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Gold bulls celebrate the strongest run since January
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
Gold bulls celebrate the strongest run since January

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Gold enjoys its best performance since January as the dollar's run takes a breather.

By Jeff Benjamin
Late-in-life children can tangle your finances. Here are four rules to help.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2015
Late-in-life children can tangle your finances. Here are four rules to help.

Put retirement savings ahead of college; if you're older, you have less room for error, and you need to take care of yourself first.

By Bloomberg
NEWS FINTECH MAY 19, 2015
Robo-adviser jumps into college savings market

FutureAdvisor starts offering free online access to 529 plans, Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts, UTMAs and UGMAs, with hope that consumers will sign on to advice platform.

By Alessandra Malito
Investors jump into European stocks hoping for another QE ride
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 19, 2015
Investors jump into European stocks hoping for another QE ride

Record inflows raising concerns of a 'crowded trade'

By Jeff Benjamin
Slow start to Obama's grand 'MyRA' retirement savings program
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2015
Slow start to Obama's grand 'MyRA' retirement savings program

Treasury Dept. met its deadline but significant hurdles remain to get workers signed up.

By Bloomberg
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2015
Assets in world's largest gold fund slump 48% to lowest level since financial crisis

Demand evaporates as stocks rally, investors prepare for higher U.S. interest rates.

By Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs says the bull market is getting long in the tooth
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 18, 2015
Goldman Sachs says the bull market is getting long in the tooth

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Goldman Sachs analysts believe stocks' most recent record high could be the last for a while.

By Jeff Benjamin
The advice industry's age discrimination problem
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2015
The advice industry's age discrimination problem

Only 30% of financial advisers are actively looking for clients under age 40, according to a new survey.

By Bloomberg
Help investors plug the $24 billion retirement savings leak
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2015
Help investors plug the $24 billion retirement savings leak

Workers forfeit an estimated $24 billion a year by not contributing enough money to their 401(k) plans to capture their employer's full match.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Stop rewarding annuity high-rollers with exotic trips, tacky jewelry
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2015
Stop rewarding annuity high-rollers with exotic trips, tacky jewelry

Even as fiduciary duty becomes a common phrase in the parlance of financial advisers, insurance agents are still offered gold watches and other incentives for annuity sales.

By Darla Mercado
How to become a more valued retirement plan adviser
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2015
How to become a more valued retirement plan adviser

Employers are looking to discuss the specific needs of plan participants, which will eventually lead to solutions you can offer.

By Megan Yost
What are the industry's best and brightest reading this summer?
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2015
What are the industry's best and brightest reading this summer?

Top literary picks for when you want to improve your business or enjoy a fun beach read.

By Ellie Zhu
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2015
From elder planning to implementation

Advisers' jobs include not only helping clients reach a secure retirement but also helping them live through that retirement

By MFXFeeder
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2015
What extreme longevity will mean for the advice industry

Clients potentially living deeper into their 100s has planning implications advisers would be wise to start thinking about now.

By Liz Skinner
The case for Roth IRA conversions for high-income investors
NEWS IRA ALERT MAY 15, 2015
The case for Roth IRA conversions for high-income investors

Paying tax now on today's balance may be preferable to paying future tax on a much larger sum, year after year.

By Ed Slott
NEWS FINTECH MAY 15, 2015
Pershing taps Marstone partnership to debut first adviser-focused robo

The platform, which can be white-labeled for advisers, powers risk profiling, account opening and digital advice, and allows advisers to input their own portfolio models.

By Alessandra Malito
Tick, tick, tick: Fannie Mae employees must decide by June 4 on retirement assets
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2015
Tick, tick, tick: Fannie Mae employees must decide by June 4 on retirement assets

With pension closed, options include lump-sum distribution, annuity, 401(k) or IRA.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Automating better compliance to meet new SEC requirements
NEWS OPINION MAY 15, 2015
Automating better compliance to meet new SEC requirements

Here's how to meet the regulator's cybersecurity demands to protect your client's data

By Sam Attias
Tax season is over, but IRA fixes can still be made
NEWS IRA ALERT MAY 15, 2015
Tax season is over, but IRA fixes can still be made

Roth IRA conversions or contributions can be undone up to Oct. 15 of the following year

By Ed Slott
Advisers drop the ball, don't prepare for 'Mobilegeddon'
NEWS FINTECH MAY 15, 2015
Advisers drop the ball, don't prepare for 'Mobilegeddon'

Google is switching its algorithm to favor mobile-friendly websites for mobile searches, and that's going to leave many advisers hidden far down in search results.

By Alessandra Malito