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RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Should you buy a dam for your house?

Weather events are prompting sales of dams that cost homeowners $8,000 to $12,000, on average.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Your children can spare you time and money in a nursing home

For someone with kids, both time spent in a nursing home and out-of-pocket costs are significantly lower than for those without children.

By Bloomberg
RIAS SEP 01, 2017
The challenge of the longer lifespan

How financial advisers can help clients face the threat of outliving retirement savings

By Blaine F. Aikin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2017
Finra fines ex-Morgan Stanley rep for secretly settling with client

The Miami-based broker is also suspended for 15 days

By Bloomberg
BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2017
SEC charges ex-Connecticut rep with $1 million fraud

Agency says he diverted elderly clients' money to his own accounts

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME SEP 01, 2017
Junk bonds face wave of supply just as investors turn sour

Will cheaper prices entice buyers or will summer's slump continue?

By Bloomberg
RIAS SEP 01, 2017
LPL putting pressure on affiliates to recruit advisers to its corporate RIA

Internal memo details policies that discourage new advisers from using outside registered investment advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2017
Fund industry swats down fee suits, but they keep appealing

Many of the cases concentrate on subadvisor fees.

By John Waggoner
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 01, 2017
Bulls see room to run after 8-month gain in emerging markets

Developing nations' equities poised for their best year since 2009

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Government agency announces new reverse mortgage rules

The Department of Housing and Urban Development raises premiums, tightens borrowing limits for new loans to seniors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 01, 2017
Harvey may be among the world's most costly recent catastrophes

Risk modeler estimates up to $90 billion in losses

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 01, 2017
Former MetLife rep fined $15,000 for borrowing from clients

Finra also suspends the broker, a firm lifer, for 18 months

By InvestmentNews
RIAS SEP 01, 2017
Finra panel awards Edward Jones $340,000 in estate dispute

Arbitration puts blame on client's power of attorney, not firm

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 01, 2017
Connecting with Millennial Clients

By John Fencil
OPINION SEP 01, 2017
Advice to drive your dividend income strategy

By Melda Mergen, Managing Director, Head of Equities
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2017
Wells Fargo increases fake-account estimate 67% to 3.5 million

Revised tally covers a longer period, going back to 2009

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
The 5 biggest threats and opportunities for 401(k) advisers

Declining fees and record keepers pose strong headwinds, while plan design and participant engagement could be boons for business.

By Fred Barstein
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2017
SEC charges Navellier & Associates with fraud

The regulator said the Reno adviser's marketing materials misrepresented returns.

By John Waggoner
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2017
SEC names Dalia Blass director of investment management

Ms. Blass returns to the agency, where she previously worked for more than a decade, to run a division with influence over fiduciary duty.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Trump administration targets class-action right in DOL fiduciary rule, but other legal avenues could remain for investors

If the best-interest contract remains in some form, action could switch to state courts; Finra still allows class actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.