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NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2015
NBA's Tim Duncan files a second lawsuit against his financial adviser

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NBA star is claiming to have lost $1.1M by being invested in a bankrupt cosmetics company.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
How gentrification really affects wealth in city neighborhoods

New research finds that neighborhoods becoming more expensive doesn't actually force poorer residents to leave at atypical rates.

By Bloomberg
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Time to expand the tool kit for delivering retirement income

Current retirement income products miss the mark in striking an optimal balance between investment opportunity and income protection.

By Michael Reardon
Social Security claiming strategy triage
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Social Security claiming strategy triage

It's time to figure out if you can still take advantage of valuable claiming strategies before the door shuts forever.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
BlackRock launches retirement income calculator

Platform, using the money manager's index and risk analytics, seeks to help advisers push clients to save more.

By Alessandra Malito
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2015
Advisers rethink retirement plans amid Social Security changes

Advisers will be looking for ways to make up for a retirement income shortfall.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 09, 2015
Bill Gross may have opened the door for another investor suing Pimco

Deep in Janus manager's claim is tidbit about fees at Pimco Total Return, the subject of an existing lawsuit.

By Bloomberg
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 09, 2015
RCAP to focus on cost-cutting at Cetera

Now that RCS Capital Corp. has sold its wholesaling business, the cost-cutting can begin in earnest at the 11 broker-dealers with 9,500 advisers who make up its Cetera Financial Group, led by CEO Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 09, 2015
SEC's Gallagher says agency unfairly cracks down on compliance officers

Commissioner says the agency's recent actions targeting chief compliance officers sends 'troubling message' that leaves them unsure of the extent of their responsibility, especially CCOs at small firms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION NOV 08, 2015
Richard Ketchum's Finra heir must prioritize investors

Must make it clear that investors come first, not the firms being regulated

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2015
How to help as 2 Social Security claiming strategies exit

Advisers undoubtedly are going to have to deliver some bad news, but not delivering it would be even worse for clients.

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
WiseBanyan, the free retail robo-adviser, adds first paid service

WiseBanyan, which markets itself as the first free robo-adviser, has announced it will begin charging clients a fee for a new service.

By Alessandra Malito
Schwab plans to expand its robo-adviser beyond just ETFs
FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Schwab plans to expand its robo-adviser beyond just ETFs

CEO Bettinger says firm may add mutual funds and individual securities to its Intelligent Portfolios platform.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 06, 2015
The story of one family's Wal-Mart fortune takes a dramatic turn

Christy Walton has been dethroned as America's richest woman after it was revealed that she didn't really inherit the bulk of her husband's fortune.

By Bloomberg
Financial Engines acquires The Mutual Fund Store for $560 million
FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Financial Engines acquires The Mutual Fund Store for $560 million

The original robo will leverage the RIA to offer 401(k) clients human advisers, according to Financial Engines president and CEO Lawrence Raffone.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Technology can help advisers manage mutual fund capital gains taxes

Hit this year could be big as many client portfolios are down and funds project steep distributions.

By Sheryl Rowling
FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Financial data wars heat up as Envestnet sets lofty goals for Yodlee post-acquisition

The firm explains its aggressive M&amp;A strategy and shares its objectives for its newest subsidiary.

By Alessandra Malito
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 06, 2015
Stifel Financial in deal to buy Barclays' U.S. wealth unit

Stifel Financial agreed to buy Barclays Plc's U.S. wealth-management business, which has about 180 financial advisers in the U.S. managing $56 billion in total client assets.

By Bloomberg
The three biggest fiduciary stories of 2015
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 05, 2015
The three biggest fiduciary stories of 2015

Plus, what to expect in 2016 from the SEC on a fiduciary rule and the Labor Department regarding a conflicts rule.

By Blaine F. Aikin
SEC Chairwoman White says agency is 'full-out' working on fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 05, 2015
SEC Chairwoman White says agency is 'full-out' working on fiduciary rule

SEC chief says &#8220;if at the end of the day, you are depriving retail investors of reliable, reasonably priced advice, you will not have succeeded.&quot;

By Mark Schoeff Jr.