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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2015
Labor Department's fiduciary proposal is unworkable

Proposed rule represents a fundamentally flawed rethinking of the way that retirement advice, products and services are delivered to investors, and would have profound negative consequences for registered reps and RIAs.

By Dale Brown
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2015
Want to buy a painting? Try Instagram

More investors are using the photo-sharing app to search for works and make purchases.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2015
How couples can stop fighting about money

Follow these simple tips to improve your relationship and your family's finances.

By Jordan Niefeld
Cost pressures compel $24 billion B-D to sell stake to PE firm
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 18, 2015
Cost pressures compel $24 billion B-D to sell stake to PE firm

Family-owned brokerage firm Lincoln Investment Planning has sold a 20% stake to Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm.

By Mason Braswell
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic
EQUITIES JUN 18, 2015
Abandoning alternative investments at this point is based on twisted logic

Just because your house hasn't burned down yet doesn't mean you can skip insurance.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC member Stein calls for scrutiny of alternative mutual funds and ETFs
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 18, 2015
SEC member Stein calls for scrutiny of alternative mutual funds and ETFs

Kara Stein says mutual funds and ETFs that use complex, illiquid strategies 'operate in a gray area'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION JUN 18, 2015
Take time to re-examine engagement

Don't assume you know how your team members feel about their jobs. Great businesses measure team engagement

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2015
It's time for financial planners to find our voice

FPA's 2015 president says too many advisers are silent on vital issues that affect their and their clients' livelihoods.

By Edward W. Gjertsen II
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2015
Washington latest state to encourage workplace retirement plans

Creates website to match small employers with private-sector retirement plans

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
IRA ALERT JUN 18, 2015
Clearing up adviser confusion on the new once-per-year IRA rollover rule

Here are answers to common adviser questions on the new IRA rollover rule

By Ed Slott
ETFS JUN 18, 2015
Money managers like Jeffrey Gundlach scramble to jump into ETFs

Fund managers like DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach are arriving late to the ETF game and sound ambivalent about how popular ETFs will become &amp;mdash; but they don't want to be left behind. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150419/ETF042015&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">Our full Spotlight on ETFs special report</a>)</b></i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
WIREHOUSES JUN 18, 2015
NFL star Dwight Freeney sues BofA, adviser for $20 million

Dwight Freeney accuses the firm and adviser Michael Bock of leading him into a massive scam. <i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20130812/FREE/812009998/PH/athletes-vs-advisers&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>7 athletes who say they were duped by advisers</a>)</i>

By Mason Braswell
RIAS JUN 17, 2015
Bronfman E.L. Rothschild acquires Highline to create $3.6B firm

Bronfman E.L. Rothschild buys Neal Simon's Highline Wealth Management, creating a $3.6 billion firm &amp;mdash; the latest example of big consolidations among independent advisers.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Guns, booze, cigs and sin: The Vice Fund has changed its name, but not its investment philosophy

Since inception in August 2002, the fund has an average annual return of 9.9%, beating the 8.7% for the S&amp;P 500.

By Bloomberg
Bob Doll is betting consumer spending will fuel the economy through December
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2015
Bob Doll is betting consumer spending will fuel the economy through December

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Thanks to energy savings and signs of wage increases, Nuveen's chief equity strategist banks on consumers stepping up.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2015
How Maria Sharapova rose to be the world's wealthiest female athlete

Though she's number two on the courts, the tennis star has become the most marketable competitor.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2015
Charitable giving finally surpasses pre-crisis levels

Bequests jump thanks to generous giants including former Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

By Liz Skinner
Live Nation subsidiary that represented Mike Tyson charged with fraud by SEC
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 17, 2015
Live Nation subsidiary that represented Mike Tyson charged with fraud by SEC

The regulator claims unit's former president took $670,000 in client funds for personal use

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Clients won't go anywhere if you robo-proof your practice
FINTECH JUN 17, 2015
Clients won't go anywhere if you robo-proof your practice

Advisers can highlight comprehensive financial planning as the real value they offer, not just picking funds.

By Alessandra Malito
OPINION JUN 17, 2015
Warren vs. White: The tone is unfair

There are better ways for Sen. Warren to handle her frustrations with Mary Jo White's management of the SEC

By MFXFeeder