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LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady says firm close to finish line with fines and settlements
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2015
LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady says firm close to finish line with fines and settlements

Chief executive Mark Casady says the firm has "couple things left to go" before enforcement actions resolved.

By Bruce Kelly
Federal Reserve could offer clues to rate hike at this week's meeting
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUL 29, 2015
Federal Reserve could offer clues to rate hike at this week's meeting

With Janet Yellen widely expected to hold policy steady at this week's meeting, Fed watchers looking to the central bank's statement on Wednesday for clues on liftoff.

By Bloomberg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2015
Let the client decide how to communicate

If your firm doesn't offer alternatives to face-to-face meetings, now is the time to draw up a game plan.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2015
Liquidity restrictions haunt money-market funds

As investors hunt for yield and security, money-market fund managers detail their changes.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Crashing commodity prices will give the Fed one more reason to not raise rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Crashing commodity prices are real, and the result might be another delay to the Fed's rate hike.

By Jeff Benjamin
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities

Voya Financial Advisors has restricted sales of variable annuities for the second time in two months, as the brokerage firm faces increased pressure from regulators questioning the suitability of the products for retirement savers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 28, 2015
Search your attic: Some rare collectibles outperform stocks and bonds

From movie posters and Hermes Birkin handbags to Apple 1 computers and Nobel Prize medals, these tangible alternative investments score big.

By Bloomberg
New study says 'buy term, invest the difference' is bunk when it comes to life insurance
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
New study says 'buy term, invest the difference' is bunk when it comes to life insurance

Standard advice leaves many Americans underinsured and unprepared for retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS IRA ALERT JUL 28, 2015
Consider a Roth IRA to supercharge your college-saving efforts

The popular retirement vehicle has several advantages over a traditional 529 plan in many cases.

By Ed Slott
China stock-market drop to get worse before it gets better — but it will rebound eventually
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 28, 2015
China stock-market drop to get worse before it gets better — but it will rebound eventually

It's premature to think that Chinese stocks have hit rock bottom, but investing for the long term means getting in at the right time and riding out inevitable storms.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS EQUITIES JUL 28, 2015
A warning shot across the market's bow

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Package delivery company UPS has warned that the U.S. economy appears to be slowing. That's bad news for the Fed and stock investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $2.4M arbitration award over former broker's trades
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2015
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $2.4M arbitration award over former broker's trades

Broker Steven Mark Wyatt was accused of unauthorized and excessive stock-market trading during and after the 2008 financial crisis.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
LPL Financial plans to launch robo-adviser in next two months
NEWS FINTECH JUL 28, 2015
LPL Financial plans to launch robo-adviser in next two months

Dan Arnold, LPL's president, says the firm plans to launch a robo that won't replace its financial advisers but will &quot;gain a certain amount of the market.&quot;

By Bruce Kelly
What investors need to know about portability to avoid tax pitfalls
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
What investors need to know about portability to avoid tax pitfalls

New IRS rules mean that you may want to seek out more tax-planning guidance.

By Liz Skinner
Don't give inheritance planning short shrift
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Don't give inheritance planning short shrift

Whatever choices you make in your estate plan, open and honest dialogue is key to taking care of your family.

By Jeff Burke
Judge throws out Camarda case against CFP Board
NEWS RIAS JUL 28, 2015
Judge throws out Camarda case against CFP Board

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon granted a motion for summary judgment and dismissed the controversial lawsuit against the CFP Board filed by Jeffrey and Kimberly Camarda involving use of the fee-only compensation label.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 28, 2015
Spike in Finra, SEC regulation leaves star brokers exposed

Long treated with kid gloves, big producers now face questions about alleged violations.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 27, 2015
Help clients kick kids out of the house without feeling guilty

Jobs and wages are rebounding, time to get those millennials out on their own.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2015
Is now the time to get into the wine investment market?

After hitting a rough patch, the benchmark Liv-Ex Fine Wine 50 Index has risen 0.8% since the start of the year.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2015
Here's where most investors go wrong when it comes to bond investments

Since at least 1999, inflation has rarely been as bad as the $12.7 trillion Treasury market has suggested.

By Bloomberg