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TAX MAR 12, 2018
Bunching expenses is one way to recover benefits lost under tax reform

Taxpayers can either accelerate or defer deductible expenses so that more of them happen in one tax year

By Tim Steffen
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 12, 2018
Guide Clients Through Emotional Ups and Downs To Prevent Costly Decisions

Even the best clients can make irrational decisions that could derail an investment portfolio that took years to build. Learn strategies to help.

By Gillian Albert
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 10, 2018
Is title reform the answer to the fiduciary debate?

What many thought could be a silver bullet against piles of fiduciary regulation now seems just as controversial.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION MAR 10, 2018
Advisers: Make sure your clients aren't owed pensions

Insurance companies may need help finding forgotten pensioners who left a company with a defined-benefit plan long ago.

By crain-api
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 10, 2018
Would reforming use of the title 'adviser' mesh with the DOL fiduciary rule?

Title reform is on every power player's lips these days, but would such a change conflict with the Labor Department's regulation that is already partially enacted?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 09, 2018
UBS shrinks recruiting costs in 2017, boosts adviser pay

Both trends reflect the firm's shift away from recruiting in favor of increasing the compensation of existing brokers.

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 09, 2018
Pacific Life swims against the tide in the indexed annuity market

Analysts say the insurer is the only one to guarantee its cap rates during the contract surrender period, a boon for investors but potentially opening it up to more risk.

By Greg Iacurci
How to get the pass-through deduction by reducing taxable income
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 08, 2018
How to get the pass-through deduction by reducing taxable income

Business owners are only eligible for a pass-through deduction if their income is below a certain threshold. However, there are ways to qualify by reducing their taxable income

By Mark Rosanes
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2018
Team managing $350 million at Northwestern Mutual joins Commonwealth

Father-and-son Spiegelman Wealth Management is based in Lafayette, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 08, 2018
Latest Wells Fargo flap underscores need for fiduciary standard

The bank's board is looking into inappropriate 401(k) rollovers, one of the problems the DOL rule aims to prevent

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 08, 2018
Merrill Lynch fined $1.25 million over Chinese stock sale

SEC says Merrill missed 'red flags' while selling millions of shares.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 08, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors now under investigation by Galvin

Massachusetts securities regulator cites DOL fiduciary rule when discussing probe that will focus on investors moved into higher-fee accounts, 401(k) rollovers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 08, 2018
Finra bars broker who churned account of 93-year-old client with dementia

In a four-year-period, Mark Kaplan executed 3,500 trades that resulted in $723,000 in losses

By Bruce Kelly
SEC reaches $3.6 million settlement with Voya over securities lending
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 08, 2018
SEC reaches $3.6 million settlement with Voya over securities lending

Voya wrongly recalled securities it had loaned out to mutual fund clients early in order to give a tax benefit to its insurance affiliates.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2018
SEC revokes registration of DMS Advisors over fraud

Agency charges mutual fund manager with diverting money, faking statements.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 08, 2018
CAT implementation uncertainty gives broker-dealers strategic options

Firms should address shortcomings in data reporting now.

By John Ivan
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 08, 2018
Senate bill aims to boost 401(k) annuities, small-employer retirement plans

The bill is nearly identical to one that unanimously passed the Senate Finance Committee in 2016.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS MAR 07, 2018
Private equity dollars pouring into wealth management, fintech

Deep-pocketed PE investors are driving M&A activity, fueling growth.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2018
Finra panel awards $404,482 to client after broker overdoes put options

Investor alleges Allegis and former broker Brandon Curt Stimpson put him in unsuitable investments, violated fiduciary duty and engaged in unauthorized trading.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 07, 2018
Tax law: How to get the pass-through deduction by reducing taxable income

Advisers are only eligible for the full 20% deduction if their income is less than $157,000 for singles and $315,000 for married couples.

By Greg Iacurci