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FINTECH AUG 23, 2013
Engagement is a mouse click away

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2013
LPL to break into estate planning for mass affluent

Subsidiary Private Trust Co. putting IRA into a packaged product.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH AUG 22, 2013
Don't wait for Washington — jump in to social media

Expert suggests advisers build presence on the web immediately to reach clients and prospects.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH AUG 22, 2013
At Texas Tech, social media takes center stage

Social media enters the curricula for financial planning students at Texas Tech, as students will get first hand lessons on how to utilize social networks in the financial business. See also: <b><a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130822/TECH/130829973&quot;>Expert urges advisers to adopt social media.</b></a>

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH AUG 22, 2013
YCharts: Bloomberg for the rest of us?

A data service providing real time market info -- at a fraction of the cost of that more-famous terminal

By Janowski Davis
FINTECH AUG 22, 2013
Advisers discuss the operational complexities of trading

Breakfast at the Envestnet | Tamarac summit last week turned into a technology commiseration session.

By Janowski Davis
FINTECH AUG 21, 2013
MoneyGuidePro takes automating financial plans one step forward

Tool allows advisers to connect the dots between plan an action item.

By Michael Shagrin
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
The Takeaway: Prepare thyself for the bond wars!

By Joshua Brown
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 21, 2013
Sifma pushing regulators to end poverty plea of brokers

Industry group sees trouble when brokers get out of paying back notes.

By DJAMIESON
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2013
The Takeaway: The trouble with low-volatility funds

By Joshua Brown
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2013
The Takeaway: Where active managers have an edge

By Joshua Brown
FINTECH AUG 20, 2013
Banks, brokerages creating mobile finance apps at a steady clip

New online overview report from Corporate Insight details progress.

By Janowski Davis
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 20, 2013
Five candidates vying for one slot on Finra board

Small-firm seat on regulator's board is open; will be filled at annual meeting in August.

By DJAMIESON
FINTECH AUG 19, 2013
Digital Fortress platform can save advisers time and money

Peak Advisor's virtual coaching, Faulkner's marketing tools teamed in Digital Fortress

By Michael Shagrin
EQUITIES AUG 19, 2013
AssetBook rolls out mobile portfolio management application

Gives advisers on-the-go access to portfolios and data via smart phones and tablets.

By Janowski Davis
Milevsky sells retirement analytics firm to Cannex
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Milevsky sells retirement analytics firm to Cannex

Deal will help advisers model annuities under varying client circumstances.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH AUG 18, 2013
Fidelity launches Google Glass app

Big plans for eyewear that now offers hands-free display of quotes from major stock indexes at the close.

By Michael Shagrin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 18, 2013
Jones moves to capitalize on fee business

With more than half of its revenue coming from fees, Edward Jones plans to start selling proprietary investment products in a sharp break from the past.

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Pensions can offset benefits

Windfall elimination provision can cut size of a worker's retirement benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Meet the real 'Golden Girls'

Shared housing could improve the retirement prospects of single baby boomers. Mary Beth Franklin has some real-life stories.

By Mary Beth Franklin