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Exclusive: Morgan Stanley plans to sell adviser data to fund companies
NEWS ETFS MAR 20, 2015
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley plans to sell adviser data to fund companies

ETF managers may look to broker-dealers to 'lower the veil' covering advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 20, 2015
First and foremost, it's not about the money

Words of wisdom from a young adviser about his first year on the job.

By Layton Cox
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 20, 2015
Tedious work and quarterbacking ultimately lead to grateful clients

A new planner looks back on what his first year in the business taught him.

By Sam Honey
The looming threat of an increasingly powerful dollar
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 20, 2015
The looming threat of an increasingly powerful dollar

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: It's important to understand the scary downside of an extremely strong U.S. dollar.

By Jeff Benjamin
Reading between the lines of liquid alternatives fund expense ratios
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 20, 2015
Reading between the lines of liquid alternatives fund expense ratios

What you see might not be what you get and the real cost of running some strategies can be steep.

By Jeff Benjamin
DoubleLine's Jeffery Gundlach says 'blockhead' Fed should postpone raising rates
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 20, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeffery Gundlach says 'blockhead' Fed should postpone raising rates

$44.6 billion DoubleLine Total Return Fund manager says central bank should hold off on raising rates; gives a nod toward gold, India equities and shorting the dollar.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors pile into bond ETFs ... at the wrong time
NEWS FIXED INCOME MAR 20, 2015
Investors pile into bond ETFs ... at the wrong time

Blame oil for the reversal of fortune that caught investors off guard.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley's Hunger Games-inspired video they don't want you to see
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Morgan Stanley's Hunger Games-inspired video they don't want you to see

The straitlaced wirehouse pulled the plug on this 10-minute spoof of the popular &quot;Hunger Games&quot; series. But did it go too far? You decide.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS RIAS MAR 20, 2015
Convergent, rocked by suicide of CEO, announces replacement

A little over two months after the suicide of its CEO, $8.4 billion RIA Convergent appoints chief operating officer Douglas Wolford as a replacement.

By Mason Braswell
Health costs in retirement keep climbing
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2015
Health costs in retirement keep climbing

Average costs could exceed Social Security benefits in the future; a 65-year-old couple could spend as much as $400,000.

By Mary Beth Franklin
More money managers say U.S. stocks overvalued, cut holdings but add Europe, Japan
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 19, 2015
More money managers say U.S. stocks overvalued, cut holdings but add Europe, Japan

Survey finds expectations of interest rate hike hits sentiment but strong dollar considered positive for the global economy and markets.

By Meaghan Kilroy
Boost Social Security benefits with these 4 ideas
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2015
Boost Social Security benefits with these 4 ideas

Consider key details about your age, spouse and work history.

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
IRA incentives help savers, but they need to keep a close eye on fees
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2015
IRA incentives help savers, but they need to keep a close eye on fees

The programs, including one launched last week by Fidelity, won't make everyday investors millionaires, but they help

By Darla Mercado
Four strategies to boost Social Security benefits
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2015
Four strategies to boost Social Security benefits

Financial advisers can help clients make the most of their benefits by considering key details about their age, marital status and work history.

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
Stop guesstimating, or worse, ignoring, your clients' health care costs in retirement
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2015
Stop guesstimating, or worse, ignoring, your clients' health care costs in retirement

Software is available that gives advisers a fighting chance of determining long-term care costs and the need for insurance.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC audit of Girard Securities focusing on supervision of branch offices
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 19, 2015
SEC audit of Girard Securities focusing on supervision of branch offices

Girard Secuirities is being audited by the SEC, which is focusing on the firm's supervision of branch offices. CEO suggests move is part of larger investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2015
Ohio State's Cardale Jones: 'No' to the NFL, 'yes' to financial planning

A college football star wants to be a financial planner.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2015
How to talk to clients who have just been widowed

70% of widows leave their advisers after their spouse dies, so here's advice to maintain these relationships

By Kathleen M. Rehl
NEWS FINTECH MAR 18, 2015
Why lease when you can own your website?

Template-based web design systems might make things easy, but most of them have major drawbacks.

By Christopher Norton
Despite good news, bank ETF trails market
NEWS ETFS MAR 18, 2015
Despite good news, bank ETF trails market

Stress tests, rate outlook bode well but negative sentiment on the sector remains.

By Bloomberg