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EQUITIES OCT 30, 2014
The bitter economic costs of cheap oil

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bitter economic costs of cheap oil, plus notes on taking advantage of the rising dollar, avoiding bond funds like the plague, and running toward market volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2014
Selling away claims behind LPL's termination of James "Jeb" Bashaw

Selling away is just one of the allegations that felled James &#8220;Jeb&#8221; Bashaw, LPL's former Houston branch manager.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2014
BrokerCheck needs a marketing effort

It's time for Finra to get serious about making sure investors know BrokerCheck exists.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2014
SEC signs off on Finra arbitration fee increases

Agency approves Finra's proposal to boost fees on larger claims in order to better pay the roughly 6,300 arbitrators

By Mason Braswell
RIAS OCT 29, 2014
Mariner picks up $1 billion RIA

Acquisition of Vantage Investment Advisors bolsters fast-growing Mariner Wealth Advisors' presence in the Northeast.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2014
75% of Americans don't know this basic retirement rule

How do you draw down income in your golden years?

By Bianca Flowers
ALTERNATIVES OCT 29, 2014
Schorsch's B-D network won't sell some of his REITs

Nicholas Schorsch's own broker-dealer joined the wave of B-Ds bailing out of the REIT czar's products.<i>(Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109966/with-stock-off-sharply-schorschs-rcs-capital-says-were-not-arcp&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch's RCAP to investors: 'We're not ARCP.'</a>)</i>

By Mason Braswell
TAX OCT 29, 2014
Robos using tax alpha to distinguish themselves

Betterment offers new feature to highlight tax impact before trades conducted.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES OCT 29, 2014
Japan's stimulus news pushes stocks higher

Bank of Japan unexpectedly boosts monetary expansion and equity investors cheer; yen drops sharply.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 29, 2014
Stock index futures fall on rate concerns as Fed ends QE

Economy on stable track but investors will watch economic reports on growth, unemployment, consumption.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2014
Questions about Joan Rivers' death lead to sad legal proceedings

What you can learn about wrongful death lawsuits from her family's difficult search for answers

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras
EMERGING MARKETS OCT 29, 2014
UBS facing nearly $1 billion in Puerto Rico claims

Claims over the firm's Puerto Rican bond funds exceed $900 million, three times as much as in the first quarter, and plaintiffs' attorneys say the number will probably climb higher.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS OCT 29, 2014
How should custodian technology influence you?

Picking the right custodian requires analysis of more than just how a custodian executes trades; you must consider reputation, service, pricing, accuracy, etc.

By Sheryl Rowling
FIXED INCOME OCT 29, 2014
BlackRock cuts fees, expenses on three bond funds as battle for Pimco assets heats up

Money manager instituted or lowered voluntary caps on share classes of its Low Duration, Core Bond and Total Return funds.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 28, 2014
Decision day: What Fed policy makers will have to say

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What will Janet Yellen and the other Fed policy makers say, and how will investors react? Plus: Why focus on the Fed at all? And traps to avoid on the way to success, Facebook earnings, private equity risks and Game 7

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS OCT 28, 2014
Custodians jump into the robo game

New tech offerings designed to help advisers compete against online investment managers.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2014
Hartford Financial Services Group names a new CEO

Insurer Promotes CFO to replace previous CEO following a medical procedure related to a brain tumor.

By Andrew Leigh
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2014
Demand for do-good investments in 401(k)s rises

Money managers say more participants want to link retirement savings to values.

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2014
Can your investments make money while doing good?

As interest in socially responsible investing grows, research finds little performance penalty.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH OCT 27, 2014
Record bets against Japan stocks tell investors time to buy

Short-selling on Tokyo's bourse jumped to the highest on record this month, as the Topix index tumbled 7.7 percent from a six-year high in September.

By ntappan