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ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 28, 2014
What advisers can learn from healthcare.gov failure

Alex Murguia breaks down five things advisers can glean from that “steaming heap of a disappointment.”

By amurguia
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 28, 2014
It is well-past time to expand access to hedge funds

Paris Hilton can invest in hedge funds, but I can't.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2014
Think before changing health plan, advisers warn business owners

Warning: The Affordable Care Act not only spawned insurance exchanges for individuals, which went into effect earlier this month, but it also set new standards for small businesses.

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 27, 2014
When women-run retirement funds beat the boys

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Women-run retirement funds have consistently higher returns than those run by men. Here's why. Plus: Four data points to watch this morning, dealing with a bankrupt hedge fund, how the FBI is watching high-frequency trading, and April Fool's Day around the web.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Envestnet cloud-based software a lure for bids

Envestnet Inc. a maker of cloud-based software used by financial advisers, has increased its value fivefold since going public. Buyers may take notice.

By Matt Ackermann
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2014
How to build a better nest egg

It's not novel or innovative. It's what our parents' advisers told them they should be doing &#8211; socking money away in a defined contribution plan so that when their Golden Years arrived, the era's shine would not be dimmed by financial concerns.

By Ed Deicke
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2014
Envestnet gets a lot of love from advisers and the Street

Investment advisers are flocking to the asset management and technology company and it's become a market darling. The stock is up 178% over the last year.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Advisers using cash-flow management software — even for wealthy clients

Software tracks inflows and outflows through the year, with one-time input

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Time to take a cold, hard look at your website

The stock photography from 1985, that goofy animated banner, and those crooked pages that no one bothered to fix. Its time to give your website a makeover.

By Craig Faulkner
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2014
Krawcheck says advisory business still coming up short in reaching out to women

The trailblazer says the advisory business is still coming up short in reaching out to women, both as advisers and clients, and explains why.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
Curtis: Raymond James is fighting cybercriminals every day

RJFS president tells conference that 1&amp;frac12; times a day, hackers try to make money off advisers' clients.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
Reader reacts: Investors must know 401(k) rollover options

Moving assets into an IRA is just one of many options investors should consider

By MFXFeeder
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
Young, wealthy clients still prefer the human touch over digital technologies

Under-40s value advisers' ability to assess their needs, but they still want more from digital tools: SEI study

By Joyce Hanson
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
Mary Beth Franklin: Secrets for claiming retroactive Social Security benefits

By lkonish
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
The future of your 401(k) revealed

Target date funds to take the majority of 401(k) contributions by 2018

By CODONNELL
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
Retirement confidence edges up from record lows

Annual EBRI survey credits higher stock, home values.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
We're all vulnerable to cyberbreaches

By MFXFeeder
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2014
Brokers face challenges in originating mortgages

More financial advisers are becoming licensed mortgage loan originators as full-service brokerage firms look to be one-stop shops for wealthy investors, but some regulatory gray areas are causing concern.

By Mason Braswell
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAR 25, 2014
Finra fines, complaints drop as market improves

Finra reports that suitability fines and customer complaints have dropped as the financial crisis has faded further into the rearview. It's not all smooth sailing, however, as new regulatory priorities have emerged.

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2014
Finra approves rule to redefine public arbitrators

Regulator will send a proposal to the SEC that could limit those with industry ties from serving on panels.

By Mason Braswell