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Wells Fargo Advisors fined $4 million over complex product sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2018
Wells Fargo Advisors fined $4 million over complex product sales

Firm will also pay $1.1 million in restitution after SEC finds improper sales of market-linked securities.

By Bruce Kelly
Buzz Aldrin dust-up highlights the challenges facing older clients
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Buzz Aldrin dust-up highlights the challenges facing older clients

A revocable trust with a co-trustee might have averted the former astronaut's battle with two of his children.

By Jeff Benjamin
Checking one off the bucket list
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2018
Checking one off the bucket list

Contributing editor tests a long-held dream for her retirement and finds it lacking.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How technology is reshaping the advice business
FINTECH JUN 23, 2018
How technology is reshaping the advice business

Artificial intelligence, Amazon and robo-advisers are some of the topics on the minds of tech experts.

By Liz Skinner
Ways to improve adviser adoption of new technology
FINTECH JUN 23, 2018
Ways to improve adviser adoption of new technology

Buying the tools is only the beginning. Firms must follow up with incentives, training and hand-holding for some.

By Ryan W. Neal
Silicon Valley, AI hit the finance world
FINTECH JUN 23, 2018
Silicon Valley, AI hit the finance world

As adviser technology continues to expand, how should a firm go about building the ideal tech suite?

By Ryan W. Neal
Independence of auditors critical when easing broker regulations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 23, 2018
Independence of auditors critical when easing broker regulations

Basically, the legislation would create simplification.

By crain-api
Betterment slapped with $400,000 fine from Finra
FINTECH JUN 22, 2018
Betterment slapped with $400,000 fine from Finra

Robo-adviser cited for violating customer protection rule and not maintaining its books and records correctly.

By Ryan W. Neal
Hillary Clinton would have saved the DOL fiduciary rule
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 22, 2018
Hillary Clinton would have saved the DOL fiduciary rule

If the presidential election had gone the other way, the Labor Department would have overcome the regulation's legal challenges — or at least still be in the fight.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why the super wealthy may want to fund life insurance with a loan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2018
Why the super wealthy may want to fund life insurance with a loan

If the rate of return on the policy exceeds the loan's interest rate over the life of the contract, the client comes out ahead. But beware the risks.

By Greg Iacurci
SEC charges insurance agent with $1.27 million Ponzi scheme
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 22, 2018
SEC charges insurance agent with $1.27 million Ponzi scheme

James Hocker took money from 25 mostly elderly, unsophisticated investors.

By Bloomberg
It's official: DOL fiduciary rule is dead
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2018
It's official: DOL fiduciary rule is dead

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a mandate Thursday making its March 15 decision to strike down the regulation effective.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Supreme Court curbs SEC administrative law judges
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2018
Supreme Court curbs SEC administrative law judges

'Buckets of Money' adviser Raymond Lucia is entitled to a new hearing, court rules.

By Bloomberg
AI, blockchain take center stage at SIFMA fintech event
FINTECH JUN 21, 2018
AI, blockchain take center stage at SIFMA fintech event

Developers demonstrated real-life use cases showing how firms can deploy the next-gen technology.

By Ryan W. Neal
Morgan Stanley settles confidentially with departing broker
WIREHOUSES JUN 21, 2018
Morgan Stanley settles confidentially with departing broker

Daniel Abel agrees not to solicit his former clients at the firm.

By Bloomberg
Lessons 401(k) advisers learned from the DOL fiduciary rule saga
RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2018
Lessons 401(k) advisers learned from the DOL fiduciary rule saga

The rule regulated what was already happening within the defined-contribution industry anyway.

By Fred Barstein
Supreme Court ruling on SEC judges unlikely to upend advice industry
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 21, 2018
Supreme Court ruling on SEC judges unlikely to upend advice industry

But it could give rise to new hearings for some advisers who are already in litigation with the agency such as Dawn Bennett.

By Greg Iacurci
Clayton defends SEC advice rule amid congressional grilling
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 21, 2018
Clayton defends SEC advice rule amid congressional grilling

Reps. Maxine Waters, Carolyn Maloney express concerns that measure is too weak.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Tech firms still want to dethrone the financial sector
FINTECH JUN 21, 2018
Tech firms still want to dethrone the financial sector

Advisers should keep an eye on all their new fintech "partners."

By Ryan W. Neal
Social Security benefits lost 34% of their buying power since 2000
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2018
Social Security benefits lost 34% of their buying power since 2000

The past year saw the biggest loss of the decade as increases in living expenses outpaced the cost-of-living adjustment.

By Mary Beth Franklin