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Age gap can thwart couples' Social Security-claiming strategies
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2014
Age gap can thwart couples' Social Security-claiming strategies

Financial advisers may need to consider other income options.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 29, 2014
Nontraded BDC to list shares on NYSE

FS Investment will be a first in the industry.

By Andrew Leigh
AMG takes minority stake in wealth management firm
RIAS APR 29, 2014
AMG takes minority stake in wealth management firm

New York firm Clarfeld has about $4B in client assets.

By Michael Shagrin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2014
Why long-term investors don't need to worry about Flash Boys

In this op-ed, the CEO of one of the country's largest independent brokers, LPL, explains how high-frequency trading does, or doesn't, affect long-term portfolios.

By MFXFeeder
Wall Street pros: high-frequency trading hurts investors
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2014
Wall Street pros: high-frequency trading hurts investors

In a survey, 70% of Wall Street professionals said they doubt markets are 'fair for all participants.' New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating the practices described in Flash Boys.

By Aaron Elstein
TD Ameritrade Tech Summit: Identifying the industry's 'game-changers'
RIAS APR 28, 2014
TD Ameritrade Tech Summit: Identifying the industry's 'game-changers'

At TD Ameritrade's fifth annual forum of top tech thinkers and leaders, innovators and innovations are identified for changing the future of the wealth management business.

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 28, 2014
Acting locally to improve financial literacy globally

Despite widespread awareness that the state of financial literacy in our country is dire, precious little has been done at the national level to strengthen Americans' understanding of fundamental money management concepts. Dale Brown of the FSI says that we must — as an industry — focus our attention and our energy on tackling this critical issue on the local level.

By Dale E. Brown
RIAS APR 28, 2014
Tech firms honored as the advice industry's most innovative

At the fifth TD Ameritrade Institutional Technology Summit, which has brought together some of the industry's top technology firms, TDAI introduced its first-ever “Veo Integrated Awards.”

By Mark Bruno
ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2014
A better TIC?

Newfangled private placements called DSTs offer some improvements to TICs, many of which backfired during the financial crisis, but DSTs still carry high costs and are illiquid. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
WIREHOUSES APR 28, 2014
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management shuffles field leadership

Shortly after taking over as head of field management at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Shelley O'Connor announced Tuesday that she is restructuring the firm's divisions and regions. Mason Braswell has the story.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS APR 28, 2014
Schorsch teeing up another possible broker-dealer acquisition

Real estate tycoon's B-D has "exclusivity agreement" to negotiate with one firm, according to SEC filing.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2014
Independent B-Ds eager to see more M&A activity as Schorsch takes breather

Large shareholder of National Holdings urges firm to take advantage of 'window of opportunity'

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS APR 28, 2014
Finding originality in financial services in a sea of copycats

It is very hard to stand out in such an overwhelmingly cluttered market place. Here's some of Joe Duran's strategies for success.

By Joe Duran
TAX APR 28, 2014
Nitty-gritty of claiming college tax credits

With the $2,500 American Opportunity Tax Credit's phaseout now at $180,000 of modified adjusted gross income, more parents are eligible. But claiming it requires coordination with distributions from 529s and education savings accounts.

By Troy Onink
BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2014
Woodbury Financial Services promotes Rick Fergesen to president and CEO

Broker-dealer had sought a new chief since Pat McEvoy resigned in December.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2014
Yet again, insurance company cuts ties to independent broker-dealer

Vice chairman of Sammons Securities buys remaining stake from Midland National.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2014
Hartford offers to buy back old fixed annuities; about 90,000 contracts affected

Insurer, shrinking its annuity business since 2012, plans enhanced surrender offers

By Darla Mercado
BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2014
Top RBC exec exits

Craig Gordon, the No. 2 executive at RBC Correspondent Services, has left the clearing firm.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2014
Fate of tax extenders will be clear only after long wait

It is shaping up to be another wait-and-see exercise on tax policy that once again makes tax planning a challenge for investment advisers and their clients.

By Andrew Leigh
Pro MacBook? Billionaire places huge bet on Apple
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2014
Pro MacBook? Billionaire places huge bet on Apple

Usmanov cites dividends and buyback plan in explaining $100M buy-in; 'very promising'.

By John Goff