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RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2015
Use reverse mortgages, but only in unique circumstances

Home-equity product works if you plan to stay in your home indefinitely and could use some supplemental income.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2015
Dispatch from the retirement front – one year later

<i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor reflects on how life has changed since her husband retired a year ago.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION SEP 13, 2015
Look before you leap. A cliché, but...

Two disparate pieces of recent news highlight the risks of knee-jerk reactions

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2015
Cetera Financial on the block?

RCS Capital Corp., the struggling brokerage group cobbled together by real estate developer Nicholas Schorsch, is exploring a sale of its independent broker-dealer, according to people with knowledge of the matter. <i>Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150921/FEATURE/150919894/how-nick-schorsch-lost-his-mojo&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Nick Schorsch lost his mojo</a></i>

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2015
RCS Capital cuts due diligence team at Cetera Financial

Group focuses on mainstream and alternative investments such as nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
UBS scoops up $1.3 billion Merrill private banking team

Group of three advisers produced $7.8 million in revenue.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH SEP 11, 2015
Stubborn software vendors buck integration trend, for now

Some technology providers see potential integration partners as competition, while others respond to adviser demands by partnering with rivals.

By Alessandra Malito
New financial planning software tries to win market share in a crowded field
FINTECH SEP 11, 2015
New financial planning software tries to win market share in a crowded field

Newly launched service provider RightCapital thinks it has created a better mousetrap and is undaunted by the hypercompetitive market.

By Alessandra Malito
Why millennial super savers are putting away 15% of their salaries
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2015
Why millennial super savers are putting away 15% of their salaries

Saving 15% or more is something to aspire to. But starting to save early, and saving consistently, can also take you a long way.

By Bloomberg
Millennial super savers socking away at least 15% of their incomes
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2015
Millennial super savers socking away at least 15% of their incomes

Of the 13 million participants in 401(k) plans administered by Fidelity Investments, close to 421,000 are young &quot;super savers.&quot;

By Bloomberg
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 11, 2015
Fired $2.5 billion Merrill adviser finds home at Wells Fargo

Marc D. Lowe, who was terminated over alleged &#8220;inappropriate workplace behavior,&#8221; joins Wells' employee channel.

By Mason Braswell
Financial planning software startup closes its doors
FINTECH SEP 11, 2015
Financial planning software startup closes its doors

Plumvo offered its online-brokerage, wealth-management and personal-finance software to investors and advisers for free, but ultimately was unable to make its business model work.

By Alessandra Malito
5 tips to boost advisers' productivity
OPINION SEP 11, 2015
5 tips to boost advisers' productivity

The farther an adviser gets away from client-related activity, the greater the potential drag on efficiency

By Christine Gaze
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
How a Roth IRA conversion can supercharge your retirement savings

This underutilized method can provide a variety of benefits, such as reduced risk of rising taxes and the ability to better control taxes on Social Security benefits and Medicare premiums.

By Jamie Hopkins
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Is work the new retirement?

A new study from AARP finds that one-third of Americans ages 40 to 64 anticipate that they will continue working post-retirement.

By Laura Sanicola
Market volatility puts spotlight on tax-planning strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Market volatility puts spotlight on tax-planning strategies

With recent market swings come opportunities for advisers to lower their clients' tax bills.

By Greg Iacurci
Many advisers are moving on from Apple to adopt another tablet brand
FINTECH SEP 10, 2015
Many advisers are moving on from Apple to adopt another tablet brand

Survey shows that Microsoft's Windows tablets are gaining popularity among wealth-management professionals as iPads begin to lose their dominance.

By Alessandra Malito
Retirement income innovations aim to ease longevity's strain on assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Retirement income innovations aim to ease longevity's strain on assets

Planning for the spend-down phase more important than ever given the longer time horizon

By Liz Skinner
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team
WIREHOUSES SEP 09, 2015
Merrill loses $800 million private banking team

Two advisers from the elite unit broke away to start their own RIA in Texas.

By Laura Sanicola
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2015
How late-life remarriages complicate Social Security benefits

Matters can get complicated when a new spouse enters the picture.

By Mary Beth Franklin