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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 14, 2017
Finra expels Hallmark Investments and bars CEO for fraud

Head of New York-based firm led scheme to sell shares at inflated prices, says regulator.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 14, 2017
Compass Financial Resources moves affiliation to Securities America

Kansas-based firm managing $340 million had been affiliated with National Planning Corp.

By InvestmentNews
TAX AUG 14, 2017
In poll, economists say they expect Congress to pass tax cuts by Nov. 2018

They do not believe the cuts will do much to help economy next year.

By Bloomberg
RIAS AUG 11, 2017
North Korea: How should advisers react?

Saber rattling is cause for concern, but advisers are not making wholesale moves in client portfolios.

By John Waggoner
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2017
Former Newport, Revere rep barred for failure to testify

George Dahl appeared at Finra hearing but did not provide requested testimony.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2017
U.S. companies having best earnings season in 13 years

From Dow Chemical to Morgan Stanley, corporations are cashing in on overseas demand to pump up profits.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2017
How to fund a Social Security delay

Several strategies can cover the gap to help clients claim a bigger benefit later

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2017
Dividend investing in the Trump era: Dispelling three misconceptions

Why dividend-paying stocks have a place in any well-diversified portfolio.

By Derek Anguilm and Lisa Ramirez
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2017
Help your clients avoid disastrous mistakes when filling in college funding gaps

Funding a child's college education shouldn't blow up their retirement.

By Jonathan Albano
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2017
Edward Jones loses $363 million adviser to Ameriprise

Paul Lang joins firm's employee channel in Roswell, Ga.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
Your financial adviser may be charging you too much

Looking solely at the median cost of hiring an adviser can be deceiving.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Brokers, advisers hoping delay is time well spent

Eighteen-month postponement further clouds the future of a fiduciary rule.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
Manulife cites 'challenging' businesses amid spinoff talk

The company may seek to exit its John Hancock unit in the U.S.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 10, 2017
Investors pour money into bonds, international in July

U.S. stocks? Not so much.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Indexed, variable annuities big winners of a proposed delay

Indexed annuity distribution would have been upended in January, but a delay preserves the status quo.

By Greg Iacurci
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 10, 2017
National Planning Holdings acquisition could be real boost to LPL earnings: analyst

Industry executives have been chattering for at least a month about the blockbuster deal.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2017
Court orders RIA to pay nearly $2 million for defrauding athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III of Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Blazer Capital Management was barred last year

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule compliance costs exceed $4.7 billion: SIFMA study

Broker-dealers report paying hefty start-up costs and additional ongoing expenses, and are cutting the number of mutual funds they offer.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
HUD budget wording may threaten reverse mortgage protections

Senators seek clarification on 2-year-old rule that gave surviving spouses certain rights.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS AUG 09, 2017
Average age of advisers is falling — and so is their pay

Survey finds more firms hiring younger advisers, which is bringing average salaries down.

By Liz Skinner