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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2014
Minimum Social Security benefit protects survivors

Widow's benefit could be larger than deceased spouse's reduced amount.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2014
Wife's unexpected death draws Social Security questions

Widower wonders whether he should change claiming plans.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2014
How higher Medicare premiums affect Social Security benefits

One woman finds out the real reason why her Social Security check declined.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 21, 2014
Advisers with combined $300M AUM join Wells Fargo

Previously worked for Morgan Stanley, all for more than 20 years.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS AUG 21, 2014
Traditional advisory firm hammers out deal with robo-adviser

Redhawk Wealth Advisors and Jemstep co-brand an online investment platform to help clients with investments.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS FINTECH AUG 21, 2014
6 lessons traditional advisers can learn from robos

By Megan Graf
Baird snatches Wells Fargo adviser with $350M in AUM
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 21, 2014
Baird snatches Wells Fargo adviser with $350M in AUM

Gary Foose Jr. will join the firm's Houston office.

By Minda Smiley
Will Junxure Cloud's release prove worth the wait?
NEWS FINTECH AUG 21, 2014
Will Junxure Cloud's release prove worth the wait?

By Bill Winterberg
Wells Fargo hires UBS team in Texas
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 21, 2014
Wells Fargo hires UBS team in Texas

Previously managed more than $300 million in assets.

By Minda Smiley
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2014
The real reason behind advisory firms' big gains in AUM

The average firm saw a 19.2% increase in assets under management year-over-year in 2013. What was behind the growth?

By Matt Sirinides
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2014
An investment account with a money-back guarantee?

Joining Schwab in trying to soothe unhappy clients, TD Ameritrade offers full refunds of fees to new managed-account customers whose investment portfolios decline in value.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RIAS AUG 20, 2014
Organic growth is key to $4.8B firm's success

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2014
Fidelity quietly settles employee lawsuits

At issue was accusations the fund giant engaged in self-dealing in 401(k) plan.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2014
GAO report calls for more disclosure of managed accounts in 401(k)s

The Labor Department should require providers to share more on fees, performance and benchmarking, GAO says.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS FINTECH AUG 20, 2014
The reasons why human and robo-advisers will soon converge

By Steve Sanduski
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 20, 2014
LPL acquiring retirement plan broker-dealer

LPL gets back in the broker-dealer M&A hunt, adding to their retirement arm via Financial Telesis' 470 reps and RIA.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 20, 2014
Fidelity has lowest-cost target date funds, edging out Vanguard

But low fees don't necessarily translate into better performance.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 20, 2014
BlackRock raises equity allocation in target date funds

Changes to LifePath Index come as other providers also have sought to increase equity allocations after retirement.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2014
Great-West names leaders for new retirement organization

The firm's rebranding efforts follow combinations with J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services' record-keeping business and Putnam Investments' retirement unit.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS FINTECH AUG 19, 2014
External IT puts Junxure on its virtual desktops

Partnership aims at getting business from advisers who want to integrate their systems.

By Liz Skinner