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NEWS EQUITIES DEC 22, 2014
Advisers and analysts scramble to make sense of a wild market ride

Giving the Fed credit and blame for pushing markets past fundamentals.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2014
401(k) loan balances hold steady as average account balances climb

Most loan takers are in their 40s, earning $40,000 to $60,000 a year, report finds.

By Robert Steyer
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 22, 2014
Russia crisis hits Pimco

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> If it isn't Bill Gross, it's something else. Plus: The Russia crisis is hitting some 401(k)s too; the bull market could be in jeopardy; who's going to calm the markets; cuts at Wells and giving finance a bad name.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2014
The more I learn about planning and taxes, the more interesting the job gets

By Treavor Dodsworth
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2014
Unraveling Minds

<b>Game Changers: Dealing with Dementia</b> Cognitive decline doesn't just rob the elderly of their mental capacity. Advisers and their firms often are left adrift, forced to make crucial decisions affecting the financial affairs of elderly clients.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS DEC 22, 2014
WFG Investments facing $650,000 Finra 'global fine'

Comes on heels of another $200,000 penalty last year for missing a stock-fraud scheme

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 22, 2014
JPMorgan's fund choices for its clients said to be under regulatory review

The SEC is reviewing whether conflicts of interest led the firm to sell certain products to individual clients.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 22, 2014
JPMorgan investors show support for Dimon in cancer fight

CEO tells investors and shareholders he'll continue to run the bank 'as normal' during treatment

By ntappan
NEWS FINTECH DEC 21, 2014
Advisers in Northeast prep for blizzard, close offices

After learning lessons from Superstorm Sandy, firms are planning ahead with staff and clients, expecting days of potential power outages and working remotely.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2014
The right glide path for smaller accounts

Resist the temptation to increase risk for low savers, as every dollar becomes more important.

By James P. Lauder
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Strawberry strikes out with advisers

IRS will auction an annuity that was part of a contract Darryl Strawberry signed with the Mets nearly 30 years ago.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Stocks carry momentum into the holiday-shortened trading week

Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features stocks poised to move higher in a holiday-shortened week. Plus: Lots of data in just a few days, OPEC plays a game of chicken, and using dividend stocks to make up for an under-funded retirement portfolio

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 21, 2014
New ETF lets active managers keep secret sauce

Fund investors are flocking to index-tracking ETFs as they try to improve performance.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2014
Is your core strategy getting flabby?

Increasing high-yield exposure in an intermediate-bond portfolio may add return, but is risky

By Aldo Ceccarelli
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2014
Schorsch accused of manipulating ARCP books: Suit

American Realty Capital Properties Inc.'s former chief accounting officer alleges the ex-chairman ordered numbers to be changed.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2014
How advisers are guiding clients through critical crossroads

Advisers forced to go beyond numbers when faced with clients' concerns

By InvestmentNews Staff
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 20, 2014
New platforms for alternatives trading miss the mark

Smart money should be focused on finding ways to help advisers first navigate the liquid alts world.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch resigns from RCAP, boards of AR Capital affiliates

REIT czar resigns from RCAP, boards of 11 AR Capital affiliates. New chairman says change allows company to simplify governance, minimize 'perceived' conflicts and cut complexity. (And check out <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141223/FREE/122309998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">the triumphs and trials of Nick Schorsch</a>.)

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Time to strap in for the downsides of cheap oil, higher interest rates

Booming equity markets leave investors blissfully unaware of risks.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Shrugging off diversification, more advisers chase stock market performance

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, advisers are starting to shun alternatives to avoid the risk of missing out on the stock market's run. Plus: Venezuela's sinking credit rating, attractive valuations even at these prices, and investing rules from Stephen Colbert

By Jeff Benjamin