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RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2017
Fiduciary education is key for plan-sponsor investment committees

Regular training can help committee members understand their responsibilities to plan participants.

By ecooper
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2017
Where 401(k) advisers are on the industry consolidation curve

Most industries will go through four stages of consolidation as they mature over a 25-year period. Here's where record keepers and 401(k) advisers stand.

By Fred Barstein
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2017
How retirement plan advisers can combat 'dramatic' fee compression

The fee squeeze is at a tipping point, and 401(k) advisers need to adapt by being more diligent in assessing their profit margins and value proposition.

By Greg Iacurci
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 02, 2017
Finra: Who's watching the watchdog?

The regulator wields enormous power over the securities industry 
with little meaningful oversight.

By Mark Schoeff Jr. and Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Should you buy a dam for your house?

Weather events are prompting sales of dams that cost homeowners $8,000 to $12,000, on average.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Your children can spare you time and money in a nursing home

For someone with kids, both time spent in a nursing home and out-of-pocket costs are significantly lower than for those without children.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2017
Finra fines ex-Morgan Stanley rep for secretly settling with client

The Miami-based broker is also suspended for 15 days

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 01, 2017
Fund industry swats down fee suits, but they keep appealing

Many of the cases concentrate on subadvisor fees.

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS SEP 01, 2017
The challenge of the longer lifespan

How financial advisers can help clients face the threat of outliving retirement savings

By Blaine F. Aikin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2017
SEC charges ex-Connecticut rep with $1 million fraud

Agency says he diverted elderly clients' money to his own accounts

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2017
Government agency announces new reverse mortgage rules

The Department of Housing and Urban Development raises premiums, tightens borrowing limits for new loans to seniors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 01, 2017
Former MetLife rep fined $15,000 for borrowing from clients

Finra also suspends the broker, a firm lifer, for 18 months

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS SEP 01, 2017
Finra panel awards Edward Jones $340,000 in estate dispute

Arbitration puts blame on client's power of attorney, not firm

By InvestmentNews
OPINION SEP 01, 2017
Advice to drive your dividend income strategy

By Melda Mergen, Managing Director, Head of Equities
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
The 5 biggest threats and opportunities for 401(k) advisers

Declining fees and record keepers pose strong headwinds, while plan design and participant engagement could be boons for business.

By Fred Barstein
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2017
SEC names Dalia Blass director of investment management

Ms. Blass returns to the agency, where she previously worked for more than a decade, to run a division with influence over fiduciary duty.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Trump administration targets class-action right in DOL fiduciary rule, but other legal avenues could remain for investors

If the best-interest contract remains in some form, action could switch to state courts; Finra still allows class actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
When automatic enrollment doesn't make sense for 401(k) plans

High rates of employee turnover and inefficient administration by an employer should give advisers pause before implementing the plan-design feature.

By Greg Iacurci
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2017
Financial industry steps up in Harvey's wake

Individuals and firms are donating time and money to help storm victims

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Rollins Inc. 401(k) participant sues Morningstar, Prudential over alleged RICO violations

Plaintiff says automated investment advice program is a 'predatory racketeering enterprise'

By Pensions & Investments