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INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 04, 2014
The art of legacy planning – 7 best practices for gifting art to museums

A big part of helping clients with their artwork charitable legacy is about “relationship” management — the relationship the client has with their collection and their future plans for the collection.

By Hiram Wurf and Joel Schaffer
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2014
How to avoid a tidal wave of taxes from IRAs

Pre-retirement planning strategies help reduce tax impact from required minimum distributions.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2014
Celebrity stories to spark real talk about money this holiday

From Casey Kasem to Sir Mick to Robin Williams, their estate planning successes and failures offer lessons for everyone

By by Danielle and Andy Mayoras, Guest Contributors
The six most important questions before you retire
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2014
The six most important questions before you retire

Most people don't take the time to envision what their lives will look like, post-paycheck

By Justin Morgan
RIAS DEC 04, 2014
Financial adviser, and Teddy bear collector, goes to prison for fraud

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, adviser, Teddy bear collector and former New York Islanders co-owner gets jail time for major financial fraud. Plus: Congress is finally disapproving of Congress, the real 'slack' in the labor market, and realizing even more things are taxable than you thought.

By Jeff Benjamin
OPINION DEC 04, 2014
Give me a (tax) break: ETFs and tax efficiency

Breaking down some key differences between ETFs and mutual funds so you can help clients avoid unpleasant surprises.

By Grant Engelbart
RIAS DEC 04, 2014
The big squeeze II: Rise of the mega-adviser

The big fish are rethinking and redefining what it means to provide financial guidance to a person's entire financial life. Are you going to take them on?

By Joe Duran
RIAS DEC 03, 2014
Insurance policy raises questions in Convergent suicide

Former Convergent CEO David Zier took out a life insurance policy that later reimbursed investors in his outside fund, sources say.

By Mason Braswell
Precidian Investments takes a second shot at regulatory approval for active ETFs
ETFS DEC 03, 2014
Precidian Investments takes a second shot at regulatory approval for active ETFs

A proposal backed by major active mutual fund managers gets rebooted.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH DEC 03, 2014
Survey shows social media use growing among advisers

66% of those surveyed credit networks with helping them gain new clients.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2014
401(k) plan costs decline as indexing increases

Biggest impact felt by employees in largest and smallest plans; they see drops of more than 10%

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2014
401(k) plan costs decline as indexing becomes more popular

Biggest impact felt by largest and smallest plans.

By Robert Steyer
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2014
It's not too early to start worrying about a spike in oil prices

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features a warning over it not being too early to worry about a jump in oil prices. Plus, Vanguard ramps up its financial advice offerings, the pain of diverging global economies in 2015, and John Paulson's painful comeback effort.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2014
Political bickering aside, the health care sector is a healthy investment

The sector is up 24% this year, leading all S&amp;P subcategories.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 03, 2014
Strong dollar to push stocks, bonds higher over next few years, say analysts

As the greenback rises to a 7-year high, market strategists see knock-on gains for other assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2014
Retirement plan contribution limits for tax year 2015 bring new opportunities

Higher limitations for contributions gives advisers a chance to remind clients to save.

By Richard Behrendt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 03, 2014
Adviser who sold tax avoidance schemes sent to prison for tax evasion

California man acting as a financial adviser was sentenced to two years in prison for filing false tax returns.

By Liz Skinner
ETFS DEC 03, 2014
SEC set to approve novel Eaton Vance exchange-traded product

Less than a month after rejecting nontransparent ETFs, the SEC is ready to back a new and possibly cheaper way to trade funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2014
Americans feeling squeezed in saving for retirement

BlackRock poll show most find it hard to pay bills and put money aside for retirement; Social Security considered key source of income.

By Bianca Flowers
EQUITIES DEC 02, 2014
Fed sends rate signal and markets react

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Janet Yellen and her Fed colleagues remove a key phrase in discussing rates and stocks rally, gold declines. Plus: Is it good news for savers? And an offbeat year-end list; Obama normalizes relations with Cuba.

By Jeff Benjamin