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INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 24, 2014
Obama pushes tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, Pres. Obama pushes for tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes, asset managers unprepared for a bear market, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 24, 2014
LPL losing a top recruiter

LPL is losing one of its leading recruiters, in the wake of three other recruiters resigning in the past year and a half.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 24, 2014
State regulators on high alert for complex investment and insurance sales

Structured products, non-traded REITs and private placements just a few of the products under scrutiny.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
Treasury OK's putting 401(k) and IRA dollars into longevity annuities

The Treasury Department announces a rule that will allow retirement plan participants access to deferred-income annuities, also known as longevity insurance.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
Supreme Court rejects stock-drop defense often used in 401(k) cases

High court says 'presumption of prudence' shouldn't be considered a special defense against lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duty.

By Robert Steyer
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
Clintons shine spotlight on tax strategy that splits a house in two

The qualified personal residence trust has enabled Bill and Hillary Clinton to save on estate taxes, but that doesn't mean it makes sense for everyone.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 24, 2014
Betterment for advisers on its way as firm adds trust, tax-loss harvesting products

Betterment Institutional for advisers will launch by early 2015, CEO says.

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 24, 2014
Wealthfront CEO sees his robo-adviser as the next Schwab

Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash sees his robo-adviser as the next Schwab but naysayers counter that even $1 billion in AUM doesn't a winning company make.

By Joyce Hanson
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 23, 2014
Barclays pushes back dark pool charges

On Friday's menu: Barclays hits back on dark pool charges. Plus: Seeing the markets through the eyes of regular investors, why young folks should embrace bear markets, discount retailers set to shine, another cheap swipe at mortgage interest deductions, and the SEC hasn't forgotten about those pesky high-speed traders.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2014
Which asset class looks most like a bubble now?

The definition of an asset bubble is record demand for an asset class at a time when the expected return is at the lowest.

By Scott Colyer
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 23, 2014
Wall Street techs take secrets to next job at their peril

Charges against trader are sign of prosecutor's willingness to criminalize financial industry disputes formerly relegated to contract litigation

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2014
Liquidity events heating up REIT market this summer

New deals are being announced, while others are being completed.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2014
Retirees suffer as 401(k) rollover boom enriches brokers

Complaints filed against brokers for inappropriate investments after money moved into IRAs.

By Gregory Crawford
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2014
Former Fidelity COO Reynolds aims to oust former employer from top

Robert Reynolds, who built the industry's biggest 401(k) business while at Fidelity Investments, is seeking a reprise

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 23, 2014
Brokers find it harder to wipe slate clean

Public pressure on Finra's expungement process has arbitrators thinking twice about erasing disclosure events, attorneys on both sides agree.

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
How to put Millennials on pace for retirement

One mom's advice: If you don't start saving now, your old age is going to look like college, ramen noodles and all.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Corporate newcomers like Facebook least generous with 401(k)s

ConocoPhillips, Abbott Labs tops the list while Facebook, Whole Foods are least generous.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Fidelity adds $37.2B in defined contribution assets but pace slows

With addition of nearly 1,100 retirement plans, firm's assets under administration for DC plans reaches $1.4T.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 22, 2014
Morningstar to pay $61 million in trade-secrets settlement

The investment research firm will pay Business Logic for the software company's intellectual property.

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Retirement: From theory to practice

Husband's retirement ushers in a new era for <i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor.

By Mary Beth Franklin