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SEC loses another case over the use of in-house judges
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 17, 2016
SEC loses another case over the use of in-house judges

Federal judge, who issued similar ruling in August, says agency could solve the problem easily.

By Hazel Bradford
EQUITIES FEB 16, 2016
Fed minutes, oil drive stocks higher

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Renewed strength for oil and some candid comments from the Fed stoke the biggest three-day gain since August.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stocks rally with oil as risk assets rebound
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 16, 2016
Stocks rally with oil as risk assets rebound

Stocks rallied as investors piled into risk assets, sending emerging-market currencies and shares higher after a weakening yuan triggered losses in Asian markets. Crude rose to above $30 a barrel.

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo sees U.S. election year hurting equities
RIAS FEB 16, 2016
Wells Fargo sees U.S. election year hurting equities

Investors should brace for a tough year in U.S. equities as a presidential race dominated by political outsiders will only compound market anxiety over slumping oil and a slowing global economy, according to Wells Fargo &amp; Co.

By Christine Idzelis
Bank stocks bounce hard
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 16, 2016
Bank stocks bounce hard

Financial stocks were the one of the hottest areas in late 2015, and most advisers believed the trend would carry well into the new year. So what went wrong this year?

By John Waggoner
RIAS FEB 16, 2016
4 adviser recruiting predictions for the year ahead

What the state of adviser recruiting might look like in 2016, from the wirehouses to the independent space

By DSARCH
OPINION FEB 14, 2016
Doing the math on RIA exams

Promising developments in the push to boost the number of advisers examined by the SEC each year

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH FEB 14, 2016
Embrace the robo-adviser disruption

Advisers that embrace this disruption and offer a wider range of services will thrive and prosper in the digital age.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2016
Financial planning tips for blended families

More than 40 million Americans are in a second or third marriage. Here's how to make sure you plan properly for your step family.

By Thomas Mingone
Sen. Warren, Rep. Cummings accuse financial industry of crying wolf on DOL fiduciary
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2016
Sen. Warren, Rep. Cummings accuse financial industry of crying wolf on DOL fiduciary

The Massachusetts senator and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., assert four large insurance companies are telling regulators and shareholders different tales.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
U.S. stocks join global slide as financials lead selloff
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2016
U.S. stocks join global slide as financials lead selloff

U.S. stocks fell as investors shunned risk worldwide amid concern that central-bank efforts to support growth are losing their potency.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 12, 2016
The coming wave of adviser technology convergence

Advice industry is in the early innings of what promises to be a new period of major technological change.

By Douglas Winter
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2016
65 and broke: Student loan debt isn't just a young person's problem

The amount of education debt held by people 65 and older ballooned to $18.2 billion in 2013, from $2.8 billion in 2005.

By Bloomberg
From the C Suite with Baird's CEO Paul Purcell: Incentivize people and give them space to run
RIAS FEB 12, 2016
From the C Suite with Baird's CEO Paul Purcell: Incentivize people and give them space to run

His mother's early death and a critical illness of his own contributed to Mr. Purcell's view of the world and the way he leads his firm's 3,200 professionals.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
World's best REIT hands Fortress 700% gain on Japan bets after tsunami

Fortress says infrastructure in Japan among bright spots of Abenomics

By Bloomberg
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...

A cartoonist's look at what happens when rates go negative.

By Bloomberg
U.S. stocks rise amid post-holiday catch-up
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2016
U.S. stocks rise amid post-holiday catch-up

U.S. stocks rose as trading resumed after a holiday, catching up with gains in global equities Monday while weakness in crude oil tempered an early advance.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Where and how Bernie Sanders wants to hit Wall Street

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> His proposed financial-transaction taxes would supposedly collect tens of billions, and Wall Street would likely pay for a lot of the free stuff he hopes to offer as president.

By Jeff Benjamin
Planning implications of Obama's budget in one simple chart
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
Planning implications of Obama's budget in one simple chart

Michael Kitces explains how the president's fiscal 2017 budget affects retirement, estate and other tax law.

By Ellie Zhu
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
How competent is your tax preparer?

The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates that half of all self-prepared individual tax returns contain at least one error, compared to 60% of returns completed by a paid preparer.

By Bloomberg