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NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 25, 2014
Ring out the old year with a bowlful of tax strategies

Tips to help make 2014 less painful than 2013 for wealthy clients

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 25, 2014
SEC charges investment adviser with fraud for not telling clients of fee arrangement with broker

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged investment adviser Robare Group with fraud for not telling clients of its fee arrangement with a broker.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS FINTECH NOV 24, 2014
New, easy and free technology to figure out capital gains distributions

Online database makes avoiding complicated tax savings a thing of the past.

By Sheryl Rowling
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 24, 2014
The economic immigration issue President Obama isn't ready to talk about

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, the immigration issue President Obama isn't ready to talk about. Plus: Morgan Stanley's wealth management riddle, chilly weather heats up commodities, and an honest look at Wall Street's culture of dishonesty.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 24, 2014
Brokers' push to fee-based comp slams higher-cost funds

Mutual funds with sales charges and distribution fees are on pace for their fifth and possibly largest-ever year of redemptions.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RIAS NOV 24, 2014
Robo advice meets alternative investments

New platform aspires to be an alternatives outsource for financial advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 24, 2014
Mixing tax time and the holidays

Financial advisers should be urging their higher-income clients to come in for tax planning sessions.

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2014
Rethinking the traditional retirement income glide path

New software takes headaches out of the bucket strategy

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 24, 2014
Bernie Madoff's son leaves more than $15M in his will

Andrew Madoff, the son of the convicted Ponzi schemer, lists $11M in personal property and $4.5M in improved real property.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2014
Morningstar is ready to move beyond the style box

Powerful research firm asks advisers' help to better customize asset allocation.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 23, 2014
U.S. stocks climb slowly as European shares rally on stimulus hope

Banks, lenders extend last week's gains; automakers advance.

By Bloomberg
NEWS FIXED INCOME NOV 23, 2014
More buyers than sellers in the bond market means yields will remain low in 2015

JPMorgan estimates global demand will outstrip supply by roughly $400 billion.

By Bloomberg
Cybersecurity a major priority in independent broker-dealers' 2015 tech budgets
NEWS FINTECH NOV 23, 2014
Cybersecurity a major priority in independent broker-dealers' 2015 tech budgets

Preventing hack attacks is a big concern for independent broker-dealers heading into next year based on their planned technology spending.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS RIAS NOV 21, 2014
Some advisers moving to mobile payment systems to bill clients

As more Americans demand online billing, some advisers are kicking the tires of mobile payment systems such as PayPal and finding benefits and drawbacks.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2014
Life insurers launching new variable annuities despite tepid sales

A slump in VA purchases clashes with historical notion that product sales mirror the stock market's trajectory. And insurers are launching new products.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 21, 2014
Global buying binge pumps more air into the bond market run

Start your week with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring a global bond market mismatch that now has demand far outstripping supply. Plus: Loading up on stocks after retirement, how Larry Summers got it wrong, and new liquid alts players breaks it down for investors and advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS FIXED INCOME NOV 21, 2014
Passive fixed-income strategies? Not in today's environment

The advantages of active strategies come from identifying value with respect to credit risk, interest rate levels and currency valuations, according to Legg Mason's Thomas Hoops.

By Thomas Hoops
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 20, 2014
Worst stock-picking call in 2014? Shunning Apple

Shares of world's largest company rose four times more than S&amp;P 500 as product plans eased concern over future growth. But many actively managed funds missed out.

By Bloomberg
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 20, 2014
Shunning Apple tops long list of bad market calls in 2014

Didn't buy Apple stock this year? Shares of the world's largest company rose four times more than the S&amp;P 500 as chief executive Tim Cook's product plans eased concern over the company's future growth. Plus other missed opportunities of the year.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS NOV 20, 2014
Most advisory firms don't have a strategy for landing client referrals

Only one out of every three firms have a formal referral process, despite referrals accounting for the lion's share of new business.

By Matt Sirinides