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RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2014
Social Security benefits and common-law marriage: Oil and water?

In some cases, spousal benefits available without a marriage certificate.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SSA starts paying benefits to married gay couples, but questions remain
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2014
SSA starts paying benefits to married gay couples, but questions remain

Social Security encourages people to apply for spousal benefits even with uncertainties.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS JUN 19, 2014
Is this your resume? Call Ric Edelman.

Find out what the adviser behind one the largest independent wealth firms is seeking out of a manager.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2014
Do-over: Fix the mistake you made claiming Social Security

There are remedies, though you may not like them.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 19, 2014
In the face of global upheaval, the market stays calm. Why?

Investors look beyond geopolitical risks and focus on improving economy, corporate profits.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 19, 2014
Finra seeks more control over disputes

Finra hopes to narrow the definition of a public arbitrator, making it impossible for anyone with financial industry experience to qualify for the category.

By Gregory Crawford
FINTECH JUN 19, 2014
SIFMA warns investors will pay for Finra CARDS plan

SIFMA chief Bentsen says new rules will mean either higher fees or fewer services.

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 19, 2014
Finra tags Merrill Lynch with $8 million fine for mutual fund sales charges

Finra fines Merrill Lynch $8 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges to certain charities and retirement accounts and requires the wirehouse to pay back $89 million in restitution.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES JUN 19, 2014
This is the way long-term bull markets survive and thrive

Early equals wrong and it isn't until the masses buy every dip that bull markets begin to top out.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2014
Finra asks SEC to sign off on raising arbitration fees

Finra has asked the SEC to approve a round of fee increases in its dispute resolution forum as it looks to boost pay for its force of around 6,300 arbitrators. The increase could add up to $400 per case,

By Mason Braswell
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 19, 2014
Natural gas looks to burn clean for investors for some time

Obama's greenhouse-gas emissions plan combined with growing domestic supply and global demand excite the commodity's bulls.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME JUN 19, 2014
Bill Gross bulls butt heads with bears in great bond debate

With Treasury yields at historically low levels, the stakes are rising as the Fed cuts back the bond buying that's held down borrowing costs on trillions of dollars of debt from governments to companies and individuals.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
REIT begins trading on NASDAQ

United Development Funding IV launches tender offer in conjunction with listing.

By Minda Smiley
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
Finra holds off sending nontraded REIT share price rule to SEC

Regulator still reviewing industry comments on rule to give investors better handle on share values.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2014
Potholes litter road to ETF investment by DC plans

Even as the technical barriers are eclipsed, doubts remain over cost and utility.

By Ari I. Weinberg
RIAS JUN 19, 2014
Turning advice on its head

United Capital's Joe Duran is hellbent on changing the industry.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2014
Retirees suffer as brokers cash in on 401(k) rollover boom

Some brokers may have moved clients into inappropriate investments as they moved money into higher-fee IRAs.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2014
Workplaces offer help claiming Social Security

Social Security planning has taken a giant step into the workplace, and retirement planning may never be the same

By Mary Beth Franklin
Charitable giving rises and closes in on 2007 record
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2014
Charitable giving rises and closes in on 2007 record

In 2013, U.S. adults donated $1,016 per capita, and some research suggests people want to give more.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2014
Social Security support tools a big hit with financial advisers

Nationwide unwraps free access to Social Security Timing software.

By Mary Beth Franklin