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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2014
How Hillary and Bill Clinton avoid estate taxes

Longtime supporters of the tax, they are using the strategies common to the wealthy to reduce theirs.

By Elizabeth MacBride
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUN 17, 2014
Bond rally means now is the time to re-evaluate muni holdings

By Guy Davidson
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch hires Barclays adviser duo

The team, who previously managed $285 million in assets, join Merrill in New York.

By Minda Smiley
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2014
Clients' higher tax bills prompt advisers to brush up on taxes

2013's tax changes will likely prompt advisers to keep a closer watch on their clients' tax strategies.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2014
Merrill Lynch dodges high-profile gender bias suit

N.Y. Supreme Court justice dismisses a complaint from three former trainees who claimed they were given a book called “Seducing the Boys' Club” and ultimately fired out of bias.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2014
One little-watched indicator for rising rates is flashing red

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen is looking at a broader range of data for a rate-hike trigger. She hasn't highlighted one labor indicator that economists say is sounding inflation alarms: short-term unemployment.

By Gregory Crawford
How to pick apart charitable trusts
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2014
How to pick apart charitable trusts

The benefits of charitable trusts vary — particularly when it comes to interest rate environments.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS JUN 17, 2014
Technology integration at custodians moving into second wave

Big Four have their own strategies for simplifying advisers' and clients' lives.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2014
Merrill offers new charitable investment for ultra wealthy

Firm raises $13.5 million to help former convicts find jobs; returns based on program's success.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 17, 2014
Slow and steady for economy, stocks and tapering: Nuveen's Doll

Bob Doll, Nuveen's chief equity strategist doesn't see big head winds for stocks or the economy this year, forecasting mid- to high-single-digit equity gains this year. What about tapering?

By Robert C. Doll
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 16, 2014
Pimco likely to pick Dan Ivascyn to succeed Gross

Deputy chief investment officer has inside track to succeed 'Bond King' as CIO

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2014
JPMorgan's fund choices for its clients said to be under regulatory review

The SEC reportedly asking: Were private-banking clients steered into funds more profitable for the company?

By Bloomberg
NEWS FINTECH JUN 16, 2014
Covestor announces 0% management fee on ETF portfolios

Passively managed portfolios of low-cost ETFs for 'core' portion of an investor's holdings.

By Joyce Hanson
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2014
Recent grads strain under college debt

2 tips for reducing or managing college debt: Remember that monthly cash flow is king, and seek out programs to help you repay.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2014
Op-Ed: Failure to launch drags the economy down

The impact of thie rising tide of student debt is widespread. The average student debt level is nearly $30,000.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2014
Separately managed accounts

By Andrew Leigh
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2014
Pimco's war cry: 'Long live the new neutral'

The war against inflation initiated by Paul Volcker in 1979 is over, done, finished; we won some 15 years ago.

By Paul McCulley
NEWS RIAS JUN 16, 2014
Wirehouses, banks, RIAs under cost pressure even as assets rise

The rich are getting richer, and that's good news for banks' wealth management units. But for how long?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 16, 2014
Why REITs are looking like the year's hottest market sector

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at what's propelling REITs into their position as the year's hottest market sector, plus emerging market stocks' record month, Japan's inflation woes, and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 16, 2014
The truth about loss aversion

For all the gains we've made in the evolution of market data &amp;mdash; now a massive information industry of indices, surveys, and reports &amp;mdash; economics continues to fall painfully shy of a hard science.

By Mike West