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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2016
Alan Greenspan is committed to ending Dodd-Frank

Plus: T. Boone Pickens takes on President Obama's energy policy, how traders navigated the Fed, and starting your day off right

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2016
Advisers face big challenges in helping clients prepare for health-care costs in retirement

Longevity, rising costs make preparing a solid health-care budget next to impossible. <b>(Related read: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160413/BLOG05/160419958/health-care-costs-squeeze-retirement-savings&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">Health-care costs squeeze retirement savings</a>)</b>

By Greg Iacurci
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 18, 2016
Top 20 life insurance firms ranked by direct premiums, market share

By Ellie Zhu
FINTECH SEP 16, 2016
Advisers reveal cyber insecurities at FPA conference

Most don't expect they could pass a hacking-preparedness test if the SEC came knocking, or even know all the compliance factors they are responsible for, according to a new Financial Planning Association study.

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 16, 2016
Deutsche Bank's shares, bonds decline after rebuffing Justice Department's $14 billion probe claim

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2016
Reforms could solve Social Security funding woes

But high-income retirees might pay more, get less.

By Mary Beth Franklin
IRA ALERT SEP 16, 2016
Will the state take your client's IRA? It can

Make sure clients are accessing their accounts or otherwise taking steps that would deem their accounts active.

By Ed Slott
Financial-advice firms see record 2015 earnings yet slowest growth since crisis, study shows
RIAS SEP 16, 2016
Financial-advice firms see record 2015 earnings yet slowest growth since crisis, study shows

Yet another slowdown in growth comes as the industry faces increasing regulatory costs related to the <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>DOL fiduciary rule,</a> according to an annual benchmarking study by <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Christine Idzelis
Nontraded REIT sales fall off a cliff as industry struggles to adapt
ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2016
Nontraded REIT sales fall off a cliff as industry struggles to adapt

Adapting to regulatory changes has been a struggle, meaning the nontraded REIT industry's worst fears have come true.

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME SEP 15, 2016
As investors pile into junk bonds a familiar bubble is forming

Plus: This presidential election scares everyone, big money investors are dumping stocks at an alarming rate, and stay awake without gulping more coffee

By Jeff Benjamin
Old school fund companies Goldman, JPMorgan wade deeper into ETF market
EQUITIES SEP 15, 2016
Old school fund companies Goldman, JPMorgan wade deeper into ETF market

Embracing the reality of where the money is headed.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2016
Here's where rising incomes have made buying homes more affordable

In some traditionally expensive housing markets, higher incomes were outflanked by rising housing costs.

By Bloomberg
OPINION SEP 15, 2016
Alternative assets demand attention

By Gary Anetsberger
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2016
Think twice before abandoning bonds

By John Waggoner
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2016
SEC permanently bans fraudster Andrew Caspersen from industry

The former Park Hill Group executive pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of more than $38 million.

By Hazel Bradford
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2016
Advisers are ignoring the fastest growing wealth demographic

Income growth rates of African Americans have outpaced those of non-Hispanic whites, and many could use a planner to help dispel unhealthy money beliefs.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS SEP 15, 2016
Sallie Krawcheck's Ellevest raises $9 million from group including Venus Williams

The fintech start-up is creating an investment platform that uses a proprietary algorithm that considers women's earlier salary peaks and longer life spans.

By Christine Idzelis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2016
Take 5: New NASAA leader Mike Rothman emphasizes collaboration, data analytics

Increasing collaboration is at the top of the agenda for the new president of the North American Securities Administrators Association.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2016
Voya's new CEO looks to offer more customized strategies through alternatives offerings

As money managers face growing fee pressure from institutional customers, CEO Christine Hurtsellers is actively shifting her firm's focus to strategies that earn more.

By James Comtois
EQUITIES SEP 15, 2016
Hedge funder calls the bond market the mother of all bubbles

Plus: Goldman lowers the odds of a September rate hike, oil's bad day, and taxes worthy of your hatred

By Jeff Benjamin