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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2015
Missed Social Security claiming opportunity costs client more than $29,000

Which is harder to swallow: realizing that your advice cost a client more than $29,000 in lost Social Security benefits or owning up to the mistake?

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS MAY 13, 2015
Industry hurdles hinder entrepreneurial advisers

Regulatory and legal strictures have made the environment for RIA startups overwhelmingly hostile — not to mention expensive.

By Chris Markowski
How gamification can help get clients to plan for retirement
OPINION MAY 12, 2015
How gamification can help get clients to plan for retirement

People are more apt to change their behaviors when they are engaged in fun, achievement-oriented tasks with established rewards.

By Carolyn Nees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
No excuse for small companies' lousy 401(k)s anymore

A shocking number of plans still charge more than 2% in fees, but technology is changing the game.

By Bloomberg
Elder care needs will transform advice industry
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
Elder care needs will transform advice industry

Demand will shift from retirement income to housing and care issues.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Gross fund netted $58 million in April
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 12, 2015
Gross fund netted $58 million in April

Former bond king's fund at Janus Capital Group attracted a big chunk of new investor money in April, before the fund was hit by a selloff in bonds.

By Bloomberg
Split with White House widens as Democratic lawmakers ask DOL to extend comment deadline on fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
Split with White House widens as Democratic lawmakers ask DOL to extend comment deadline on fiduciary rule

House and Senate Dems sent separate letters this week to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez asking him to add 45 days to the 75-day comment period.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
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
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2015
Finra arbitration panel hits Robert W. Baird & Co. with $17.8 million penalty

The asset and wealth management firm was accused of unfair competition and solicitation.

By Alessandra Malito
Advisory draws SEC heat for alleged violations in police, firefighter pensions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2015
Advisory draws SEC heat for alleged violations in police, firefighter pensions

Regulator charges Atlanta firm with improperly recommending alternative investments.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Client expectations: More tech, lower fees
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
SEC's Daniel Gallagher resigning as commissioner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
SEC's Daniel Gallagher resigning as commissioner

His and fellow commissioner Luis Aguilar's departures could herald a transformation of the agency.

By Bloomberg
Employees losing a whopping $24B in retirement savings
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
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
Finra toughens its sanctions on suitability violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
Finra toughens its sanctions on suitability violations

The self-regulator suggest barring offenders, expelling more firms, upping suspensions to two years.

By Alessandra Malito
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
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
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
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
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