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Schwab among the bidders for LPL: website
BROKER DEALERS NOV 18, 2016
Schwab among the bidders for LPL: website

Broker-dealer's stock is up more than 30% since reports surfaced that it was considering a sale.

By Bruce Kelly
Former LPL executive Derek Bruton resurfaces at Oppenheimer
BROKER DEALERS NOV 18, 2016
Former LPL executive Derek Bruton resurfaces at Oppenheimer

Mr. Bruton, who resigned suddenly from LPL Financial in April 2014, joined Oppenheimer sometime this month.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS NOV 17, 2016
Ed Jones adviser predicted Trump's electoral vote tally — two weeks before the election

Broker won Wall Street Journal contest with his estimate of 306 votes for the Donald.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2016
JPMorgan settles China hiring charges for $264 million

Plus: The Fed hints yet again, Wunderlich Securities brings in $500M, and Credit Suisse shutters leveraged/inverse oil ETNs

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2016
New Social Security rules and divorce

Two sets of benefits exist for ex-spouses depending on their birth dates.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2016
U.S. divorce rate drops to lowest level in 35 years

Marriage has been holding steady for the past several years, but weddings are still half as common as they were in the 1970s and early 1980s.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2016
JPMorgan to pay $264 million to end probe into its hiring practices in China

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2016
Advisers and clients worry about Obamacare changes under Trump

Some advisers rely on the Affordable Care Act to insure themselves and employees, and now fear that it could be repealed or substantially changed.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2016
Advisers can't be passive when it comes to DOL rule's fiduciary principles

Each of the underlying duties of the fiduciary rule's best-interest standard — loyalty, care and individualization — require advisers to take specific actions.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Finra hits Oppenheimer & Co. with $3.4M penalty for reporting, fee-waiver failures
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2016
Finra hits Oppenheimer & Co. with $3.4M penalty for reporting, fee-waiver failures

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 17, 2016
Dallas judge indicates possibility of vacating DOL fiduciary rule

DOL questioned at length during challenge brought by SIFMA, FSI, Chamber of Commerce and others.

By Erin Sweeney
Morningstar to create new style box for liquid alt funds
EQUITIES NOV 17, 2016
Morningstar to create new style box for liquid alt funds

It will help advisers and investors measure correlation and volatility of past returns.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL Financial exploring potential sale: report
BROKER DEALERS NOV 17, 2016
LPL Financial exploring potential sale: report

Company said to be exploring strategic alternatives and is working with Goldman Sachs, Reuters reported. (Related read: <a href="&quot;" target="&#8221;blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL Financial's problems keep piling up</a>)

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2016
College financial aid process begins Saturday

FAFSAs for the 2017-18 school year are out three months earlier this year, and now allow reporting prior-prior year income data, or 2015.

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2016
Tips for last-minute college funding strategies

What advice you can give to clients who are getting a late start putting money away for their kids' college education.

By Liz Skinner
Student loans preventing parents from saving for retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2016
Student loans preventing parents from saving for retirement

Some 42% of parents said they're losing sleep worrying about future college costs, and 63% feel guilty that they won't be able to pay more.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2016
Student loans poised for an overhaul under President Trump

Advocates of federal direct loans are worried that privatization could mean the end of student loans as a broad entitlement.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2016
The other DOL retirement regulation Trump and the GOP may scuttle

The Department of Labor's rule exempting state-based auto IRA plans from ERISA could be in jeopardy under the new Republican administration. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>

By Greg Iacurci
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2016
Janus' Bill Gross doesn't see Donald Trump's tax and spending plans bolstering economic growth

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 16, 2016
DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach says stocks in for a 'bumpy ride' under Trump presidency

By Bloomberg