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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2014
How one woman collects three types of Social Security benefits

Divorced and widowed, this client can rack up significant guaranteed retirement income by using this savvy strategy.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 28, 2014
Rollovers of 401(k)s into pension plans gets government agency backing

With move, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. clears the way for annuitization of the funds.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
China share ETF suffers record drop amid new debt curbs

Largest U.S. exchange-traded fund that tracks mainland Chinese stocks sank more than 7% after policy makers tightened curbs on the local debt market, fueling a rout across asset classes.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2014
Financial planning issues wrapped into government spending bill?

As Congress prepares to vote on funding, the Labor Department's fiduciary duty rule and some pension benefits could be at risk in last-minute deal making.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 26, 2014
Next Financial Holdings' D'Angelo resigns as CEO, chairman

One of the firm's six original principals, he will remain as a corporate director.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
Keeping emotion out of investing

The level of noise surrounding the financial markets can interfere with sound decision-making.

By Matthew P. Erickson
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS NOV 26, 2014
India's roaring stock market, and funds that track it, get boost from cheap oil

Single-country funds average 12-month gains of 55% but region can be volatile for investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 26, 2014
China's markets set for global stage

By Jan van Eck
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Accounting fiasco highlights tangled web behind Nicholas Schorsch's empire

In the wake of accounting problems at American Realty Capital Properties Inc., the rest of Nicholas Schorsch's empire has drawn scrutiny for its complexity.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 26, 2014
Early detection of Alzheimer's would allow for better financial planning

Soon, a blood test may let patients know they have Alzheimer's 10 years earlier than it can be diagnosed today. Advisers say that is a lot of extra years to allow clients to save and make important legal and health care decisions.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 26, 2014
Wells Fargo settles bonus squabble for $7.4M

Wirehouse settles class action claim the firm wrongly withheld incentive compensation from two former advisers who changed firms.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2014
Mining stocks shine in gold-price pullback

Betting that inflation will reverse gold's slide

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 26, 2014
CFP Board quietly cutting deals on compensation descriptions

The organization is trying to calm the controversy over how advisers holding the CFP designation define themselves

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS NOV 26, 2014
4 skills that help advisers function like CEOs

High-functioning advisory teams embrace practices also used in many C-suites

By Ray Sclafani
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 25, 2014
Hedge funds lag stocks while still charging plenty

More 'alternative' funds with hedging strategies are opening, aiming for smaller investors' dollars

By Bloomberg
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 25, 2014
Mutual funds to face new rules from SEC on portfolio holdings

The agency's goal is to ensure funds are liquid enough to meet client redemptions.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2014
Madoff scam recovery hits $10 billion, almost 60% of lost money

The cost of liquidating the con man's defunct investment advisory firm has topped $1 billion but his former clients aren't footing the bill.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 25, 2014
IRS losing the battle over mega-IRAs as company founders fill retirement accounts with nonpublic stock

Outgoing Senate Finance Committee chair urges IRS, Treasury to step up.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 25, 2014
Four top dangers to investors in 2015

State securities regulators flag binary options, stream-of-income and marijuana schemes as emerging investor threats.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.