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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2017
Report predicts $400 trillion retirement savings gap by 2050

Shortfall driven by longer life spans and disappointing investment returns.

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAY 26, 2017
Fee pressure has RIAs considering moving from AUM to retainer model

Asset-based pricing still rules, but retainers are expected to gain ground.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAY 26, 2017
Brokerage firms hunt for fintech in early-stage development

Edward Jones and Wells Fargo invest in tech start-ups to find technology before competitors.

By Liz Skinner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 26, 2017
Voya re-entering buffer annuity market as product popularity grows

Voya's about-face comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny as customer complaints about buffer annuities have surfaced.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS MAY 26, 2017
RIA models retainer fees after a McDonald's menu

Clients decide from packaged options and staggered price list how many services they want to pay for.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2017
SEC in-house judges challenged in DC appeals court that upheld them

The rehearing was granted after the initial decision was appealed by former investment adviser Raymond Lucia, who was banned from the industry for life.

By Hazel Bradford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2017
Trump is gutting rules that Corporate America hates

With executive orders, bureaucratic actions and unprecedented use of an obscure statute, the administration has killed or postponed dozens of regulations.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH MAY 25, 2017
Managed accounts a solution for many investors

Investors want help with investments, but sometimes they look beyond financial advisers.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 25, 2017
Merrill Lynch team managing $240 million moves to Raymond James

Two advisers and assistant join employee unit in Michigan.

By InvestmentNews
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 25, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule pushes indexed annuity carriers to develop new products

Insurers are introducing fixed-rate deferred annuities with income guarantees to circumvent BICE.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Beware the 'below-average' fund fee in your retirement account

Overall fees paid by investors are down. But the math can be tricky.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
How to really improve your credit score

Credit scores have a big impact on your daily life, often in ways you don't realize

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAY 24, 2017
How regulators will make or break the future of hybrid advisers

In many circumstances, commission-based services offer clients a more economical and practical way to meet investment goals.

By James Poer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2017
Texas legislature passes law protecting seniors from financial abuse

Once signed by governor, law will allow banks and securities firms not to process questionable transactions.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule pushing broker-dealer assets to fee-based accounts, away from commissions

Some large brokerages such as Morgan Stanley, Edward Jones and Raymond James have seen a surge in advisory assets a year on from promulgation of the retirement regulation.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS MAY 24, 2017
A Wells Fargo $180 million team starts an RIA

Three-person Guardian Financial Partners is based in Orange, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Wells Fargo Advisors restricting investments for retirement accounts

Mutual fund sales will be limited to T shares, while municipal bonds, preferred stock and international debt will be prohibited.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule provides retirement savers with needed protections

The secretary of Labor should improve the regulation, not repeal it

By Bloomberg
Rectifying Social Security's flawed advice
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Rectifying Social Security's flawed advice

Put your request in writing, enlist help if needed and don't give up.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2017
Simple disclosure of conflicts touted by opponents of DOL fiduciary rule not effective

Retirement plan fee-disclosure rules from 2012 show that sponsors — and likely participants — rarely read such notifications and, if they do, don't understand them.

By Fred Barstein