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MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 20, 2016
Investors pour into MFS' actively managed stock funds

By Bloomberg
GAO study documents mistakes by Social Security Administration staff
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2016
GAO study documents mistakes by Social Security Administration staff

Senate panel urges agency to improve guidance on when to claim benefits after a study by the Government Accountability Office showed government representatives often give out misleading information.

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2016
Finra bars broker who was named to inherit 91-year-old customer's waterfront condo

Douglas Wayne Studer agreed to be barred from the securities industry.

By Grete Suarez
Liquid alternative funds failed to prove their worth post-Brexit?
OPINION SEP 20, 2016
Liquid alternative funds failed to prove their worth post-Brexit?

Plus: The downside of lower oil prices, how to get your money back from Wells Fargo, and why central banks are buying gold.

By Jeff Benjamin
OPINION SEP 20, 2016
As growth rate wanes, firms must get better at turning opportunities into new clients

By Gabriel Garcia
EQUITIES SEP 19, 2016
The race for lower fees shines a light on smart beta

Hybrid strategy between active management and index funds needs to perform and be cheap.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 19, 2016
In unusual upset of an incumbent, Finra board elects new small-seat representative

Robert Muh prevailed over four candidates vying for the position, including the governor running for reelection, Robert Keenan.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2016
Why traditional economic indicators failed so many this cycle

Many economists believe a recession is still a possibility, which has been stoked by the breakdown in traditionally reliable indicators.

By Brett F. Ewing and S. Lance Mitchell
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 19, 2016
Paying for retirement planning in a low return world: Are advisers worth the cost?

We need to be candid about the realities facing today's pre-retirees.

By Joe Duran
ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2016
Smart beta finds fixed income

Plus: Here comes the bear market for bonds, Vanguard leads the way in net inflows this year, and Obamacare continues to crumble

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2016
Alan Greenspan is committed to ending Dodd-Frank

Plus: T. Boone Pickens takes on President Obama's energy policy, how traders navigated the Fed, and starting your day off right

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2016
Advisers face big challenges in helping clients prepare for health-care costs in retirement

Longevity, rising costs make preparing a solid health-care budget next to impossible. <b>(Related read: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160413/BLOG05/160419958/health-care-costs-squeeze-retirement-savings&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">Health-care costs squeeze retirement savings</a>)</b>

By Greg Iacurci
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 18, 2016
Top 20 life insurance firms ranked by direct premiums, market share

By Ellie Zhu
FINTECH SEP 16, 2016
Advisers reveal cyber insecurities at FPA conference

Most don't expect they could pass a hacking-preparedness test if the SEC came knocking, or even know all the compliance factors they are responsible for, according to a new Financial Planning Association study.

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 16, 2016
Deutsche Bank's shares, bonds decline after rebuffing Justice Department's $14 billion probe claim

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2016
Reforms could solve Social Security funding woes

But high-income retirees might pay more, get less.

By Mary Beth Franklin
IRA ALERT SEP 16, 2016
Will the state take your client's IRA? It can

Make sure clients are accessing their accounts or otherwise taking steps that would deem their accounts active.

By Ed Slott
Financial-advice firms see record 2015 earnings yet slowest growth since crisis, study shows
RIAS SEP 16, 2016
Financial-advice firms see record 2015 earnings yet slowest growth since crisis, study shows

Yet another slowdown in growth comes as the industry faces increasing regulatory costs related to the <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>DOL fiduciary rule,</a> according to an annual benchmarking study by <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Christine Idzelis
Nontraded REIT sales fall off a cliff as industry struggles to adapt
ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2016
Nontraded REIT sales fall off a cliff as industry struggles to adapt

Adapting to regulatory changes has been a struggle, meaning the nontraded REIT industry's worst fears have come true.

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME SEP 15, 2016
As investors pile into junk bonds a familiar bubble is forming

Plus: This presidential election scares everyone, big money investors are dumping stocks at an alarming rate, and stay awake without gulping more coffee

By Jeff Benjamin