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LPL to cut bonuses to employees, top management
NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 25, 2015
LPL to cut bonuses to employees, top management

Top executives at the firm are among those facing smaller bonuses after a year of discouraging financial results.

By Bruce Kelly
401(k) challenge: Plugging plan leakage when workers change jobs
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 25, 2015
401(k) challenge: Plugging plan leakage when workers change jobs

Improved 401(k) plan features have proven successful, but a big challenge remains: how to plug the leakage in plan assets when workers switch jobs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SEC's Michael Piwowar slams Finra data-collection proposal
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2015
SEC's Michael Piwowar slams Finra data-collection proposal

Republican Piwowar criticizes Finra's plan for a massive brokerage data collection mechanism, asking whether it's a "solution in search of a problem."

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS IRA ALERT FEB 25, 2015
2010 Roth conversions are now penalty-free

With the five-year period satisfied, many clients meet the requirements for qualified distributions

By Ed Slott
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 25, 2015
UBS, Merrill increase bonuses for new assets and banking referrals

2015 compensation plans push advisers to build their AUM and refer clients to the bank

By Mason Braswell
Good News: FPA has attracted 1,600 students to its “externship” program
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 24, 2015
Good News: FPA has attracted 1,600 students to its “externship” program

Hannah Moore of Guiding Wealth describes how the Financial Planning Association is helping students experience the financial advice business without internships this year

By InvestmentNews
COVID-19: Standing at the crossroads of health and wealth
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2015
COVID-19: Standing at the crossroads of health and wealth

Joe Boan of Transamerica joins Mary Beth Franklin to discuss how challenges of a public health pandemic and its devastating impact on our economy will impact advisers, clients and their nest egg.

By InvestmentNews
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2015
New areas for 401(k) lawsuits emerge

A new array of developing legal risks awaits unwary retirement plans and their advisers.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 24, 2015
Morgan Stanley shuffles leadership in wealth unit

Co-head of global capital markets, Raj Dhanda, to lead investment products and services.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS FEB 24, 2015
Schwab must face adviser's lawsuit after all: appellate court

Judges said the firm must face a class-action lawsuit on mortgage debt in bond funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2015
Fed Vice Chair Fischer says rate hike most likely June or September

Federal Vice Chairman Fischer says the central bank is most likely to raise interest rates in June or September, although economic developments might warrant different timing for liftoff.

By Bloomberg
NEWS FINTECH FEB 24, 2015
This week on social media with advisers

The White House and Department of Labor announced a push for fiduciary standards, the president gave adviser Sheryl Garrett a shout out and advisers responded to Morgan Stanley's leaked take on the Hunger Games.

By Alessandra Malito
Morgan Stanley settles mortgage bond probe for $2.6 billion
NEWS RIAS FEB 24, 2015
Morgan Stanley settles mortgage bond probe for $2.6 billion

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Plus: Buffet's opaque empire, Obama's regulatory plans and New York's efforts to keep its meat hooks in tax refugees.

By Jeff Benjamin
Who needs a cash balance plan? Not just New Jersey
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2015
Who needs a cash balance plan? Not just New Jersey

A tussle over public pensions has thrust these defined-benefit plans into the spotlight.

By Darla Mercado
The bond market and the Fed are suddenly marching in lockstep
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2015
The bond market and the Fed are suddenly marching in lockstep

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market and the Fed are suddenly marching in lockstep, with inflation clarity coming soon.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2015
How your financial adviser can screw up your retirement, legally

Obama administration aims to raise standards for advice brokers give

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2015
Tax troubles of the rich and famous

What do Chris Tucker and Willie Nelson have in common? The comedian and the singer have both had run-ins with the IRS.

By Bloomberg
NEWS EQUITIES FEB 24, 2015
Putting the T back in ETF

Exchange-traded funds are exceptional tools for allocating client portfolios, but they can lose their effectiveness if implemented incorrectly.

By Grant Engelbart
NEWS ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2015
Due diligence in the age of flash crashes

The dominance of algorithms in trading means advisers need to re-evaluate their processes

By Blaine F. Aikin
Lockheed Martin to pay $62 million settlement in 401(k) fee suit
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2015
Lockheed Martin to pay $62 million settlement in 401(k) fee suit

Plaintiffs claimed defense contractor breached fiduciary duty, mismanaged funds.

By Darla Mercado