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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
How gentrification really affects wealth in city neighborhoods

New research finds that neighborhoods becoming more expensive doesn't actually force poorer residents to leave at atypical rates.

By Bloomberg
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income

Current retirement income products miss the mark in striking an optimal balance between investment opportunity and income protection.

By Michael Reardon
Social Security claiming strategy triage
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Social Security claiming strategy triage

It's time to figure out if you can still take advantage of valuable claiming strategies before the door shuts forever.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
BlackRock launches retirement income calculator

Platform, using the money manager's index and risk analytics, seeks to help advisers push clients to save more.

By Alessandra Malito
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes

Advisers will be looking for ways to make up for a retirement income shortfall.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Debt-crippled RCAP said to be shopping Cetera

The jewel of Nicholas Schorsch's empire is reportedly being shopped as RCS Capital, or RCAP, continues to struggle.

By Bruce Kelly
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 09, 2015
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco

Deep in Janus manager's claim is tidbit about fees at Pimco Total Return, the subject of an existing lawsuit.

By Bloomberg
RIA M&A off to roaring start in 2015
NEWS RIAS NOV 09, 2015
RIA M&A off to roaring start in 2015

Firms are making more and bigger deals as market growth boosts valuations and fuels activity.

By Mason Braswell
Larry Roth steps down from RCAP board after four months
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2015
Larry Roth steps down from RCAP board after four months

Four months after joining the board of directors of RCS Capital, the Cetera CEO is stepping down. The company insisted his resignation was not related to a disagreement.

By Mason Braswell
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera

Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly
RCS Capital to sell wholesaling business to Apollo to focus on Cetera Financial Group
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 09, 2015
RCS Capital to sell wholesaling business to Apollo to focus on Cetera Financial Group

Private-equity giant Apollo Management has agreed to pay $25 million for the wholesaling business of broker-dealer holding company RCS Capital (RCAP). In a separate deal, the company's largest shareholder, Nicholas Schorsch, and his partners will receive a huge payday in return for a stake in a new asset management firm that holds the business of ARC.

By Bruce Kelly
Fidelity Investments closes door on institutional business as retail remains key focus
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2015
Fidelity Investments closes door on institutional business as retail remains key focus

Fund giant merges two businesses, expanding definition of “institutional” to include assets from intermediaries such as registered investment advisers and broker-dealers.

By James Comtois
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2015
How to help as 2 Social Security claiming strategies exit

Advisers undoubtedly are going to have to deliver some bad news, but not delivering it would be even worse for clients.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
WiseBanyan, the free retail robo-adviser, adds first paid service

WiseBanyan, which markets itself as the first free robo-adviser, has announced it will begin charging clients a fee for a new service.

By Alessandra Malito
MassMutual jumps into a hot investment-only variable annuity market
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2015
MassMutual jumps into a hot investment-only variable annuity market

Insurance firm is debuting its first IOVA as the products are helping prop up overall VA sales.

By Greg Iacurci
Schwab plans to expand its robo-adviser beyond just ETFs
NEWS FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Schwab plans to expand its robo-adviser beyond just ETFs

CEO Bettinger says firm may add mutual funds and individual securities to its Intelligent Portfolios platform.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 06, 2015
7 deadly investing sins to avoid now

Many investors have more at stake, and it's not the time for a misstep.

By John Hailer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 06, 2015
The story of one family's Wal-Mart fortune takes a dramatic turn

Christy Walton has been dethroned as America's richest woman after it was revealed that she didn't really inherit the bulk of her husband's fortune.

By Bloomberg
Financial Engines acquires The Mutual Fund Store for $560 million
NEWS FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Financial Engines acquires The Mutual Fund Store for $560 million

The original robo will leverage the RIA to offer 401(k) clients human advisers, according to Financial Engines president and CEO Lawrence Raffone.

By Alessandra Malito
Fixed indexed annuity sales gaining on VAs: Cerulli
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2015
Fixed indexed annuity sales gaining on VAs: Cerulli

Fixed indexed annuity sales are steadily gaining on those of variable annuities, thanks in large part to continued low interest rates.

By Greg Iacurci