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ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2014
BrokerCheck needs a marketing effort

It's time for Finra to get serious about making sure investors know BrokerCheck exists.

By MFXFeeder
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2014
SEC signs off on Finra arbitration fee increases

Agency approves Finra's proposal to boost fees on larger claims in order to better pay the roughly 6,300 arbitrators

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2014
75% of Americans don't know this basic retirement rule

How do you draw down income in your golden years?

By Bianca Flowers
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 29, 2014
Schorsch's B-D network won't sell some of his REITs

Nicholas Schorsch's own broker-dealer joined the wave of B-Ds bailing out of the REIT czar's products.<i>(Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109966/with-stock-off-sharply-schorschs-rcs-capital-says-were-not-arcp&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch's RCAP to investors: 'We're not ARCP.'</a>)</i>

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2014
Questions about Joan Rivers' death lead to sad legal proceedings

What you can learn about wrongful death lawsuits from her family's difficult search for answers

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS OCT 29, 2014
UBS facing nearly $1 billion in Puerto Rico claims

Claims over the firm's Puerto Rican bond funds exceed $900 million, three times as much as in the first quarter, and plaintiffs' attorneys say the number will probably climb higher.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2014
How should custodian technology influence you?

Picking the right custodian requires analysis of more than just how a custodian executes trades; you must consider reputation, service, pricing, accuracy, etc.

By Sheryl Rowling
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 28, 2014
Custodians jump into the robo game

New tech offerings designed to help advisers compete against online investment managers.

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2014
Hartford Financial Services Group names a new CEO

Insurer Promotes CFO to replace previous CEO following a medical procedure related to a brain tumor.

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 27, 2014
Record bets against Japan stocks tell investors time to buy

Short-selling on Tokyo's bourse jumped to the highest on record this month, as the Topix index tumbled 7.7 percent from a six-year high in September.

By ntappan
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2014
Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000

Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000 for failing to supervise registered reps

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Lump sum Social Security payments only for living

What would happen if someone who filed and suspended Social Security benefits at full retirement age of 66 died before collecting benefits?

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION OCT 26, 2014
Opaque ETFs not in the public interest

SEC must keep investors front of mind and avoid being swayed by fund company arguments about nontransparent ETFs

By MFXFeeder
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Conservative target-date funds weathered the third quarter market rout

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Best- and worst-performing target date funds

Track the performance of the best and worst target-date funds through the third quarter, and see <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141026/REG/310269997/conservative-target-date-funds-weathered-the-third-quarter-market-rout&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>which funds best weathered the market's volatility.</a>

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 25, 2014
The regulatory hits keep coming for LPL Financial

The rest of this week's must-read stories include Betterment's robo-adviser for humans, big changes afoot in Social Security, and a focus on picking the right alternatives for clients

By Andrew Leigh
Now that annuities are OK in retirement plans, what strategy is best?
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2014
Now that annuities are OK in retirement plans, what strategy is best?

Morningstar researcher suggests 30% allocation to annuities - and more equities.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 24, 2014
CEO Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps

Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps as company takes hit to third-quarter profits. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141017/FREE/141019926&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL's regulatory hit list</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly