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NEWS FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Vanguard plans to offer digital marketing tool for advisers

Largest mutual fund manager hopes that the tool will enhance relationships for and with advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Client expectations: More tech, lower fees
NEWS FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Client expectations: More tech, lower fees

Salesforce research shows advisers may need to restructure their businesses — or watch clients turn away.

By Alessandra Malito
Employees losing a whopping $24B in retirement savings
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2015
Employees losing a whopping $24B in retirement savings

The typical worker forfeits $1,336 a year in lost 401(k) employer matches. Are you one of them?

By Mary Beth Franklin
On cybersecurity, industry and regulators are in it together
NEWS FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
On cybersecurity, industry and regulators are in it together

No financial adviser can afford the reputational damage or loss of client confidence that can result from a serious cybersecurity failure. And no investor deserves to have his or her private data compromised.

By Dale Brown
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2015
Rich kids of Instagram: Is an inheritance a blessing or a curse?

How do you instill values in your children so that even the most privileged work for the benefit of their families and others?

By Bloomberg
SEC slaps charges against "retirement planners" for fraudulent life settlement sales
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 11, 2015
SEC slaps charges against "retirement planners" for fraudulent life settlement sales

Pair sold $4.3 million of Investments fraudulently marketed as "safe as CDs" and "federally insured," regulator says in suit.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 11, 2015
Recent fine may hasten LPL Financial's shift to fee compensation

The broker-dealer acknowledges the growing importance of its fee and advisory businesses

By Mason Braswell
T. Boone Pickens expects to see oil at $75 a barrel by year-end
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 11, 2015
T. Boone Pickens expects to see oil at $75 a barrel by year-end

At SALT confab, billionaire investor also riffs on the Keystone pipeline, Washington gridlock and the presidential race.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 11, 2015
Mark Mobius, star developing markets manager, stumbles

As the Franklin Templeton portfolio manager's performance slips, investors exit.

By Bloomberg
Vanguard officially launches its robo adviser, drops minimum investment to $50,000
NEWS FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Vanguard officially launches its robo adviser, drops minimum investment to $50,000

After more than two years in pilot and gathering $17B in assets, Personal Advisor Services is ready to take on the expanding field of online advice platforms.

By Alessandra Malito
Wirehouse employees rate their firms on sites like Glassdoor.com
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
Wirehouse employees rate their firms on sites like Glassdoor.com

Morgan Stanley chief James Gorman gets 87% approval rating on Glassdoor.com, tops among wirehouse CEOs. The firm ranked third on Vault.com among the 50 'best' banking companies in terms of quality of life and prestige.

By Liz Skinner
A 3-phase approach to making social media work for you
NEWS FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
A 3-phase approach to making social media work for you

Diving into social media without the right strategy could do you more harm than good.

By Lincoln Ross
NEWS RIAS MAY 11, 2015
Fidelity unveils program to help advisers unload unwanted clients

Fidelity is teaming up with RIA FirstPoint Financial to make it easier for advisers who custody assets on its platform to offload unwanted clients.

By Alessandra Malito
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 10, 2015
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's no harm in helping investors better understand what it means for them when the Fed starts to tighten interest rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS FIXED INCOME MAY 10, 2015
Alan Greenspan warns of another taper tantrum when the Fed lifts interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> What's going to happen to the markets when the Fed pulls the interest rate hike trigger? Alan Greenspan has an idea, and it's not pretty.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2015
Secrets to surviving a rising rate environment

Adding a mix of nontraditional investments to fixed-income holdings can help.

By Christopher D. Long
Why the Fed won't raise rates this year
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 09, 2015
Why the Fed won't raise rates this year

Regardless of what Friday's April jobs report suggests, DoubleLine Capital thinks the economy is just not strong enough to support higher rates.

By Todd Rosenbluth
Trekking to Europe and Japan for attractive dividend income
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Trekking to Europe and Japan for attractive dividend income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Where to look when it's time to go beyond the traditional hunting grounds for dividend income.

By Jeff Benjamin
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Stock buybacks hit an all-time high in April as companies continue to view repurchase plans as the best use of cash stockpiles.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Good or bad, jobs report could roil the markets, investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Good or bad, investors could react sharply to the April jobs report. Plus: Bitcoin could be back, Fitbit plans an IPO and offbeat economic indicators.

By Jeff Benjamin