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ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAR 29, 2017
Pooled employer plans set to dominate small 401(k) market

By Fred Barstein
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 29, 2017
Merrill Lynch shakes up wealth management organization, leadership roles

Two division executives, Don Plaus and Ben Prince, were tapped for new leadership roles and the number of divisions for advisers was cut from 10 to six

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 29, 2017
AssetMark entices Cetera's top techie to come aboard and help advisers grow

CIO Mukesh Mehta says clients want more direct interaction with advisers through new technologies.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 29, 2017
Finra bars broker charged in NY pension fund hookers, strippers and drug scandal

The "pay-for-play" bribery scheme involved the $184 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund and payments for hookers, strippers and drugs.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2017
Employee feud scaring clients of Independent Portfolio Consultants

Workers tried to force TAMP into bankruptcy, then pulled petitions, but damage was done. ​ 

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 28, 2017
Salesforce adds CRM features to help advisers grow businesses

One new business tool highlights client opportunities

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2017
Record keeper Empower jumps into HSA market, as Fidelity expands

Some view an enhanced participant experience as the "next battleground" for retirement plan record keepers.

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 27, 2017
When machinery makes financial advisers' work obsolete

Staying current and reinventing ourselves will need to happen more often now than it has in the past.

By Joe Duran
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2017
SEC slaps restraining order on Chicago adviser for allegedly scamming seniors

Daniel Glick doctored statements, siphoned millions from elders' accounts, regulator says.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 27, 2017
Wells Fargo Advisors' Intuitive Investor robo-adviser technology files ADV registration

The service, which will be launched as a pilot program for customers in June, will require a minimum investment of $10,000 and charge 50 basis points.

By Bloomberg
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims

Despite longer waits and declining service, checks are safe - for now.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Tips for managing clients' health care expenses in retirement

Financial advisers should incorporate health care planning into their practices.

By Jamie Hopkins
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2017
Change in Washington shouldn't include cutting tax deferrals

Removing the tax savings element of workplace retirement plans would surely make saving less appealing.

By crain-api
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 24, 2017
Broker, RIA found guilty of $15 million stock fraud

Duo scammed 100 investors in pump-and-dump scheme.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
How taxpayers hurt themselves with nondeductible IRA contributions

There's only one way to ensure you get the full tax benefit of those contributions.

By Tim Steffen
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Act fast to Trump-proof your retirement strategy

History shows that tax cuts often don't stick.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Morgan Stanley eliminating commissions, finder's fees in 401(k) plans

By Greg Iacurci
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2017
Resolving Nick Schorsch's legal problems taking a long time

Criminal trial for an associate is slated to start in June, but little has been resolved on civil side.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 24, 2017
Remember the tech wreck? For some, the hurting hasn't stopped

Seventeen years later, some funds are still showing losses.

By John Waggoner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley: A tale of two fiduciary 401(k) business models

Each firm uses an approach that mitigates risk, but some observers say they're more for show than potential problem solving

By Greg Iacurci