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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2016
Top reasons for independent advisers to consider a merger instead of an acquisition

Mergers can represent a very useful strategic path where the owner of the merged entity becomes part owner in the surviving entity.

By David Grau Sr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 29, 2016
More than 1/4 of financial advisers plan to exit industry or merge firms: survey

Financial advisers are feeling heightened pressure from regulators and clients, Natixis finds.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2016
Advisers can help clients keep their 2017 financial resolutions

Keep money goals in line with reality and encourage clients along their journey

By Liz Skinner
Top minds in financial advice resolve to improve in 2017
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 28, 2016
Top minds in financial advice resolve to improve in 2017

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2016
How 401(k) advisers can make financial wellness programs more effective

Implementing a financial wellness program without any means of measuring its success is a failure, according to advisers and analysts.

By Greg Iacurci
Social Security program to run out of money in calendar year 2029: CBO report
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2016
Social Security program to run out of money in calendar year 2029: CBO report

In fiscal year 2016, the $905 billion spent on Social Security benefits accounted for nearly one-quarter of federal spending.

By Hazel Bradford
Raymond James grabs four-man team from Wells Fargo
BROKER DEALERS DEC 28, 2016
Raymond James grabs four-man team from Wells Fargo

The team had $288 million in client assets and generated $1.7 million in fees and commissions annually.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor Group taps wirehouse veteran Jamie Price to be CEO
BROKER DEALERS DEC 28, 2016
Advisor Group taps wirehouse veteran Jamie Price to be CEO

The new head of one of the largest independent broker-dealers served as head of wealth management at UBS's Advisor Group Americas.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS to pay close to $1 million in another Puerto Rico claim
WIREHOUSES DEC 28, 2016
UBS to pay close to $1 million in another Puerto Rico claim

The wirehouse is facing a raft of customer complaints tied to its sales of the commonwealth's municipal bond funds.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH DEC 27, 2016
Orion launches fee analyzer for DOL fiduciary rule

Benchmarking tool will help advisers show reasonable compensation, firm says.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 27, 2016
Could Trump inspire a U.S. housing boom?

Economist and Nobel laureate Robert Shiller thinks this could be a pivotal moment for the U.S. housing market.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 27, 2016
Why the financial planning industry needs a Jerry Maguire-like paradigm shift

Let's build a tribe of like-minded advisers and clients who understand the importance of life beyond the numbers.

By Michael Conway and Zachary Conway
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 27, 2016
2017 will be year of change for retirement industry

Demographics, demise of pensions will shift focus from assets to income planning.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Former LPL Financial rep gets more than five years for Ponzi scheme
BROKER DEALERS DEC 27, 2016
Former LPL Financial rep gets more than five years for Ponzi scheme

Government says he took in $1.4 million, diverting some of it to investors and using much of the money on himself.

By Bruce Kelly
Smooth transition expected at LPL Financial under new CEO Dan Arnold
BROKER DEALERS DEC 27, 2016
Smooth transition expected at LPL Financial under new CEO Dan Arnold

One analyst says company likely not for sale at this time after all.

By Bruce Kelly
Leveraging portfolios to take advantage of Donald Trump's policies
EQUITIES DEC 27, 2016
Leveraging portfolios to take advantage of Donald Trump's policies

Biotech, healthcare, banks and energy look to benefit.

By Jeff Benjamin
REIT investors brace for a December rate hike
EQUITIES DEC 27, 2016
REIT investors brace for a December rate hike

Riding out the short term for the longer-term upside.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security rules for the twice-widowed client
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2016
Social Security rules for the twice-widowed client

Surviving spouse can choose when to collect each benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 22, 2016
Bills to expand accredited-investor pool, reform retirement savings, protect seniors poised to return in 2017

Bills to expand the pool of investors eligible to buy unregistered securities, make it easier to put annuities in 401(k)s and stop a Treasury Department rule changing estate valuations are likely to be revived.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2016
Why you need to have the money talk with your parents this weekend

While many parents are leery of asking their children for help with their finances, most adult children surveyed said they actually wanted to help.

By Bloomberg