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Merrill fires $2.5 billion-plus adviser
WIREHOUSES JUL 15, 2015
Merrill fires $2.5 billion-plus adviser

A top broker in California, Marc D. Lowe was dismissed earlier this month for "inappropriate workplace behavior;" circumstances still unclear.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2015
Why Social Security should be your backup plan in retirement

Claim early only if you really need to; suspend until later if you can afford it.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
An identity thief explains the art of emptying your clients' bank accounts

Meet Dmitry Naskovets, the con man from Minsk.

By Bloomberg
Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin fines LPL $250,000 over senior certifications

Firm agrees to pay up to settle charges that some of its brokers were using titles that did not comply with Massachusetts' senior designation regulations.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
Betterment encourages investing excess cash with new automatic feature

SmartDeposit pulls funds from clients' accounts based on a predetermined minimum balance and automatically invests them in ETFs.

By Alessandra Malito
7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard
OPINION JUL 15, 2015
7 reasons why financial stewardship is more valuable than a fiduciary standard

Could financial stewardship be used as a higher professional standard of care by advisers?

By Ramon Berenguer
Financial planning platforms target Social Security benefits data for online integration
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2015
Financial planning platforms target Social Security benefits data for online integration

Financial Engines, Betterment among automated investment services aiming to let their clients use information to inform retirement planning.

By Alessandra Malito
Massachusetts regulator William Galvin charges Securities America over 'bait and switch' ads targeting elderly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2015
Massachusetts regulator William Galvin charges Securities America over 'bait and switch' ads targeting elderly

Massachusetts' top securities cop has charged the firm with failure to supervise a broker who allegedly used deceptive advertising on his radio show, exploiting the dangers of Alzheimer's to gain access to elderly clients.

By Mason Braswell
How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?
FINTECH JUL 15, 2015
How much should advisers charge for a brand-new robo offering?

Thinking through pricing structure is an important part of the process when implementing an automated investment service .

By Alessandra Malito
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink challenges money managers, politicians on retirement issues
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2015
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink challenges money managers, politicians on retirement issues

Inadequacy of savings is a "far bigger crisis than health care ever was."

By Trevor Hunnicutt
WIREHOUSES JUL 15, 2015
John Thiel: Learn from the past or lose out in the future

By Mason Braswell
SEC sued for using its own judges
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2015
SEC sued for using its own judges

Investment firm seeks to block action as Dodd-Frank ripple effect seen giving SEC the edge.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security Disability Fund will be empty next year
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2015
Social Security Disability Fund will be empty next year

Combined, Social Security retirement and disability fund reserves projected to be exhausted in 2034.

By Bloomberg
9 things companies do during earnings season that investors hate
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2015
9 things companies do during earnings season that investors hate

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Some things companies do during earnings season that can really rub investors the wrong way.

By Jeff Benjamin
Morningstar, Riskalyze team up to integrate adviser programs
FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Morningstar, Riskalyze team up to integrate adviser programs

Advisers who use both companies' software will gain automatic data synchronization across the two platforms.

By Alessandra Malito
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?
FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?

An increasing number of companies want to identify &amp;mdash; and whisk away &amp;mdash; investors' excess cash.

By Bloomberg
Help boomers recognize reality bites when it comes to wages in retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2015
Help boomers recognize reality bites when it comes to wages in retirement

Most working retirees are making much less per hour now, survey shows

By Liz Skinner
Wealthfront sparks robo price war, drops account minimum to $500
FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Wealthfront sparks robo price war, drops account minimum to $500

The combative robo-adviser takes a shot at competitors for their fee structures.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2015
Billy Joel: Poster child for the Viagra college fund?

Older dads can trigger Social Security benefits for young children.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Goldman's Donohue heading back to SEC to become White's chief of staff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 14, 2015
Goldman's Donohue heading back to SEC to become White's chief of staff

Veteran returns from Wall Street to the agency where he previously served as head of investment management, could assist with considerations around fiduciary standard.

By Bloomberg