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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2018
Death and taxes: A conversation we must have

It's time for advisers to make uncomfortable topics mainstream.

By Steve Gresham
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
Retirement plan sponsors tread lightly with capital preservation

No matter which option they choose, they risk getting hit with lawsuits.

By Robert Steyer
OPINION MAY 29, 2018
TV show paints bleak picture of financial planners

The lead character in the series 'Ozark' is reinforcing Americans' negative view of advisers.

By Dan Candura
Participants' personal debt gains attention
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
Participants' personal debt gains attention

Sponsors see debt as major hurdle curbing retirement readiness.

By Meaghan Kilroy
FINTECH MAY 29, 2018
Ladenburg partnering advisers with startups to accelerate tech innovation

Advisers hope to get ahead of any tech disruptors with Ladenburg lab.

By Ryan W. Neal
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
A global call to modernize retirement systems

Employment and demographic trends are disrupting the 20th century safety net.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION MAY 29, 2018
Advisers: Technology alone won't transform your business

New tools and platforms should be used to facilitate deeper, more meaningful interactions with your clients.

By Abby Schneiderman
FINTECH MAY 29, 2018
Morgan Stanley wants brokers to use new tech to chase $2 trillion in assets held outside the firm

Co-head of wealth management Andy Saperstein pointed to a new financial planning program as a way for brokers to capture a bigger share of clients' assets.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2018
Northwestern University beats Jerry Schlichter 403(b) lawsuit

It's the second university to get a complete dismissal, but lawyers say it's too early to tell if this is a harbinger for pending cases.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2018
How the SEC advice rule improves on the DOL fiduciary rule

The SEC initiative seeks to raise standards and let investors understand the motivations of their adviser, without limiting choice.

By Mark M. Goldberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2018
No good reason not to support auto-enrollment retirement plans

55 million American workers without a workplace plan must have the opportunity to get that coverage and start investing. They aren't doing it on their own.

By crain-api
SEC proposes rules to make ETF research easier for broker-dealers
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 25, 2018
SEC proposes rules to make ETF research easier for broker-dealers

Chairman Jay Clayton says proposal would increase investors' access to research.

By Hazel Bradford
RIA NEWS MAY 25, 2018
$14 billion hybrid Sheridan Road staying with LPL, launching own RIA

CEO Daniel Bryant: 'It's a logical next step for us. This has always been our intention, regardless of what IFP is doing.'

By Greg Iacurci
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 25, 2018
Ex-Edward Jones broker sues former firm, alleging racial bias

Complaint alleges the firm's policies limit African-Americans' 'income and advancement opportunities'

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2018
Tax reform puts prenups in jeopardy

The elimination of the deduction for alimony payments calls into question existing prenuptial agreements.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2018
In a first, University of Chicago settles 403(b) lawsuit for $6.5 million

Observers say it's difficult to determine if this is a harbinger of the outcome in the roughly 20 outstanding lawsuits.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 24, 2018
Piwowar defends SEC's best-interest rule

SEC commissioner says the Department of Labor rule set up an 'unworkable, impossible set of standards for people to comply with.'

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS MAY 23, 2018
RIA in a Box acquired by private equity firm Aquiline Capital

New owners plan more growth for the software service provider.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2018
Clayton: SEC left 'fiduciary' out of new advice rule to avoid investor confusion

Top regulator says the relationship model is different with a broker or investment adviser, but both must put clients' interests ahead of their own.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES MAY 23, 2018
Morgan Stanley wants to double asset manager's size to $1 trillion

As a wave of mergers hits the asset management industry, some analysts question whether the firm should make an acquisition

By Bloomberg