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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2014
Private equity works for billionaires; will it work for you?

Billionaire Steve Schwarzman expects private equity returns of 10% over market. But let's get real: The odds of you seeing that in your 401(k) are slim.

By Elizabeth MacBride
BROKER DEALERS APR 29, 2014
Independent broker-dealers poised to keep roaring in 2014

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2014
Wall Street bond dealers whipsawed on bearish Treasuries bet

The surprising resilience of Treasuries has investors recalibrating forecasts for higher borrowing costs as lackluster job growth and emerging-market turmoil push yields toward 2014 lows.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES APR 29, 2014
Weitz Investments calls 2014's market tough for active managers

Weitz Investments calls the stock market tough for active managers and with equities trading at 85% to 90% of fair value, the money manager has socked cash away to take advantage of volatility.

By CODONNELL
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2014
How to explain your transition package to clients

After working with thousands of reps over the years, I don't believe this new regulation will deter unhappy financial advisers from moving to firms offering more opportunities for growth.

By Tom Daley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2014
Barclays hit with departures of international advisers

Brokers with international clients have been moving to competitors in recent months as Barclays curtails its international business.

By Mason Braswell
ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2014
The perfect storm: Why alts make sense

High equity prices, low bond yields and geopolitical risk are all leading to new popularity for this once-shunned allocation. Find out how more portfolio strategists are moving away from the traditional 60/40 split.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 29, 2014
Active managers win the bull market

Growth-oriented stock pickers beat their benchmarks, but how long will it last?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 29, 2014
Wells Fargo adds Morgan Stanley advisers with $500 million

By Mason Braswell
Age gap can thwart couples' Social Security-claiming strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2014
Age gap can thwart couples' Social Security-claiming strategies

Financial advisers may need to consider other income options.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 29, 2014
Nontraded BDC to list shares on NYSE

FS Investment will be a first in the industry.

By Andrew Leigh
AMG takes minority stake in wealth management firm
RIAS APR 29, 2014
AMG takes minority stake in wealth management firm

New York firm Clarfeld has about $4B in client assets.

By Michael Shagrin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2014
Why long-term investors don't need to worry about Flash Boys

In this op-ed, the CEO of one of the country's largest independent brokers, LPL, explains how high-frequency trading does, or doesn't, affect long-term portfolios.

By MFXFeeder
Wall Street pros: high-frequency trading hurts investors
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2014
Wall Street pros: high-frequency trading hurts investors

In a survey, 70% of Wall Street professionals said they doubt markets are 'fair for all participants.' New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating the practices described in Flash Boys.

By Aaron Elstein
TD Ameritrade Tech Summit: Identifying the industry's 'game-changers'
RIAS APR 28, 2014
TD Ameritrade Tech Summit: Identifying the industry's 'game-changers'

At TD Ameritrade's fifth annual forum of top tech thinkers and leaders, innovators and innovations are identified for changing the future of the wealth management business.

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 28, 2014
Acting locally to improve financial literacy globally

Despite widespread awareness that the state of financial literacy in our country is dire, precious little has been done at the national level to strengthen Americans' understanding of fundamental money management concepts. Dale Brown of the FSI says that we must — as an industry — focus our attention and our energy on tackling this critical issue on the local level.

By Dale E. Brown
RIAS APR 28, 2014
Tech firms honored as the advice industry's most innovative

At the fifth TD Ameritrade Institutional Technology Summit, which has brought together some of the industry's top technology firms, TDAI introduced its first-ever “Veo Integrated Awards.”

By Mark Bruno
ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2014
A better TIC?

Newfangled private placements called DSTs offer some improvements to TICs, many of which backfired during the financial crisis, but DSTs still carry high costs and are illiquid. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
WIREHOUSES APR 28, 2014
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management shuffles field leadership

Shortly after taking over as head of field management at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Shelley O'Connor announced Tuesday that she is restructuring the firm's divisions and regions. Mason Braswell has the story.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS APR 28, 2014
Schorsch teeing up another possible broker-dealer acquisition

Real estate tycoon's B-D has "exclusivity agreement" to negotiate with one firm, according to SEC filing.

By Bruce Kelly