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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Strategies arise to take advantage of new IRS after-tax rollover

Though after-tax dollars in a 401(k) can now be rolled into a Roth IRA, few employers accept such contributions.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH SEP 18, 2014
FolioDynamix wealth platform acquired in $199 million deal

Cloud tech firm Actua will acquire an approximately 97% primary equity interest.

By Joyce Hanson
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2014
Technology's role in deepening adviser-client relationships

By Stuart DePina
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Student loans imperil parents' retirement

Borrowing or cosigning for a child could mean debts too hard to get out from under

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Why health care is the ultimate retirement wild card

New study focuses on the need to integrate health care and retirement planning.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2014
Morningstar wins more Voya retirement business

Managed account provider backs new service that could be rolled out to 400,000 plan participants.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Finra 'unfairly criticized' on REIT pricing rule change

Mark Goldberg of IPA praises regulator's action to extend clarity to investor statements.

By Mark M. Goldberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Schorsch's RCS buys majority stake in Docupace Technologies

Company provides SEC- and Finra-compliant paperless processing systems to financial services firms.

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2014
Lesson from Princess Di: The right will is critical to carry out your wishes

Troubling questions remain as Prince Harry receives his share of the estate

By by Danielle and Andy Mayoras
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Wells Fargo adds $830M Morgan Stanley duo

Team of William Peragine and John Biondo join as Wells Fargo continues summer recruiting spree.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2014
Morgan Stanley appoints wealth management exec to be chief marketing officer

Mandell Crawley's former responsibilities will be distributed to other personnel

By Mason Braswell
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 17, 2014
Bill Gross rides derivatives around Fed policy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Bond King levers up. Plus: There is nothing smooth about the Fed's next move, the first nail in hedge funds' coffin and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 17, 2014
Legacy Smith Barney managed funds program closed

Not all brokers are happy, but Morgan Stanley says shutting the &#8220;wrap&#8221; accounts program to new investors will reduce complexity.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH SEP 17, 2014
Will LPL's back-office technology set a new bar for adviser productivity?

Plus the latest on LPL's new collaboration with Redtail Technology, Laser App software sees continued growth and more.

By Bill Winterberg
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2014
$450 million hybrid RIA network launches with LPL

Financial Advocacy Network, a collective of 13 advisers with $450 million in assets, is hoping to grow to $1 billion in five years

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2014
LPL losing another top member of investment management team

Scott Welch, co-founder and CIO of Fortigent, is latest to leave.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH SEP 17, 2014
Wealthfront deal with 49ers is a big marketing score

Deal with the NFL franchise enhances the cachet of the fast-growing online advice upstart.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2014
Integration of Schorsch BD empire gets underway

By year end, RCAP expects to consolidate business groups across 9 B-Ds.

By Bruce Kelly
Meet the humans behind algorithmic investing
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2014
Meet the humans behind algorithmic investing

By Megan Graf
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 16, 2014
Fed decides to hold tight on rates, and advisers react

The Federal Reserve decides to hold tight on interest rates, and advisers are reacting accordingly.

By Jeff Benjamin