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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2017
Health care reform could affect muni bonds

By James Dearborn, Head of Municipal Bond Investments and Senior Portfolio Manager
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2017
Finra bars former Edward Jones broker for no-show at hearing on client gifts

Edward Jones fired James V. Marino for allegedly taking $25,000 from client.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 07, 2017
PlanPlus and FinaMetrica merge

Combined provider of planning and risk-tolerance tools renamed PlanPlus Global.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2017
Custodians are charting fintech's future

From workflow efficiencies to robo-advice and artificial intelligence, the big four are developing technology to entice advisers.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION AUG 07, 2017
ICI's Paul Schott Stevens: DOL fiduciary rule review is opportunity for SEC

Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a window of opportunity to work with the Department of Labor to establish a consistent best-interest standard of conduct that spans retirement and non-retirement accounts.

By Paul Schott Stevens
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2017
Vanguard outsources some 403(b) record keeping to Newport Group

The firm touts added benefits of the arrangement, but some smaller-balance account holders will wind up paying more.

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2017
Financial advice industry has a role in opioid crisis

It's up to financial advisers to keep clients safe from financial fraud or exploitation at the hands of a loved one who is trapped in the clutches of addiction.

By crain-api
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2017
Opioid addiction poses moral, legal challenges for financial advisers

By Greg Iacurci
One family's story of addiction and finding their way out
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2017
One family's story of addiction and finding their way out

By Elizabeth MacBride
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2017
Can financial advisers save clients from the financial ravages of opioid addiction?

About 36% of advisers have worked with clients who were addicted or had family members addicted to opioids, according to a recent InvestmentNews survey.

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2017
DOL releases new fiduciary rule FAQs focused on 401(k) plans

Answers touch on how retirement plan advisers should treat certain disclosures about their status as well as recommendations for increasing plan participation and contributions.

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 04, 2017
Four tech tools for communicating with clients

These tools will help advisers interact with clients in a faster and more engaging way.

By Joe DiMauro
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2017
Adviser denies any role in fake news story about murdered DNC staffer

The private investigator Ed Butowsky hired to look into the murder of Seth Rich is now suing him and Fox News for defamation.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 04, 2017
Industry groups opposing DOL fiduciary rule maximize spending on author of bill to kill measure

Brokerage industry dominates investment-adviser sector in political, lobbying spending.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2017
401(k) savings continue to hit record highs

Impressive performance reflects resilient stock market and increased employee and employer contributions to retirement accounts.

By Bloomberg
A refresher course on Social Security claiming rules
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2017
A refresher course on Social Security claiming rules

New "deeming" rules can trip up claiming strategies.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 03, 2017
Yet again, Tommy Belesis barred from the securities industry

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING ETFS AUG 03, 2017
Fiduciary rule will top agenda for new head of SEC's Division of Investment Management

David Grim steps down after two-decade career at agency; new leader has not been named.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 03, 2017
Edward Jones broker terminated over client gift is barred by Finra

Regulator says Ralph Villanueva Villavicencio failed to provide testimony for its investigation.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 02, 2017
How to reduce risk when doing 401(k) plan re-enrollments

Advisers should review the plan document and make sure they give participants the right to opt out of the re-enrollment.

By Greg Iacurci