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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2015
Establish a gifting strategy while you pull your taxes together

5 steps to help you decide what to give and to whom

By by Debbie Cox, Guest Contributor
Roth 401(k) vs. traditional 401(k)? No contest
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2015
Roth 401(k) vs. traditional 401(k)? No contest

Retirement experts say the Roth version has it all over the old-school DC plan; employees still not converting, though

By John Goff
NEWS OPINION JUN 15, 2015
Thinking like a retiree is quite different than thinking like an investor

Retirement income planning is now established as a vital component of financial planning.

By Wade Pfau
Advisers' crucial role in constructing smarter portfolios to combat volatility
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 15, 2015
Advisers' crucial role in constructing smarter portfolios to combat volatility

Vital that investors understand the expanded tool set now available to handle market swings

By John Feyerer
Losing edge in ETFs, State Street turns to hedge funds
NEWS ALTERNATIVES JUN 15, 2015
Losing edge in ETFs, State Street turns to hedge funds

Firm is expanding hedge funds and alternative investment strategies that can be offered to individual investors, Ronald O'Hanley, the new chief of the the $2.45 trillion State Street Global Advisors.

By Bloomberg
MetLife files suit to fight 'too big to fail' status
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 15, 2015
MetLife files suit to fight 'too big to fail' status

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The firm files suit against the Financial Stability Oversight Council, charging them with acting as 'judge, jury and executioner.'

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2015
Don't miss out on the Roth 401(k)'s tax-free withdrawals

Few workers use the retirement plan despite its advantages and growing availability.

By Bloomberg
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 15, 2015
Best- and worst-performing fixed-income mutual funds

By category, ranked by one year total returns

By Bloomberg
Questions to ask when considering a continuing care retirement community
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2015
Questions to ask when considering a continuing care retirement community

Advisers can help clients sort options for elderly housing based on cost and care differences.

By Liz Skinner
Social Security envisions a new tech-savvy future
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2015
Social Security envisions a new tech-savvy future

Agency embraces technology while juggling demand for increased face-to-face service.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why it doesn't make sense to let clients borrow from their 401(k) plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2015
Why it doesn't make sense to let clients borrow from their 401(k) plans

<b>Breakfast with Benjamin:</b> Most Americans aren't sitting on 401(k) balances that they can afford to skim, yet an estimated 26% have loans outstanding.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS JUN 15, 2015
The continuing growth of the RIA channel, by the numbers

Where the RIA wealth is spread out across the country, plus the 10 biggest firms

By Ellie Zhu
NEWS RIAS JUN 15, 2015
United Capital pivots away from mutual funds to proprietary asset management program

Firm sees new way to cut the middleman, product fees for clients while capturing top investment ideas.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Saudi Arabia lays out the welcome mat for global investors
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 14, 2015
Saudi Arabia lays out the welcome mat for global investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The richest and most powerful Arab nation opens its $570 billion stock market to the world.

By Jeff Benjamin
The best- and worst-performing equity mutual funds
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 14, 2015
The best- and worst-performing equity mutual funds

By category, ranked by one year total returns

By InvestmentNews Data
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 14, 2015
Equity and fixed income mutual fund index returns by the numbers

By Ellie Zhu
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 14, 2015
Asset managers are harvesting data to help them market mutual funds better

World's largest asset management firms have quietly launched an arms race to collect, analyze and exploit data about advisers. <b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150614/MUTUAL062015&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full Spotlight on Mutual Funds special report</a>)</b></i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Best- and worst-performing international mutual funds
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 14, 2015
Best- and worst-performing international mutual funds

By category, ranked by one year total returns

By InvestmentNews Data
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 12, 2015
Investors must gauge risks of securities-backed lending

Such loans are growing quickly, but some are concerned about the potential downside and conflicts of interest.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 12, 2015
U.S. housing market still bears nasty scars years after crisis

Share of mortgages in negative equity has been halved in almost four years, but it's a long way from healthy.

By Bloomberg