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ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2015
RCS Capital cuts due diligence team at Cetera Financial

Group focuses on mainstream and alternative investments such as nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team

Group of three advisers produced $7.8 million in revenue.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH SEP 11, 2015
Stubborn software vendors buck integration trend, for now

Some technology providers see potential integration partners as competition, while others respond to adviser demands by partnering with rivals.

By Alessandra Malito
New financial planning software tries to win market share in a crowded field
FINTECH SEP 11, 2015
New financial planning software tries to win market share in a crowded field

Newly launched service provider RightCapital thinks it has created a better mousetrap and is undaunted by the hypercompetitive market.

By Alessandra Malito
Why millennial super savers are putting away 15% of their salaries
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2015
Why millennial super savers are putting away 15% of their salaries

Saving 15% or more is something to aspire to. But starting to save early, and saving consistently, can also take you a long way.

By Bloomberg
Millennial super savers socking away at least 15% of their incomes
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2015
Millennial super savers socking away at least 15% of their incomes

Of the 13 million participants in 401(k) plans administered by Fidelity Investments, close to 421,000 are young "super savers."

By Bloomberg
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo

Marc D. Lowe, who was terminated over alleged “inappropriate workplace behavior,” joins Wells' employee channel.

By Mason Braswell
Financial planning software startup closes its doors
FINTECH SEP 11, 2015
Financial planning software startup closes its doors

Plumvo offered its online-brokerage, wealth-management and personal-finance software to investors and advisers for free, but ultimately was unable to make its business model work.

By Alessandra Malito
5 tips to boost advisers' productivity
OPINION SEP 11, 2015
5 tips to boost advisers' productivity

The farther an adviser gets away from client-related activity, the greater the potential drag on efficiency

By Christine Gaze
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
How a Roth IRA conversion can supercharge your retirement savings

This underutilized method can provide a variety of benefits, such as reduced risk of rising taxes and the ability to better control taxes on Social Security benefits and Medicare premiums.

By Jamie Hopkins
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Is work the new retirement?

A new study from AARP finds that one-third of Americans ages 40 to 64 anticipate that they will continue working post-retirement.

By Laura Sanicola
Market volatility puts spotlight on tax-planning strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Market volatility puts spotlight on tax-planning strategies

With recent market swings come opportunities for advisers to lower their clients' tax bills.

By Greg Iacurci
Many advisers are moving on from Apple to adopt another tablet brand
FINTECH SEP 10, 2015
Many advisers are moving on from Apple to adopt another tablet brand

Survey shows that Microsoft's Windows tablets are gaining popularity among wealth-management professionals as iPads begin to lose their dominance.

By Alessandra Malito
Retirement income innovations aim to ease longevity's strain on assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Retirement income innovations aim to ease longevity's strain on assets

Planning for the spend-down phase more important than ever given the longer time horizon

By Liz Skinner
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team
WIREHOUSES SEP 09, 2015
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team

Two advisers from the elite unit broke away to start their own RIA in Texas.

By Laura Sanicola
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2015
How late-life remarriages complicate Social Security benefits

Matters can get complicated when a new spouse enters the picture.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH SEP 09, 2015
Big-name advisers jump into data aggregation arena to back Quovo

Ron Carson, Steve Lockshin and Marty Bicknell among those investing as the personal financial information market heats up.

By Alessandra Malito
Dynasty trust planning: A tax-efficient way to manage wealthy families' assets
OPINION SEP 09, 2015
Dynasty trust planning: A tax-efficient way to manage wealthy families' assets

It is an estate-planning tool through which a parent's or grandparent's assets can continue to grow indefinitely for future generations without being subject to gift, estate or generation-skipping transfer taxes.

By Michelle Canerday and Robert Gerber
More advisers simulating SEC exams to expose gaps before regulators come knocking
RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2015
More advisers simulating SEC exams to expose gaps before regulators come knocking

More advisers are turning to practice exams to help evaluate compliance risks and identify oversight gaps before the SEC comes knocking.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH SEP 08, 2015
Why you need a project plan when bringing on new technology

Whether big or small, tech adoption or upgrades should be approached with a project management strategy.

By Alessandra Malito