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NEWS EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Climate change could impact client portfolios

Advisers need to address environmental issues and how they will affect investments

By Liz Skinner
Hedge funds love these small-cap energy stocks – but they've been getting crushed
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Hedge funds love these small-cap energy stocks – but they've been getting crushed

While little has been spared in the energy-securities selloff — oil, junk bonds and even Chinese equities have been hit — smaller stocks have been the worst off.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2015
'Culture clash' led to $2.5 billion Merrill firing: Lawyer

A $2.5 billion broker who was fired this month for “inappropriate workplace behavior,” according to employment records, may have been too bullheaded for the thundering herd, his attorney said.

By Mason Braswell
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers

Advisers say the presidential hopeful and real estate mogul's investments reveal a scattered approach to money management. <i>(See <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150723/FREE/723009998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">the top five fund companies holding Mr. Trump's money</a>.)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
LPL cracking down on brokers who collect retirement account fees from family members
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2015
LPL cracking down on brokers who collect retirement account fees from family members

Anticipating an enforcement push, the broker-dealer told brokers that next year they will no longer be able to receive a fee or commission from retirement accounts belonging to family members.

By Mason Braswell
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans

Tactics include holding back on both the amount and timing of 401(k) matches and dragging out vesting schedules.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 04, 2015
Puerto Rico's uncertain future is leaving your muni bond fund investment in limbo

All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2015
Why stepchildren are more likely to feud over the family fortune

Blended families face increased risks for fights over money, survey shows.

By Bloomberg
Twitter gets advisers in-the-know in real time
NEWS FINTECH AUG 04, 2015
Twitter gets advisers in-the-know in real time

Analysts used to have the biggest voice on a stock market movements, but now it's influencers with a large social-media following who carry weight.

By Alessandra Malito
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 04, 2015
NYSE and Nasdaq embracing bitcoin

Big exchange moves suggest digital currency may have a future after all.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2015
The critical retirement cost many advisers aren't discussing with clients

Transportation is one of the highest expenditures for older Americans, yet many advisers aren't pushing the mobility conversation with clients.

By Greg Iacurci
Curian Capital's sudden exit creates a TAMP feeding frenzy
NEWS RIAS AUG 03, 2015
Curian Capital's sudden exit creates a TAMP feeding frenzy

Curian Capital's unexpected announcement that it is closing shop at year-end has sent the $300 billion TAMP industry scrambling to woo advisers working with the $11 billion platform.

By Jeff Benjamin
Puerto Rico's default could ripple through average Americans' portfolios
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 03, 2015
Puerto Rico's default could ripple through average Americans' portfolios

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Puerto Rico has missed a debt payment. How will the fallout be felt by average Americans?

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 03, 2015
New life insurance study debunks 'buy term, invest the difference'

Standard advice leaves many Americans underinsured and unprepared for retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2015
Options to invest in innovative technologies that address water shortages are limited

Despite a multitude of water shortages, options to invest in innovative technologies that address the problem remain limited.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 03, 2015
Make sustainable investing a New Year's resolution

Advisers can attract new clients if they keep abreast of the socially responsible investing trend.

By Lisa Woll
How climate change could impact your portfolio
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 01, 2015
How climate change could impact your portfolio

Investors need to research environmental issues and how they will affect their investments.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 31, 2015
Be sure clients truly understand volatility before it comes

Test how clients would react to financial losses, experts say.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2015
Expert tips for buying a private island — and upgrading its amenities

Creating your own private-island paradise is doable, but it won't be easy, warns expert developer Doug Kulig.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 31, 2015
Should you let an app tell you what to spend?

If you decide to try out personal financial management software such as Level Money, then here's what might happen.

By Bloomberg