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RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2018
AARP, state regulators launch find-an-adviser tool

Site recommends questions investors should ask before hiring a financial adviser.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2018
States already seeking workarounds to Republican tax changes

New York Gov. Cuomo promises to sue federal government, make changes in state tax code.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 04, 2018
Dividend funds could get a boost in 2018

Such stock funds are looking up, given tax reform and investor worries about an overheated market.

By John Waggoner
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 04, 2018
SEC censures Arizona RIA for false ADVs

Mark Love and firm to pay $100,000 for failing to disclose fund tie.

By InvestmentNews
WIREHOUSES JAN 04, 2018
Wirehouses turn away from bitcoin

None of the big four brokerages are giving their wealth management and retail advisers access to trading the cryptocurrency or any related products.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 04, 2018
State regulators warn investors about cryptocurrency dangers

Securities and Exchange Commission members also reiterate their concerns about virtual money.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 04, 2018
States already seeking workarounds to Republican tax changes

New York Gov. Cuomo promises to sue federal government, make changes in state tax code.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2018
Wall Street aims to protect 401(k)s from hacking nightmare

A system for backing up bank accounts is expanding to include other nest eggs.

By Bloomberg
NextCapital gets $30 million more in funding for its digital advice platforms
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2018
NextCapital gets $30 million more in funding for its digital advice platforms

John Hancock, Transamerica, State Street and Russell Investments have deals with the software provider.

By Ryan W. Neal
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2018
Finra has made genuine efforts to improve

As the regulator becomes more transparent, it may also become more fair on arbitration and enforcement.

By Dale Brown
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 03, 2018
Merrill Lynch team managing $300 million goes indie with Raymond James

Three-broker team, Affinity Wealth Partners, is based in Springfield, Mo.

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2018
House GOP seeks to preserve spending rider to kill DOL fiduciary rule

Fiduciary advocates hope Democrats will continue to hold the line against the provision

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2018
New tax law favors charitable giving from IRAs

Jamie Hopkins, associate professor of taxation at the American College of Financial Services, offers guidance.

By Greg Iacurci
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 03, 2018
Boomers: Envision your business transition plan

Ask yourself how you can work less while earning enough, and how prepared younger advisers are to take over.

By Joni Youngwirth
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2018
Allianz agrees to settle 401(k) fee lawsuit for $12 million

Other companies, including TIAA and New York Life, settled self-dealing suits for millions of dollars in 2017.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2018
Time for SEC to take fiduciary baton from DOL

The SEC likely will adopt the DOL's definition of fiduciary, and put a rule in place by the end of 2019.

By Blaine F. Aikin
OPINION JAN 02, 2018
Break the sustainable-investing bottleneck

Advisers must overcome three barriers in order to serve clients' values

By Evan Zall
OPINION JAN 02, 2018
Alt investments on the rise among RIAs

Advisers considering independence have new, high-tech options

By Matt Sonnen
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2018
The biggest losers and winners of 2017

Independent advisers and investment clients fared much better than the DOL rule and robo platforms.

By Joe Duran
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2018
What to expect on the regulatory front in 2018

Senior reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. speaks with Investment Adviser Association CEO Karen Barr about what's to come now that the SEC has a full commission, including how the agency might proceed on its fiduciary rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.