Janus' Bill Gross slams central bankers again, arguing negative rates turn assets into liabilities
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 07, 2016
Janus' Bill Gross slams central bankers again, arguing negative rates turn assets into liabilities

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2016
Could your financial adviser be charging unnecessarily high fees?

Make sure your adviser is a fiduciary &amp;mdash; legally required to put your interests first &amp;mdash; and seek out advisers and planners who aren't just good at selling investments.

By Bloomberg
Use the DOL fiduciary rule as a catalyst to transform your business
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
Use the DOL fiduciary rule as a catalyst to transform your business

To move from DOL compliance to transformation, you will need to focus on several key issues to drive the speed and effectiveness of these changes within your business.

By Scott Dixon
The secret history of index mutual funds
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 06, 2016
The secret history of index mutual funds

The real story of index funds begins far earlier than Vanguard's entry into the retail market in 1976.

By Stephen Mihm
NEWS RIAS SEP 06, 2016
Creating an enduring financial advisory business: Lessons from Fisher Investments

By Ellie Zhu
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2016
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios

The funds take advantage of the SEC's reporting rules on derivatives to make their high fees look smaller than they actually are.

By John Waggoner
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?

Tempting yields might be just replacing one kind of risk with another.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with combined $807 million of assets from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2016
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with combined $807 million of assets from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley

The Anderson Remchuck Wealth Management Group managed $700 million at JPMorgan.

By Christine Idzelis
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low
NEWS EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low

Federal Reserve officials need to consider the costs of keeping interest rates low, even as the U.S. economy is pressured by diminished worker productivity, according to Allianz's chief economic adviser.

By Bloomberg
CFP Board poised to make advisers' arbitration results public
NEWS RIAS SEP 06, 2016
CFP Board poised to make advisers' arbitration results public

Tweaks to new rule mean details of disputes may surface.

By Christine Idzelis
IRS says Finra fines not tax-deductible for broker-dealers
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 06, 2016
IRS says Finra fines not tax-deductible for broker-dealers

The tax code says fines paid to a government &quot;agency or instrumentality&quot; for violation of a law aren't tax-deductible.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 06, 2016
More millennials avoid reckoning with the Tax Man

The prevalence of student loans, a gig economy and transitory lifestyles makes it difficult for millennials to own up to what they owe and pay back the IRS.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 04, 2016
Why financial advisers hate Elizabeth Warren

The senator has emerged as an ardent champion of the DOL fiduciary rule and has used congressional hearings to take on Wall Street and industry regulators alike.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Do retainers beat AUM-based fees under fiduciary rule?
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2016
Do retainers beat AUM-based fees under fiduciary rule?

New paper makes the case for advisers to charge clients flat fees versus fees based on assets given the approaching DOL regulation. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq&quot;_blank&quot;>A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>

By Liz Skinner
NEWS OPINION SEP 02, 2016
Insurance that advisers will need to cover new fiduciary duties

Fiduciaries have certain responsibilities that trigger liability separate from contract and ordinary tort liability.

By Daniel J. Healy
Attorney Jerry Schlichter opens up about 403(b), 401(k) suits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2016
Attorney Jerry Schlichter opens up about 403(b), 401(k) suits

After recent filings of a dozen lawsuits against university retirement plans, <i>InvestmentNews</i> spoke with the high-profile attorney about the broader world of ERISA fee litigation.

By Greg Iacurci