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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
The 3 most important things advisers should do when helping clients with dementia

Get the most important tips for helping clients with dementia from a certified financial planner whose first client was his grandmother, leading him down a career path he never expected.

By Don Mitchell
NEWS OPINION NOV 18, 2014
What to do about dementia? Advice for the adviser

To efficiently serve and protect clients that develop dementia, specific steps can be taken

By Steve Starnes
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 18, 2014
Bob Doll: The market slips and slides, but the case for equities remains sound

Periodic setbacks are inevitable, but the U.S. economy is still accelerating

By Robert C. Doll
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2014
Wells Fargo to pay $5 million over broker's insider trading

Firm admits wrongdoing; broker accused of misusing confidential customer information to trade on Burger King acquisition.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2014
Amanda Moore is getting life back after finishing CFP exam

Nine months after the start of her financial advisory journey, the moment of truth arrived for last Saturday when she sat for the CFP exam.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 17, 2014
Investor confidence boosts European stocks; U.S. shares flat

Focus on Japan after unexpected stimulus boost, early election call.

By Bloomberg
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 17, 2014
Federal Reserve's next move might not be until 2016

Tuesday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why the Fed's first interest rate hike could be pushed off even further. Plus: What happens when all asset classes stand still, cutting into timber investments, and a Goldman hedge fund swings and misses on interest rates

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2014
Tax-planning season gets under way

Consider donations, remember the high tab under the Tax Relief Act, and get yourself in to an adviser if you have one

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2014
What investors really want, need

New book highlights behavioral finance aspects of resolving conflicts, achieving goals

By Charles Widger and Daniel Crosby
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2014
Pimco focuses on talent retention as other firms take assets

CEO Doug Hodge says &quot;people are working hard&quot; as firm rolls out new bonus plan.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS FINTECH NOV 17, 2014
Schwab tells advisers its online advice platform won't be a threat to RIA biz

Charles Schwab &amp; Co. defended its move to introduce its own online advice platform at the Schwab IMPACT conference in Denver Wednesday. The retail offering is due next quarter, the adviser version in the second quarter.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 17, 2014
Pimco Total Return suffers $27.5 billion asset drop in October after Gross exit

Redemptions top the $23.5 billion that left Pimco in September as investors continue to pull money in the wake of Bill Gross' exit.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2014
Overseas expansion in the cards for new Loomis Sayles CEO Charleston

Company vet wants to invest in growth but doesn't see a big departure from predecessor Blanding.

By James Comtois
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 16, 2014
How much luck or skill contributes to investment performance

Luck and skill should be of great interest when evaluating active managers and here's one way to assess the balance.

By Meritt Finer
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 16, 2014
It's time for real industry action on diversity

Recruiting more minorities into the advice industry is the right thing to do from a moral standpoint, but it's also good for business.

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 16, 2014
A road map for navigating the changing financial planning landscape

Cetera's CEO's deep dive into one of the defining challenges &#8211; and opportunities &#8211; for the advice industry over the next 10 years.

By Larry Roth
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital could be facing major changes

RCAP may remake itself to boost value with stock down 39% since late October

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2014
Most Medicare beneficiaries overspend on out-of-pocket costs

People don't understand their coverage and the choices they can make to maximize their benefits and minimize unnecessary spending.

By Katy Votava
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Largest alternatives funds

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2014
DOL to review documents in 401(k) excessive fee suit

The Department of Labor will look for a possible ERISA violation after making an unprecedented petition to look at the case documents last summer.

By Darla Mercado