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ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
Morningstar in $52.5 million deal for online financial service HelloWallet

New acquisition functions like Mint.com and works with individuals and retirement plan providers.

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
LinkedIn endorsements still a 'legal quagmire,' despite SEC guidance

Regulations called ambiguous and subject to interpretation; how do you define 'endorsement?'

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 27, 2014
This app really gets you around

Sheryl Rowling takes a spin using the pseudo-taxi service Uber and enjoys the ride.

By Sheryl Rowling
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUL 27, 2014
New look, new era for InvestmentNews

By FGabriel
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUL 27, 2014
One hand washed the other - until now

By MFXFeeder
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
The famous father of life planning sets up shop online

George Kinder created the holistic planning process nearly 20 years ago; now he has a web site

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 25, 2014
George Kinder's holistic approach now available in an automated version

Father of holistic planning robotizes first few steps of life planning process he created nearly 20 years ago.

By Liz Skinner
How to calculate Social Security's maximum family benefit
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
How to calculate Social Security's maximum family benefit

Believe it or not, claiming benefits early sometimes makes sense.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUL 25, 2014
Which counts more — being rich or smart?

Increasing the net-worth threshold to account for inflation would be a minimum step toward updating the definition.

By MFXFeeder
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Advisers embrace liquid alts to navigate Fed policy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Advisers go liquid to navigate Yellen Fed policy. Plus: Global stocks are loving the Fed's latest non-move, energy stocks ride high on the unrest in Iraq, an IRS excuse that the IRS would never accept from you, and political correctness has the Washington Redskins surrounded.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
High-speed trading rules coming from SEC, White says

Proprietary traders who use computers to buy and sell stocks in milliseconds would have to register with the agency under chair's recommendations.

By Gregory Crawford
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 25, 2014
Online advisers target the best and brightest new hires

As venture capital pours in, firms such as FutureAdvisor, Betterment and Jemstep plan to grab the strongest new talent.

By Joyce Hanson
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 25, 2014
Why I left a traditional RIA for a robo-adviser

Financial professional Megan Graf makes a career shift to the online advice world, seeing it as an investment in her future. She calls it getting on her rocket ship.

By Megan Graf
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
$1M is not what it used to be

When it comes to living comfortably in retirement, that target symbol of wealth is past its prime. How far will $1 million go when Millennials reach retirement age?

By Matt Sirinides
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
SEC eyes new stock trade disclosure requirements

Facing new pressure to overhaul trading after Michael Lewis's book &quot;Flash Boys,&quot; the regulator may require brokers to reveal exactly where stock trades are executed. The change would limit deals brokers make with exchanges at the expense of investors' interests.

By lkonish
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 25, 2014
Hold the applause for Bernanke (for now)

The plutocrats are heralding Ben S. Bernanke's eight years as Federal Reserve chairman. And with good reason, but maybe we should wait before we start the parade.

By William D. Cohan
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 24, 2014
The Fed is now fretting about wage growth and surprise inflation

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Don't look now, but wage growth (for dishwashers, for example) is on the radar. Plus: The SEC's half fix for money funds, a golden cross for Goldman, judge blocks 'Wall Street Wolf's' sucker list, and big city life can be a drag.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
401(k) mutual fund investors enjoying declining fees

By Minda Smiley
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
How to calculate the maximum family benefit from Social Security

A young family can change the equation, so that claiming early makes sense.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 24, 2014
Systematizing these processes will help your firm grow

Repeatable processes essential to efficiencies and growth

By Liz Skinner