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Advisers: Quit talking to and about each other on social media
FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Advisers: Quit talking to and about each other on social media

Use it to offer information and build relationships with consumers who might become clients.

By Alessandra Malito
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser
FINTECH SEP 21, 2015
Morgan Stanley data breach focus shifts to hackers from adviser

U.S. authorities examining whether fired adviser Marsh was targeted by hackers after he took data from the wirehouse.

By Bloomberg
The latest data on life insurance companies and long-term-care providers
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 20, 2015
The latest data on life insurance companies and long-term-care providers

By InvestmentNews Data
OPINION SEP 20, 2015
7 risks for retirement income planning

Those entering retirement are crossing the threshold into an entirely foreign way of living, where they are vulnerable to several hazards.

By Wade Pfau
The rise and fall of commodities puts some advanced economies on the ropes
EQUITIES SEP 18, 2015
The rise and fall of commodities puts some advanced economies on the ropes

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The atrophy of the manufacturing sector as commodity prices wane is wreaking havoc on a number of advanced economies.

By Jeff Benjamin
A hands-off investment approach is best — even in volatile markets
OPINION SEP 18, 2015
A hands-off investment approach is best — even in volatile markets

Money is like soap: The more you touch it, the smaller it gets

By Andrew Crowell
SEC ship won't become a speedboat in wake of Gallagher departure
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2015
SEC ship won't become a speedboat in wake of Gallagher departure

With almost no chance a successor will be on board by Oct. 2, the then four-person commission should progress without interruption &#8211; or acceleration &#8211; to Chairwoman Mary Jo White's agenda.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 18, 2015
LPL says competitors could be on hot seat with regulators

As inquiries into the broker-dealer wind down, regulators' focus could turn to others in the industry, CEO Casady says.

By Bruce Kelly
The Fed sets the stage for a December tantrum
EQUITIES SEP 17, 2015
The Fed sets the stage for a December tantrum

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Janet Yellen's September delay could lead to a December repeat of the taper tantrum.

By Jeff Benjamin
What would rising interest rates mean for you?
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2015
What would rising interest rates mean for you?

Here's what to do &amp;mdash; and not do &amp;mdash; when the Fed raises rates.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2015
One year later, a dispatch from the retirement front

<i>Crain's Wealth</i> contributing editor reflects on how life has changed since her husband retired a year ago.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2015
Advisers need to brush up on plan participants' risks when taking lump sum distributions

Whether or not to take a lump sum is one of the most important decisions a plan participant will ever make.

By Blaine F. Aikin
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
How a weekend client raid blew up and a brokerage battle went public

Arbitration case alleges that Oppenheimer &amp; Co. stepped beyond the bounds of propriety in mounting a client raid on Peter Schiff's Euro Pacific over a three-day weekend this summer.

By Bloomberg
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2015
Finra cracks down on 'cockroach' brokers

Finra bars 10 at New York broker-dealer Global Arena Capital Corp. after investigating brokers who migrated from an expelled firm.

By Mason Braswell
Envestnet completes first stage of Finance Logix integration
FINTECH SEP 17, 2015
Envestnet completes first stage of Finance Logix integration

The recently acquired financial planning software is being incorporated into the advisory technology firm's platform.

By Alessandra Malito
FINTECH SEP 16, 2015
Winklevoss twins call on advisers to get on bitcoin bandwagon but they're not budging

Lack of understanding, performance history and steep headline risk are all reasons keeping investors on the sidelines.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Advisers must go beyond the three Fs to compete for retirement-plan business

In addition to fees, funds and fiduciary, specialist defined-contribution advisers are raising the stakes with conversations around plan health and design.

By Greg Iacurci
Unique 401(k) modeling app ups BlackRock's value-add for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Unique 401(k) modeling app ups BlackRock's value-add for advisers

BlackRock's software, unique among DC vendors, riffs off the broader themes of retirement income and capturing advisers' attention with business-improvement solutions.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Senior savers play waiting game to reap benefits from Fed rate increases

CDs, saving-account interest rates will rise only slowly; liftoff could muffle political criticism that Fed hurts savers.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2015
Who's winning the economic recovery? The richest Americans

Their incomes have fully recovered &amp;ndash; and then some.

By Bloomberg