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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
How to get the most out of Social Security if you're remarried

Different rules for claiming benefits apply to divorced spouses, survivors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
Deconstructing Social Security rules for remarriage

Separate rules for claiming benefits apply to divorced spouses, survivors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 18, 2014
SAC Capital's Steven Cohen increases stake in RCAP

Billionaire's family office is boosting its holding in RCS Capital Corp. to 5%, according to regulatory filings.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS NOV 18, 2014
Financial scams hit a new low via adviser's Ponzi scheme on his mom

Start the week off with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring an adviser pulling a Ponzi scheme on his own mother. Plus: JPMorgan settles with mineral-rights owners, becoming a 'financial catch,' and using dividend stocks to be like Warren Buffett.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
Majority of women claim Social Security early

Education campaign promotes working with financial advisers to optimize benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
The 3 most important things advisers should do when helping clients with dementia

Get the most important tips for helping clients with dementia from a certified financial planner whose first client was his grandmother, leading him down a career path he never expected.

By Don Mitchell
OPINION NOV 18, 2014
What to do about dementia? Advice for the adviser

To efficiently serve and protect clients that develop dementia, specific steps can be taken

By Steve Starnes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2014
Wells Fargo to pay $5 million over broker's insider trading

Firm admits wrongdoing; broker accused of misusing confidential customer information to trade on Burger King acquisition.

By Mason Braswell
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 18, 2014
House passes SEC budget with amendment preventing fiduciary efforts

Appropriation of $1.4B also falls short of regulator's request to strengthen oversight; separate bill to cover exam costs gains bipartisan support.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2014
Upstart platform attracts advisory firms with access to alts and capital

Trading debt and equity for a distribution relationship may not be right for all advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2014
Tax-planning season gets under way

Consider donations, remember the high tab under the Tax Relief Act, and get yourself in to an adviser if you have one

By Andrew Leigh
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2014
RCAP confirms regulatory inquiries

SEC, Finra and state securities agencies have been in contact with the Schorsch firm after a $23M <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029902/nicholas-schorsch-downplays-arcps-23m-accounting-debacle&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>accounting error was revealed</a> at a sister company. RCAP also confirms Massachusetts investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH NOV 17, 2014
Schwab tells advisers its online advice platform won't be a threat to RIA biz

Charles Schwab &amp; Co. defended its move to introduce its own online advice platform at the Schwab IMPACT conference in Denver Wednesday. The retail offering is due next quarter, the adviser version in the second quarter.

By Liz Skinner
OPINION NOV 17, 2014
Building a network beyond CPAs

By Paul Saganey
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch's RCS Capital could be facing major changes

RCAP may remake itself to boost value with stock down 39% since late October

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2014
Most Medicare beneficiaries overspend on out-of-pocket costs

People don't understand their coverage and the choices they can make to maximize their benefits and minimize unnecessary spending.

By Katy Votava
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 16, 2014
Client protection ruse needs to stop

Advisers should demand that industry organizations speaking for them don't let greed overshadow their true mission to help people live sound financial lives.

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2014
DOL to review documents in 401(k) excessive fee suit

The Department of Labor will look for a possible ERISA violation after making an unprecedented petition to look at the case documents last summer.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2014
Do you really need long-term care insurance?

New study offers a more accurate estimate of nursing home stays and shows which consumers benefit

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 14, 2014
Prolific U.S. oil production raises questions about a new tipping point

Friday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> highlights the downsides to cheap U.S. oil. Plus: Maybe you don't need long-term-care insurance, the high risks of not saving for retirement, Putin becomes a gold bug, and why you might get a raise in 2015.

By Jeff Benjamin