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Merrill Lynch winning advisers as recruiting tides shift
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 04, 2015
Merrill Lynch winning advisers as recruiting tides shift

The wirehouse has become more aggressive and has attracted some big teams, though critics say such deals aren't a good measure.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2015
Advisers take heed: Investment crowdfunding coming soon to a client near you

Legion M offers hope for a Hollywood-level debut.

By Jeff Benjamin
OPINION DEC 03, 2015
The goal-setting process Warren Buffett uses to say 'no' and achieve more

Top producers focus on a small number of priorities until they are fully implemented and producing results.

By Brad Johnson
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2015
Social Security changes present opportunities

Once you recover from the shock of learning that the most valuable Social Security claiming strategies are being phased out, take steps to turn this game-changing event into an opportunity by connecting with clients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
As robo-advice spreads, so should the caution warnings
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2015
As robo-advice spreads, so should the caution warnings

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: As robo-advisers flood the zone, investors (and human financial advisers) should continue to proceed with caution.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2015
How wealth distribution really affects charitable giving

A new study found rich people in states with the most skewed income scales were significantly less generous than their peers in states where wealth is more evenly distributed.

By Bloomberg
Is Fidelity's plan to ditch relationship with Betterment and build its own robo too little, too late?
FINTECH DEC 03, 2015
Is Fidelity's plan to ditch relationship with Betterment and build its own robo too little, too late?

Fidelity Investments plans to sever its relationship with robo-adviser Betterment Institutional in December in favor of building an automated investment platform on its own.

By Alessandra Malito
Merrill team with $2.9 billion joins Raymond James
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 03, 2015
Merrill team with $2.9 billion joins Raymond James

Five advisers in New York bail on Merrill Lynch, the second multibillion-dollar wirehouse team to join RJ in the last five months.

By Liz Skinner
Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf says firm's wealth-, investment-management business is biggest growth opportunity
WIREHOUSES DEC 02, 2015
Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf says firm's wealth-, investment-management business is biggest growth opportunity

Wells Fargo's wealth- and investment-management business has the potential to earn multiples of what it brings in now, making it the firm's largest growth opportunity, chief executive John Stumpf said.

By Bloomberg
Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?
FINTECH DEC 01, 2015
Danger, Will Robinson! Will robots take over the financial advice industry?

MarketCounsel panelists agree that in the future, human advice will be integrated with digital platforms and technology to improve financial planning.

By Jeff Benjamin
A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income
EQUITIES DEC 01, 2015
A more reachable retirement savings target: 60% of pre-retirement income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Instead of needing 80% of your pre-retirement income, you can probably make it with 60%.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2015
How U.S. health-care costs stack up against the rest of the world

Americans spend an average of $9,146 a year on health care.

By Bloomberg
SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 01, 2015
SEC's fiduciary standard expected in October 2016

Five years after Dodd-Frank, agency puts issue on official calendar, signaling the rule is a priority.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH DEC 01, 2015
Betterment hits $3 billion AUM, blows past start-up competition

Chief executive Jon Stein says growth driven by consumer demand.

By Alessandra Malito
EQUITIES NOV 30, 2015
The economic impact of global warming is heating up

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: According to the COP21 conference in Paris this week, global warming is on a pace to eventually hurt the economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Portfolio rebalancing breakdown
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
Portfolio rebalancing breakdown

By Alessandra Malito
Here's the price advisers pay for ignoring boring email archives
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
Here's the price advisers pay for ignoring boring email archives

Failure to report electronic records could lead to violation of regulators' rules.

By Alessandra Malito
How automation and integration can turn advisory firms into well-oiled machines
FINTECH NOV 30, 2015
How automation and integration can turn advisory firms into well-oiled machines

Advisers that resist embracing a truly integrated technology platform are missing out

By Leslie D. Thompson
Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 30, 2015
Finra official says agency there to discipline, not punish

Finra says it is more interested in supervisory lapses, suitability issues with complex products and selling away than big-money fraud.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 29, 2015
Should you take a cue from Mark Zuckerberg's generous philanthropic plan?

New research shows giving time and money in one's later years could even be the key to retirement happiness.

By Liz Skinner