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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 10, 2014
SEC fines Missouri RIA for breach of fiduciary duty

SignalPoint Asset Management failed to disclose conflicts of interest to clients, the SEC alleges.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 10, 2014
Now is the time for advisers to embrace social media

In a recent survey, more 50% of advisers said they are deterred from social media either by regulators or their own firms.

By Matt Sirinides
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 10, 2014
Next generation a $3.5 trillion opportunity for RIAs: Schwab

Investment advisers need to be doing a better job of reaching out to “Generation Now” as clients retire and draw down assets

By Mason Braswell
WIREHOUSES JUL 10, 2014
UBS picks up Merrill adviser with $500M in assets

Stephen Davis joins the firm after spending his entire 21-year career at Merrill.

By Mason Braswell
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 10, 2014
Stanford fraud suits allowed by Supreme Court

Victims of R. Allen Stanford's $7 billion Ponzi scheme can sue outside companies and law firms alleged to have played a role in the fraud, the Supreme Court has ruled, dealing a setback to the securities industry.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES JUL 09, 2014
Volatility looks cheap and risky

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays: Following in the footsteps of Sallie Krawcheck. Plus: The volatility play: Cheap but risky, bond managers brace for higher rates, dancing around the issue of student loan debt, and a potato salad venture whets the tax man's appetite.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 09, 2014
The future of adviser-client communication

The way advisers interact with clients will be radically different in five years. Are you prepared to serve the clients of the future?

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 09, 2014
Thousands join the national tiny house trend

Free from big mortgages, they say downsizing has won them economic freedom.

By Nina Glinski
FINTECH JUL 09, 2014
Wanted: Advisers to take tech survey

Sampling serves as an excellent snapshot of industry technology trends.

By Joyce Hanson
EQUITIES JUL 09, 2014
Barry Ritholtz: A correction is coming

Barry Ritholtz sees a market correction as inevitable, but lays out reasons why investors and advisers shouldn't fear its arrival.

By Barry Ritholtz
FINTECH JUL 09, 2014
Morgan Stanley lets advisers write what they tweet

The wirehouse is one of the first to break away from exclusively canned content on Twitter.

By Joyce Hanson
Social Security planning comes to the workplace
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 09, 2014
Social Security planning comes to the workplace

Social Security planning has taken a giant step into the workplace, and retirement planning may never be the same. Mary Beth Franklin calls the addition of claiming strategies to retirement income tools a possible game changer.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2014
RCS Capital closes J.P. Turner, Summit Financial deals

Nicholas Schorsch's network of independent broker-dealers is closing in on nearly 9,000 reps.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES JUL 09, 2014
It's time for dividend-paying stocks

Shift in investor focus to valuations and quality is a natural reaction to rising geopolitical risk.

By Matt McCormick
FINTECH JUL 09, 2014
Digitally disconnect? Advisers can't find the time

But there are broader implications of not allowing for down time.

By Liz Skinner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 09, 2014
Outlook for life insurance positive, depending on rates

Analysts optimistic as long as insurers watch the credit quality of investments and rates rise gradually.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 09, 2014
DOL fiduciary rule would hurt small business retirement plans, study says

Thirty percent of those surveyed &#8220;somewhat likely&#8221; to dump 401(k)s, but critics call study flawed.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 09, 2014
Ameriprise delivers strong 1Q results

&#8220;Ameriprise delivered another strong quarter,&#8221; CEO Jim Cracchiolo said in a statement. &#8220;Revenues and earnings were up nicely and our operating return on equity reached a new record of 20.8%.&#8221;

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS JUL 09, 2014
D.C. attracts intellectual, financial capital

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2014
Surrender fees haunt legacy 403(b) plans

As employers move to lower-cost retirement options, some plans charge as much as 8% to switch.

By Darla Mercado