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Just 28% of more than 1,500 adults received a passing grade on a series of basic questions about benefits, and that could have serious implications for their retirement income.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The worst part about the bond market selloffs in the U.S. and Europe is the not knowing why.
Sometimes there is no clever claiming strategy available to boost lifetime benefits given the difference in ages between two spouses.
Excess earnings before full retirement age can reduce payments to both spouses.
As the digital age of finance arrives, the opportunities for you and your clients have never been more abundant.
Going paperless at the office is more than a nod to environmental virtuousness, it just might give advisers a leg up on SEC compliance exams.
SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White jump-started a controversial move to expand the agency's coverage of registered investment advisers: farming out exams to the private sector.
Year-end donations can help mitigate next year's tax bite.
Charities may be able to use these insights into the reasons that different people give.
Sudden volatility could create short-term buying opportunity.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Even if the Fed isn't sure when they'll occur, retirees should be bracing for rising interest rates.
Ron DeCicco expects the RIA channel to continue growing while regulatory pressures and higher expenses weigh down broker-dealers.
Buried in the new “Doc Fix” law are provisions that will adversely affect some folks on Medicare
The ongoing woes of Cetera's parent company, RCS Capital and inflated sale prices expected to deter deals among independent broker-dealers. </br><b><i>(Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150118/IBDREPORT2015"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don't miss our full 2015 Top IBD special report</a>)</b></i>
But guidance on using in-house judges versus federal court falls short, lawyers say.
Managed accounts sold by advisers deflect trend toward lower-fee money management as brokers work to maintain profits: Cerulli.
A former Morgan Stanley broker altered his clients' phone numbers in the firm's system before leaving for Ameriprise, according to a lawsuit
The online tool lets advisers ask clients questions about their biggest life changes without emailing or calling for periodic check-ins.
