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NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 17, 2014
LPL cuts profit forecast to cover higher-than-expected regulatory costs

LPL Financial cuts 11 cents a share from its third-quarter earnings forecast after projecting it will need another $18 million to satisfy regulatory concerns.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 17, 2014
Getting ahead: your client is now a family

How can you show clients that you're not just a commodity and that your financial advice is worth paying for? By getting to know the needs of each generation of your client's family. Here's why.

By Catherine Tsai
NEWS OPINION OCT 17, 2014
No license to boast

New research shows how uncomfortable self promotion makes listeners.

By Cass R. Sunstein
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 17, 2014
Advisers tested by spike in market volatility

Wild week in financial markets wrapping up with rebound in stocks as bonds decline.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 17, 2014
Fattened by the Federal Reserve, the markets want more

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Fresh talk of extending QE is a sign that the markets just want more. Plus, gold shines bright among the carnage, learning to love leverage, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 17, 2014
Cliff Asness says market volatility is a good reason to diversify

Advisers should look at alts, but fees are too high, he contends.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 17, 2014
Merrill stabilizes head count, boosts productivity

The firm's thundering herd climbed back to 14,000 in the third quarter after several quarters of steady declines.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 17, 2014
Two high-profile adviser terminations take center stage

This week's must-read stories for advisers include employment drama at LPL and Merrill, Bill Gross speaking out, and a renewed push for more women in advice.

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2014
Morgan Stanley hauls in $320M Neuberger Berman team

Firm picks up father-son duo who previously brought in $3.5 million a year in revenue.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2014
CNL Lifestyle exits senior housing with portfolio sale

Deal focuses large nontraded REIT on lifestyle sector before a potential listing of shares or sale of the portfolio.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2014
Tempted to buy shares of the new Sears REIT? Read this first.

The department store's CEO hopes spinning off real estate will help the icon survive. But how much are the stores really worth?

By Joe Cahill
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 16, 2014
To recruit young advisers, show them a path

The next generation is not hearing the call of opportunity in the advice business, and it's up to each of us to bring them on.

By Bijan Golkar
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2014
4 ways automation technology is changing the way RIAs invest

Betterment founder and CEO Jon Stein says automation helps investors achieve better outcomes by taking irrational emotions out of the picture, improving returns and saving time.

By Jon Stein
NEWS FINTECH OCT 16, 2014
Betterment launches robo-adviser for advisers

Betterment founder and CEO Jon Stein says Betterment Institutional lets advisers get in on the &#8220;robo-adviser&#8221; game by allowing them to outsource portfolio re-balancing, daily tax-loss harvesting and more.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 16, 2014
Buckle up for more volatility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> today features: More market volatility on the way and not just for stocks. Plus: Consumers' bad attitudes, Fed chief Janet Yellen's first big test, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS FINTECH OCT 16, 2014
Digital investment platforms go online to calm skittish investors

Wealthfront and Betterment take to Twitter and the blogosphere as stock market volatility rises.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2014
Alternatives: A key piece of the investment puzzle

The case for traditional long-only allocations to stocks and bonds is getting weaker by the day, increasing the importance of finding a way to fit alternatives into client portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2014
The evolution of how advisory firms monitor and sustain their success

The most successful advisory firms prioritize revenue and operations over adviser capacity to remain on top.

By Matt Sirinides
NEWS RIAS OCT 16, 2014
Republicans reject SEC user-fee amendment to appropriations bill

Republicans reject SEC user-fee amendment to appropriations bill that would have provided additional funding for adviser exams

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 15, 2014
What Derek Jeter can teach investors about the economy and markets

Was the now-retired Yankee shortstop one of the greats or overrated? It depends on who's telling the story.

By Michael Conway