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DOL fiduciary rule changes slow opponents, but threats still lurk
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule changes slow opponents, but threats still lurk

According to an <i>InvestmentNews</i> roundtable, legal challenges by financial-industry interest groups may still be on the horizon for the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS FINTECH MAY 19, 2016
Advisers must brace for DOL fiduciary by ramping up technology plans

Time to weigh the role technology will play in keeping advisory practices in compliance, as well as profitable

By Alessandra Malito
NEWS RIAS MAY 18, 2016
Advisers managing $600 million leave Morgan Stanley to start RIA firm

The wirehouse advisers create independent wealth management firm We Are One Seven in Cleveland

By Christine Idzelis
Raymond James picks up $280 million adviser in Chicago
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2016
Raymond James picks up $280 million adviser in Chicago

Alan Lazzara brought in $1.7 million in annual fees and commissions while a partner at William Blair.

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Laurence Kotlikoff, economist and Social Security guru, to challenge Clinton, Trump for presidency

Saying the U.S. faces a $199 trillion 'fiscal gap,' professor wants to apply the principles of economics to fix what ails the country.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Gifts to introduce new graduates to saving and investing

Professional financial planners offer suggestions for the best gifts to give recent college grads instead of cash.

By Bloomberg
Elkhorn joins Vanguard, PowerShares in ETF play on corporate cash
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2016
Elkhorn joins Vanguard, PowerShares in ETF play on corporate cash

Some funds take advantage of two ways companies spend their cash, and now there's a third type focused on companies that reinvest their money wisely.

By John Waggoner
Former Thrivent broker barred from securities business for defrauding woman he met at church: Finra
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2016
Former Thrivent broker barred from securities business for defrauding woman he met at church: Finra

He allegedly met the customer at church and took $25,000 from her under false pretenses.

By Christine Idzelis
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires $675M adviser team from Morgan Stanley
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2016
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires $675M adviser team from Morgan Stanley

The Gatto Hughes Group produced $5.3 million of revenue last year.

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
LPL Financial's problems keep piling up

Nation's largest independent broker-dealer faces an ugly lawsuit, high turnover and stalled growth. And that's just for starters. </br><b><i>(Related read: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160403/FREE/304039998/the-lpl-stock-buyback-that-launched-a-lawsuit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The stock buyback that launched a lawsuit</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end

Incentives for eligible advisers are from 2% to 11% of their total annual revenue.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2016
States working on new savings accounts for disabled families

Chairman of the College Savings Plans Network discusses coming ABLE plans, college 529s and why prepaid plans can be 'dangerous.'

By Liz Skinner
3 email marketing systems that won't break the bank
NEWS FINTECH MAY 17, 2016
3 email marketing systems that won't break the bank

These systems are a great place to begin to kick-start your email marketing campaigns.

By Michelle Waymire
What's in your mutual fund? How about an ETF
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 17, 2016
What's in your mutual fund? How about an ETF

Funds use ETFs for short-term cash, asset allocation and more.

By John Waggoner
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2016
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

The $350M firm was concerned with joining a firm that could successfully navigate the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Christine Idzelis
NEWS ETFS MAY 16, 2016
Bond ETFs brace for a June rate hike

Plus: Millennials don't invest like the rest of us, mid-cap stocks to the rescue, and Big Pharma pulls a fast one

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 16, 2016
BlackRock faces backlash for supporting 'fat cat CEOs'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The world's largest money manager in the hot seat for being &#8220;soft&#8221; on high pay for corporate executives.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
Why the inventor of 401(k)s came to view them as 'monsters'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why the father of the 401(k) came to think the plans were better at helping the financial industry than retirement savers.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
George Soros bets against the S&P

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The billionaire hedge funder is shorting stocks and buying gold.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pimco's Mark Kiesel: Time to buy more bonds as U.S. in good shape
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 16, 2016
Pimco's Mark Kiesel: Time to buy more bonds as U.S. in good shape

Bonds of consumer-oriented companies offer &#8220;significant value,&quot; he says

By Bloomberg