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RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2015
Expert tips for buying a private island — and upgrading its amenities

Creating your own private-island paradise is doable, but it won't be easy, warns expert developer Doug Kulig.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUL 31, 2015
How your peers view robo-advisers

Advisers' answers to big questions about robo-advice

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2015
Warning: You may be overexposed to stocks in your retirement plan

Older workers may be taking on more risk than they realize, says Fidelity.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2015
Trump sells NYC penthouse for $21M, 40% under initial list price

The five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath Park Avenue apartment spanning the entire 24th floor has a private elevator, floor-to-ceiling windows, Italian brass doorknobs, marble baths and a windowed chef's kitchen.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2015
What Bobbi Kristina Brown's death can teach us about estate planning

The tragedy of Whitney Houston's daughter is even more heartbreaking because poor planning played such a critical role.

By by Danielle and Andy Mayoras
Openness, transparency drawing investors to robo-advisers over Wall Street banks
FINTECH JUL 30, 2015
Openness, transparency drawing investors to robo-advisers over Wall Street banks

CEO of Personal Capital sees investors choosing new options over the old due to fee transparency, focus on customer's best interests

By Bill Harris
OPINION JUL 30, 2015
Analyzing Hillary Clinton's capital gains proposal

If the presidential candidate believes long-term capital gains should be rewarded because they will spur economic growth, she should seek to lower rates, not raise them.

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 30, 2015
Five broker-dealer execs no longer at Cetera

Top managers from First Allied and J.P. Turner have left the sprawling Cetera Financial Group broker-dealer network, with 9,600 registered reps and financial advisers. Whether the exits are part of a broader reorganization is unclear.

By Bruce Kelly
It's time to take a close look at your bond portfolio
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2015
It's time to take a close look at your bond portfolio

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> We all know a rate hike is coming, and ignoring it is not a plan &amp;mdash; so the time is now to look at bond allocations.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2015
What you may not have realized about debt

Owing money can be both deadly and lucrative. Here's how to tell the difference.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2015
Looking to buy a home? How you can win a bidding war without having the most cash

Polish your letter-writing skills and start kissing up to the sellers. Pie, anyone?

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2015
Feeling retirement stress? Some products offer guaranteed income stream

While not for everyone, Americans need a better understanding of annuities and other products that can provide them with steady income in retirement.

By Amy Podzius
Microsoft unveils Windows 10, but advisers wait to see about security, features
FINTECH JUL 29, 2015
Microsoft unveils Windows 10, but advisers wait to see about security, features

Like with any software updates, there will be bugs, even on an alluring new operating system.

By Alessandra Malito
LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady says firm close to finish line with fines and settlements
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2015
LPL Financial CEO Mark Casady says firm close to finish line with fines and settlements

Chief executive Mark Casady says the firm has &quot;couple things left to go&quot; before enforcement actions resolved.

By Bruce Kelly
How to get broker-dealers over the technology adoption hurdle
FINTECH JUL 29, 2015
How to get broker-dealers over the technology adoption hurdle

The four key elements in expanding technology use among broker-dealers and advisers.

By Robert Powell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 29, 2015
Liquidity restrictions haunt money-market funds

As investors hunt for yield and security, money-market fund managers detail their changes.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Crashing commodity prices will give the Fed one more reason to not raise rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Crashing commodity prices are real, and the result might be another delay to the Fed's rate hike.

By Jeff Benjamin
Securities class-action suits decline again as market volatility eases
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 28, 2015
Securities class-action suits decline again as market volatility eases

Number of cases and size of firms involved continues to fall but that doesn't necessarily mean there is less fraud

By Barry B. Burr
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
Under regulatory pressure, Voya restricts sales of more variable annuities

Voya Financial Advisors has restricted sales of variable annuities for the second time in two months, as the brokerage firm faces increased pressure from regulators questioning the suitability of the products for retirement savers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
New study says 'buy term, invest the difference' is bunk when it comes to life insurance
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2015
New study says 'buy term, invest the difference' is bunk when it comes to life insurance

Standard advice leaves many Americans underinsured and unprepared for retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin