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What's the difference between an FSA and an HSA?
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 10, 2015
What's the difference between an FSA and an HSA?

With benefit open-enrollment season looming, corporate employees need to make the most out of their benefits. After all, with wages largely stagnant, benefits are the new salary.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Wealthbox launches new CRM version with Gmail integration

Wealthbox, a client relationship management system for financial advisers, will launch its latest CRM platform to integrate widely-used Gmail accounts.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Bank teams up with FutureAdvisor to offer clients investment platform

BBVA isn't the only bank with eyes on algo-driven advice, the next trend in the robo-movement.

By Alessandra Malito
Robo-advisers can have a positive influence on clients' financial literacy
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Robo-advisers can have a positive influence on clients' financial literacy

Better client understanding of the investing process should be a boon to the client-adviser relationship.

By Michael Spellacy
Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding - peHUB
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Personal Capital hires investment bank to find buyer, funding - peHUB

Personal Capital, the hybrid robo-adviser with $1.5 billion in assets under management, is seeking a buyer and is in its fifth funding round, according to private equity website peHUB.

By Alessandra Malito
OPINION DEC 09, 2015
The secret to keeping family money

Building family unity correlates directly to maintaining family wealth — and communication about money should start early.

By Steven Abernathy and Brian Luster
How to minimize Medicare surcharges with life insurance and annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 09, 2015
How to minimize Medicare surcharges with life insurance and annuities

Advisers may consider several retirement planning options with clients that do not create unnecessarily high Medicare surcharges.

By Katy Votava
Advisers are texting, but are they compliant?
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Advisers are texting, but are they compliant?

Firms need to have proper supervision over their advisers' text messaging activities as regulators pay closer attention to compliance infractions.

By Yasmin Zarabi
Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system
FINTECH DEC 09, 2015
Commonwealth Financial builds its own client management system

Commonwealth Financial Network has created its own CRM to replace its previous Microsoft Dynamic model.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2015
Student loans hurt women more than men

For every dollar that men take home, women earn 21¢ less. Here's what that means for women's student loan debts.

By Bloomberg
Next target for Galvin? Banks and cross-selling
WIREHOUSES DEC 08, 2015
Next target for Galvin? Banks and cross-selling

Massachusetts regulator looking at whether financial institutions violated any laws.

By Bruce Kelly
Adviser's Consultant: Separate your robo and traditional planning offers to succeed in two markets
FINTECH DEC 08, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: Separate your robo and traditional planning offers to succeed in two markets

Art Haws of HawsGoodwin Financial says advisers must consider cost, integration and marketing the new automated platform separately from the main financial planning operation.

By Liz Skinner
OPINION DEC 08, 2015
Estate plans require a fresh look

Thinking around bequests shifts as capital gains tax and estate tax exemption rise

By John O. McManus
Working longer for more savings? Don't count on it
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2015
Working longer for more savings? Don't count on it

Although delaying retirement helps financial readiness, it can't be a safety net for everyone.

By Greg Iacurci
Medicare surcharge letters dampen holiday spirits
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2015
Medicare surcharge letters dampen holiday spirits

Income-related premium hikes for 2016 confuse retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
2015 tips for advisers' tech and taxes
FINTECH DEC 07, 2015
2015 tips for advisers' tech and taxes

Keeping track of technology goes beyond keeping up on the trends for advisers. Pay heed to these simple tax strategies to save a few dollars.

By Alessandra Malito
How to help clients minimize the sting of 2016 Medicare premium rates
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2015
How to help clients minimize the sting of 2016 Medicare premium rates

Beneficiaries who can't avoid an increase can still find ways to manage through the hike.

By Katy Votava
Advisers praise Sanders for highlighting Social Security, doubt his approach
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 07, 2015
Advisers praise Sanders for highlighting Social Security, doubt his approach

The Vermont senator proposed lifting the cap on taxable income for the program.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Former SEC chiefs press current regime to move on fiduciary
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 07, 2015
Former SEC chiefs press current regime to move on fiduciary

Pitt, Cox and Schapiro agree that putting client interests first should be a priority.

By Hazel Bradford
Hillary Clinton gives thumbs up to DOL fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 07, 2015
Hillary Clinton gives thumbs up to DOL fiduciary rule

In a proposal for financial reform released by her presidential campaign Thursday, the former secretary of state implicitly endorsed the Labor Department's proposal to increase standards for retirement advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.