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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2015
Wells Fargo tweaks deferred comp, pay on stock trades

Advisers could earn more deferred pay, but minimum ticket size for payout on equity trades upped to $125.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2015
Easy guidelines for saving for college in a child's name

By Troy Onink
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 14, 2015
What IBD consolidation means for advisers

With high M&A deal pace set to continue, here's how the most common deal structures could affect advisers

By By Jodie Papike
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2015
On 4th anniversary of Dodd-Frank, adviser issues remain unresolved

On 4th anniversary of Dodd-Frank, adviser issues remain unresolved as regulators give priority to other more pressing mandatory provisions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS JAN 14, 2015
Wells Fargo eyes acquisitions as profits rise

Coming off a 41% rise in quarterly profits in its wealth unit, Wells Fargo could be interested in an acquisition. Mason Braswell reports.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2015
SEC examinations chief to leave post at end of April

Andrew Bowden, director of the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, will be returning to the private sector.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2015
Robert Benmosche remembered as tenacious, fair by colleagues

Industry colleagues, from Hank Greenberg to Don Marron, recall the former MetLife, AIG CEO, who passed away at 70 Friday after a battle with cancer.

By Bloomberg
Custom target date funds gaining in DC plans: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2015
Custom target date funds gaining in DC plans: Report

DOL tip in 2013 prompts plans to take a look at how the funds fit.

By Robert Steyer
House GOP targets Social Security funding
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 13, 2015
House GOP targets Social Security funding

House Republicans flexed their muscles during the first week of the new session of Congress, setting up a future fight over Social Security funding that will probably take shape in the lame-duck session after the 2016 elections.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The new variable and indexed annuity leaders
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 13, 2015
The new variable and indexed annuity leaders

Indexed annuities continue to be popular, and Jackson National continues to dominate VA sales.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Creative way to get clients to save more: Offer a prize

Research suggests savings increase when people are given a chance to win.

By Liz Skinner
Automated tools help you claim Social Security
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Automated tools help you claim Social Security

LifeYield tool, offered through Quicken, is latest to target investors

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Finding solutions to the key challenges of modern retirement

The brief golden age of retirement is over, but investing legend Charles Ellis outlines solutions to a potential crisis.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Hedge fund employees enjoy the fruits of their labor
EQUITIES JAN 12, 2015
Hedge fund employees enjoy the fruits of their labor

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, average compensation at hedge funds remains gaudy, even with performance down. Plus: Smart beta takes another step out of the shadows, the right way to clean up your portfolio, and the new Congress sets the tone by taking an early swipe at Obamacare.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security's special tax rule for repaying benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Social Security's special tax rule for repaying benefits

Amount of repayment determines method.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2015
Schorsch exits key company that was part of his REIT empire

The REIT czar resigned from American Realty Capital Properties, which has lost more than a quarter of its value since <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029916/schorschs-american-realty-capital-discloses-serious-accounting&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">disclosing accounting errors.</a>

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2015
Powerful GOP senator to defend retirement tax incentives

Incoming Senate finance chairman Orrin Hatch says retirement vehicles are the 'greatest wealth creator' for the middle class, and shouldn't be part of tax reform.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2015
Nicholas Schorsch steps back from some nontraded REITs

Nicholas Schorsch is taking a step back from the top role at three nontraded REITs he controls, handing the reins of two to his longtime investment partner. <i>See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140917/INFOGRAPHIC/140919935&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schorsch's vast web of businesses</a></i>

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2015
Ex-Credit Suisse brokers sued over alleged theft of client data

Two advisers who had $3.5 million in production took confidential information when they moved to J.P. Morgan Securities, suit alleges.

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2015
Wirehouses warm to bank channel recruits

Wirehouses are now focusing on a new market segment in their talent searches: bank channel recruits. Why the change in sentiment for advisers once considered too risky?

By Mason Braswell