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INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 30, 2016
Investment adviser to plead guilty to running a $21 million Ponzi scheme

Patrick E. Churchville also accused of using $2.5 million of investor funds to help him buy a house in Barrington, R.I.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 29, 2016
Adviser suspended for five years for overcharging clients

Texes securities commissioner claims Jens Pinkernell charged clients nearly $47,000 more than he should have over a three-year period.

By Grete Suarez
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2016
Expect higher than average capital-gains distributions this year: Morningstar

Long bull market, big outflows from active funds are the main culprits.

By John Waggoner
RIAS SEP 29, 2016
SEC charges broker with fraudulently raising $3.2 million for his failing mutual funds

Peter Kohli, the CEO of DMS Advisors, allegedly stole money from investors as the funds neared collapse.

By Christine Idzelis
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2016
Secrets for successfully retiring before 65

Three early retirees in their 30s and 40s share how they're making their money last.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES SEP 29, 2016
Scottrade working with adviser to explore sale: sources

Online brokerage said to attract interest from rival TD Ameritrade.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2016
What a Trump or Clinton presidency would mean for your money

Here's a cheat sheet laying out the two main candidates' positions on issues including jobs, wages, taxes, Social Security and retirement.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2016
Financial advisers' business models need changing to win over millennial clients: expert

Products and services geared toward baby boomers won't work for the younger generation, according to a presentation at the IMCA Private Wealth Advisor Conference in Chicago.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS SEP 29, 2016
Alan Greenspan joins RIA firm Advisors Capital Management

Mr. Greenspan, who was chairman of the Federal Reserve for five terms, will provide economic and market-valuation analysis.

By Christine Idzelis
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 29, 2016
Applause, please: Financial advisers win Community Leadership Awards

Invest in Others and <i>InvestmentNews</i> honor the philanthropic feats of five advisers and two firms at the 10th annual CLAs.

By Liz Skinner
BlackRock's Larry Fink: Money managers must help companies focus on long-term thinking
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 29, 2016
BlackRock's Larry Fink: Money managers must help companies focus on long-term thinking

Geopolitical uncertainty, created in part by Brexit and the U.S. presidential race, is leading to &#8220;intense short-termism,&#8221; he says.

By James Comtois
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
More than half of the student-loan borrowers regret going into debt

Three in five borrowers did not try or did not know how to figure out their future monthly payments, according to a new study.

By Grete Suarez
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
More than half of the student-loan borrowers regret going into debt: Finra study

By Grete Suarez
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's billionaire Johnson family vs. the average investor

Plus: BlackRock applies more low-fee pressure, the fallout from the falling pound, and don't work where you don't belong

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums

Should you claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?

By Mary Beth Franklin
Nationwide to buy Jefferson National
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
Nationwide to buy Jefferson National

The acquisition will expand the firm's ability to sell financial products through Jefferson National's network of 4,000 RIAs.

By Christine Idzelis
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
How advisers can explain investing done right

Shift from focusing on investment returns to talking to clients about their goals.

By crichards
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses

Some fund share classes could be on the way out, according to a new report from S&amp;P Global Market Intelligence.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers
FINTECH SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers

Software firm is boosting compliance functions of its financial planning platform. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES SEP 27, 2016
More dark clouds loom over Wells Fargo

Plus: DOL rule puts advisers between clients and target-date funds, big dividend yields for those with a strong stomach, and companies lean toward auto-IRAs

By Jeff Benjamin