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Excessive-fee suit targeting $9 million 401(k) plan could be 'harbinger' for industry
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 31, 2016
Excessive-fee suit targeting $9 million 401(k) plan could be 'harbinger' for industry

Lawsuit is perhaps the first example targeting small retirement plans.

By Greg Iacurci
Massachusetts investment adviser Gregg Caplitz sentenced to prison for fraud, SEC says
RIAS MAY 31, 2016
Massachusetts investment adviser Gregg Caplitz sentenced to prison for fraud, SEC says

He pitched a fictitious hedge fund to investors and used their money for his personal benefit

By Christine Idzelis
Help clients turn off the financial news spigot
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 31, 2016
Help clients turn off the financial news spigot

For most clients, paying attention to financial media distracts them from their primary goals.

By Carl Richards
RIAS MAY 29, 2016
Top questions independent advisers can ask to win overlooked clients from the wirehouses

Wall Street firms' outsized account minimums are sending a negative message to retail investors. Let the wirehouses' losses be your gains.

By Steven Dudash and Alex Papadopoulos
BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2016
Raymond James' $17M fine over anti-money-laundering failures should be a wake-up call

In the wake of Raymond James' $17M fine, it's time advisers take regulators' focus on this issue seriously, as rules are only going to get stricter.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2016
To pay income taxes now or later, that is the IRA question

Answers are related to an individual's current and expected future tax circumstances.

By John M. Davis
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2016
Retiree medical expenses could outpace Social Security benefits in 20 years

Your clients could be under saving for their real retirement income needs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2016
The ultimate alternative investment: Really expensive watches

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Instead of timing the market, how about investing in time? Specifically, really expensive watches.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 27, 2016
Small-cap stocks gaining momentum while rates stay low

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Small caps have started to outperform, and it might be connected to the Fed's downward revision on 2016 rate hikes.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 27, 2016
Returns are big, but the jury is still out on lawsuit investing

In addition to risks and returns, advisers need to worry about moral and ethical issues

By Jeff Benjamin
More Americans today are fuzzy on what 529 college savings plans do
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2016
More Americans today are fuzzy on what 529 college savings plans do

Help with college savings would be very popular employee benefit, survey shows

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH MAY 27, 2016
Next hot thing in 529 college savings plans? Robo-advice

Report says digital advice platforms in these tax-advantaged accounts will attract a new type of investor.

By Liz Skinner
Barred broker Claus Foerster indicted for fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2016
Barred broker Claus Foerster indicted for fraud

Indictment alleges clients were defrauded over a 14-year period.

By Christine Idzelis
BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2016
Raymond James recruits $1.3B team from Bank of America Merrill Lynch

The Jenkintown, Pa., based unit collected about $7 million in annual fees and commissions under its former employer

By Christine Idzelis
EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Sky-high cash stockpiles expose rising investor unease

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> If the heaping cash stockpiles are any indication, investors are getting more nervous by the day.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2016
Top metro areas for college grads

These areas have the most job openings, available rental units and fellow college grads.

By Bloomberg
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales
EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Robo platforms create a new headache for human advisers: wash sales

Most robos boast standard safeguards to prevent wash sales on accounts on the platforms, but can't guard against non-platform trading.

By Jeff Benjamin
Marijuana startup MassRoots' plans to join Nasdaq go up in smoke
EQUITIES MAY 26, 2016
Marijuana startup MassRoots' plans to join Nasdaq go up in smoke

Nasdaq listing snub could set a precedent for marijuana stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retirees need 70% of their pre-retirement income but most live on less: Bankrate
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2016
Retirees need 70% of their pre-retirement income but most live on less: Bankrate

By John Waggoner
Lessons learned while working overseas
OPINION MAY 26, 2016
Lessons learned while working overseas

Morningstar's Sheryl Rowling has advice for how to best adapt to changing conditions as she works remotely from Spain.

By Sheryl Rowling