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Mary Beth Franklin: Slowing drug costs temper health care inflation
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2018
Mary Beth Franklin: Slowing drug costs temper health care inflation

But medical expenses will consume a growing portion of retirement budgets.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The Trump family used this strategy to save on taxes
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2018
The Trump family used this strategy to save on taxes

Type of trust known as a GRAT reportedly helped the Trumps save hundreds of millions of dollars in gift and estate taxes.

By Greg Iacurci
LPL recruits $220 million Missouri team from Waddell & Reed
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2018
LPL recruits $220 million Missouri team from Waddell & Reed

BMG Advisors has served clients in Kansas City for 35 years.

By Bloomberg
Settlements at old Schorsch REIT could cost shareholders $730 million
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2018
Settlements at old Schorsch REIT could cost shareholders $730 million

Accounting scandal from 2014 could wind up costing shareholders 75 cents per share, analyst says.

By Bruce Kelly
JB Investment Management joins RMB Capital
INVESTING FIXED INCOME OCT 03, 2018
JB Investment Management joins RMB Capital

JB Investment Management helps RMB expand their fixed income offerings for clients.

By Bloomberg
Mercer, Morningstar join forces for single digital research platform
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2018
Mercer, Morningstar join forces for single digital research platform

The new platform will be made available on Morningstar Direct and introduced by region next year.

By Bloomberg
Wining and dining are still tax-deductible, says IRS
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2018
Wining and dining are still tax-deductible, says IRS

Companies can still deduct 50% of meals while entertaining clients and customers.

By Bloomberg
Mary Beth Franklin: Ways to modernize Social Security benefits
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2018
Mary Beth Franklin: Ways to modernize Social Security benefits

Options include boosting benefits for widows and the poor at the expense of high earners.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Estate and tax experts weigh in on Trump report
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 03, 2018
Estate and tax experts weigh in on Trump report

Some say the methods used to avoid taxes were egregious, others maintain they are common practice.

By Ryan W. Neal
New FPA survey reveals characteristics of top advisers
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2018
New FPA survey reveals characteristics of top advisers

'Behavioralists' outpace their colleagues in such areas as net client growth rates and referrals.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra CEO Robert Cook cautions industry not to take comfort in sharp drop in fines last year
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 02, 2018
Finra CEO Robert Cook cautions industry not to take comfort in sharp drop in fines last year

A recent third-party report showed Finra fines up in the first half of 2018, but the regulator declined to project this year's numbers, saying only that penalties fluctuate.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. has been picking off Wells Fargo brokers for years
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 02, 2018
Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. has been picking off Wells Fargo brokers for years

Many of them previously worked at A.G. Edwards, the firm founded by the great-great-grandfather of Benjamin F. Edwards & Co.'s CEO.

By Bruce Kelly
Stifel subsidiary acquires $1.3 billion San Francisco-based RIA
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 02, 2018
Stifel subsidiary acquires $1.3 billion San Francisco-based RIA

Purchase of Rand & Associates gives 1919 Investment Counsel a physical presence on the West Coast.

By Sarah Min
Sweeping retirement legislation is likely coming soon
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2018
Sweeping retirement legislation is likely coming soon

The retirement landscape could be transformed, so advisers should pay close attention.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Ohio National to end brokerage arrangements, eliminate adviser compensation on variable annuities
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 02, 2018
Ohio National to end brokerage arrangements, eliminate adviser compensation on variable annuities

Financial advisers say the move will leave their clients vulnerable and sets a bad industry precedent.

By Greg Iacurci
Another 403(b) plan sponsor beats back fee lawsuit
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2018
Another 403(b) plan sponsor beats back fee lawsuit

Washington University in St. Louis joins other colleges that have prevailed in court.

By Greg Iacurci
Sanctuary Wealth Partners rolls out red carpet for breakaway brokers
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 01, 2018
Sanctuary Wealth Partners rolls out red carpet for breakaway brokers

Five deals in five months lift the fledgling hybrid RIA to $5.5 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
What's at stake with a branch audit?
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 01, 2018
What's at stake with a branch audit?

Your statements to an auditor could come back to haunt you should the issue escalate.

By Michelle Atlas
Boom in safest stocks rings alarm bells on Wall Street
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 01, 2018
Boom in safest stocks rings alarm bells on Wall Street

Rising demand for defensive assets casts shadow over post-crisis bull run.

By Bloomberg
Republicans likely fared better than Dems in market boom
RIAS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 01, 2018
Republicans likely fared better than Dems in market boom

Paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows Republicans invested more in U.S. stocks following election of Trump.

By Bloomberg