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Advisers should look before leaping into stimulus debt programs
OPINION APR 22, 2020
Advisers should look before leaping into stimulus debt programs

Unless it's a matter of business survival, the strings attached to the loans might prove even more costly

By Jeff Benjamin
COVID-19’s impact on DC plans may be manageable
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
COVID-19’s impact on DC plans may be manageable

Market volatility may be biggest factor in producing retirement shortfalls, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute

By InvestmentNews
SEC settles fraud charges against Ponzi-scheme participant
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 22, 2020
SEC settles fraud charges against Ponzi-scheme participant

Former adviser Barry Bekkedam will pay a $100,000 fine plus interest

By InvestmentNews
Advisers want CFP continuing education to count toward state requirements
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2020
Advisers want CFP continuing education to count toward state requirements

NASAA model rule would require IARs to complete CE to close the regulatory gap with brokers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
VA sales up, fixed annuities down: LIMRA report
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
VA sales up, fixed annuities down: LIMRA report

Low interest rates drove investors away from some products, but that may change, according to the organization's Secure Retirement Institute

By Emile Hallez
Forget the bear! LPL is paying recruits like it's 2019
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2020
Forget the bear! LPL is paying recruits like it's 2019

Meanwhile, the giant IBD continues to evolve its business with a new offering targeting wirehouse advisers

By Bruce Kelly
Social Security funding still set to run out in 2035
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
Social Security funding still set to run out in 2035

The latest estimate is unchanged from last year's, but it does not reflect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trust funds

By Mary Beth Franklin
Escape hatch for workers claiming Social Security early
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
Escape hatch for workers claiming Social Security early

A special rule allows benefits for those who have exceeded the annual earnings limit in their first year of retirement

By Mary Beth Franklin
No free lunch (not even for Tom Hanks) on IRA distributions
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
No free lunch (not even for Tom Hanks) on IRA distributions

Ed Slott separates fact from fiction about how the CARES Act will affect clients’ retirement savings

By InvestmentNews
Barred adviser gets prison time for GIC Ponzi scheme
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2020
Barred adviser gets prison time for GIC Ponzi scheme

Lester Burroughs allegedly misappropriated more than $500,000 from clients' accounts

By Emile Hallez
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits

The investment firm will pay $12.5 million to put a 2015 case behind it, court records show

By Emile Hallez
Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers

The insurer added a new low-cost variable annuity product without living benefits

By Emile Hallez
Coaching clients through fear
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Coaching clients through fear

You can now make a long-term difference in the lives of your clients if you know how to recognize and minimize the effects of emotion on judgment

By Sarah Newcomb
Managing risk in retirement: Lessons from COVID-19
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Managing risk in retirement: Lessons from COVID-19

The coronavirus is throwing a wrench in many Americans' financial plans, but advisers can help keep investors on track

By Philip E. Caminiti
Now’s the best time to teach kids to invest
OPINION APR 21, 2020
Now’s the best time to teach kids to invest

Look for coachable moments, opportunities that pop up in the flow of ordinary life

By Thomas J. Henske
SEC penalizes Boston RIA $1 million over private fund marketing
RIA NEWS APR 20, 2020
SEC penalizes Boston RIA $1 million over private fund marketing

Regulator says Old Ironsides distributed materials with misleading information

By InvestmentNews
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2020
LPL exec moves to Advisor Group

Brian Shulstad will head business development at the firm's Triad Advisors unit

By InvestmentNews
Finra postpones arbitrations through July 3
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2020
Finra postpones arbitrations through July 3

Postponement fees will be waived for hearings scheduled from July 6 through Sept. 4

By InvestmentNews
Financial industry opponents remain wary of SEC’s crackdown on share-class disclosure
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2020
Financial industry opponents remain wary of SEC’s crackdown on share-class disclosure

The end of the formal initiative failed to soothe worries about future enforcement

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley's Gorman sees more remote work in future
WIREHOUSES APR 20, 2020
Morgan Stanley's Gorman sees more remote work in future

Will large firms look to cut real estate costs now that the pandemic has proved the viability of working from home?

By Bruce Kelly