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Advice for advisers: Always think about inflation
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2015
Advice for advisers: Always think about inflation

It's no surprise that inflation is not top-of-mind but for long-term investing to be successful, long-term returns need to outpace inflation.

By Rusty Vanneman
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2015
How to build an emergency fund fast

Forty-one percent of households don't have $2,000 in liquid savings, which would cover the median cost of the most expensive financial shock.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2015
Can you pass this financial literacy test?

Take the quiz as you go through the story. The answers are in the footnotes.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2015
Five year-end moves to make you richer

Now is the time to sit down and focus on your finances.

By Bloomberg
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 19, 2015
Nicholas Schorsch's RCAP gets scorched on multiple fronts

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
UBS scores $2 billion Morgan Stanley team
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 19, 2015
UBS scores $2 billion Morgan Stanley team

The third billion-dollar-plus team to leave Morgan this summer is the latest in a series of big swaps.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
It's the time of year when wirehouses tinker with adviser pay plans

Firms need to think differently as the arms race in upfront money continues unabated.

By DSARCH
Graying advisers perform juggling act with baby-boomer, millennial clients
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
Graying advisers perform juggling act with baby-boomer, millennial clients

Working with retirement clients presents great challenges and opportunities. No two clients are alike and they need personalized solutions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
$5B Credit Suisse team latest to spurn Wells Fargo by joining Morgan Stanley
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
$5B Credit Suisse team latest to spurn Wells Fargo by joining Morgan Stanley

Wells finds exclusive recruiting agreement not enough to close the deal with all of the Swiss firm's brokers.

By Laura Sanicola
How to minimize the sting of 2016 Medicare premium rates
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
How to minimize the sting of 2016 Medicare premium rates

Beneficiaries who can't avoid an increase can still find ways to manage through the hike.

By Katy Votava
UBS hires three Credit Suisse teams with $3.2B in assets
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
UBS hires three Credit Suisse teams with $3.2B in assets

Houston-based brokers, who specialize in ultra-high-net-worth clients, include vets from Credit Suisse.

By Laura Sanicola
Investors pause but look past Paris attacks, keeping eye on the Fed
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 18, 2015
Investors pause but look past Paris attacks, keeping eye on the Fed

Much to the surprise of some market watchers, investors — and thus, financial markets — Monday looked past the brutal terror attacks in Paris on Friday that left 129 people dead and hundreds injured.

By Jeff Benjamin
Health costs derail common retirement savings benchmark
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
Health costs derail common retirement savings benchmark

Steeply rising health costs call for a more dynamic retirement planning approach than traditional income replacement ratios.

By Greg Iacurci
Sen. Warren blasts annuity sales incentives
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 18, 2015
Sen. Warren blasts annuity sales incentives

She claims agents are more interested in winning free vacations than finding the best investments for their clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Northeast better suited for retirement than rest of country: Personal Capital
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
Northeast better suited for retirement than rest of country: Personal Capital

Study examines regional differences in retirement readiness; lessons for advisers.

By Alessandra Malito
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2015
DOL, industry spar over cost estimates for fiduciary rule

Perez defends White House study, while SIFMA and ICI attack it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2015
CFP Board launches initiative to recruit women for financial planning

Women's Initiative Council will provide guidance on the development of enterprises to pave a way for more women to enter the industry.

By Bianca Flowers
Merrill Lynch team with $700M AUM leaves to launch RIA
NEWS RIAS NOV 17, 2015
Merrill Lynch team with $700M AUM leaves to launch RIA

Four advisers start Cardan Capital Partners in Denver.

By Laura Sanicola
CEO Roth to advisers: Cetera has six potential suitors
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 17, 2015
CEO Roth to advisers: Cetera has six potential suitors

A deal to sell the broker-dealer outright or to attract a large private equity investor is anticipated by year-end.

By Bruce Kelly
Financial Engines' acquisition of The Mutual Fund Store a turning point in robo debate
NEWS FINTECH NOV 17, 2015
Financial Engines' acquisition of The Mutual Fund Store a turning point in robo debate

Deal is proof positive that online advice platforms will need human advisers to offer a full menu of financial planning services.

By Alessandra Malito