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RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2014
Brokers' own accounts tip off firms to a move

Brokers who make large drawdowns from their investment accounts may be showing their hand before breaking away.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH AUG 19, 2014
Weighing the pros, cons and costs of virtual desktops

Outsourcing IT support to a virtual desktop system may appeal to advisers, but there's a cost attached.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2014
Why are retirees fleeing New York?

More than a fifth of people collecting state and local pensions apparently apparently have moved out -- a third of them to Florida.

By by Greg David, Crain's New York
ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2014
Finra tacks on more time to REIT pricing change

Gives SEC another month to act on proposal.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES AUG 18, 2014
Who's risk averse? Not Millennials

Concern that the future of the federal safety net for seniors is precarious and the ubiquity of 401(k)s are prompting those born from 1979 to 1996 to get an earlier start on saving than prior generations, And they're ending up in stocks.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Plugging into technology was key to building assets

Careful technology choices helped one firm drastically improve its bottom line.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Getting serious about how you use mobile technology

As smart phones and tablets become the norm, winging it no longer makes the cut; you need policies and procedures for running a mobile business. Here are some tips.

By Blane Warrene
FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Robo startup will work with advisers exclusively

UpsideAdvisor.com's platform is designed to attract mass affluent interested in low-cost investing, but who may also want access to advisers' investment advice.

By Joyce Hanson
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 18, 2014
Indie reps happier at work than employee advisers: J.D. Power

Independent advisers continue to be happier at work than their colleagues who are employees of broker-dealers but the gap in job satisfaction among the two groups is narrowing. <i><a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140630/FREE/630009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">See how your firm ranks</a></i>

By Minda Smiley
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2014
1.5 million workers may not get Social Security benefits after all

Public employees, including some schoolteachers, are affected by offset regulations

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 17, 2014
Mary Jo White: Money market reform tops the SEC's list

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2014
BofA settlement comes back to bite homeowners

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: BofA settlement bites homeowners. Plus: Warren Buffett feels compliance pain; a mortgage shop tries financial advice; fewer stocks participating in the bull market run; and stocks that could benefit from the ALS ice-bucket challenge.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2014
REITs, RIA regulation, retirement planning and risk grab advisers' attention

<i>InvestmentNews</i>' four must-read stories of the week cover this ecclectic set of 'R' subjects.

By Andrew Leigh
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2014
Finra delays decision on public arbitrators

Delay means the SEC will not act until at least this fall on a Finra proposal that would limit the number of people who qualify as public arbitrators to settle investor disputes.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
Never charged, Bernie Madoff's son leaves more than $15M

Andrew Madoff, the son of the convicted Ponzi schemer, lists $11M in personal property and $4.5M in improved real property.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
How Robin Williams' estate plan aimed to protect his family

The comedian apparently used sophisticated estate planning techniques to provide for his children.

By Danielle and Andy Mayoras
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 14, 2014
BlackRock fights lawsuit claiming 'excessive fees'

Judge poised to rule on whether a trial can proceed on claims the company violated its fiduciary obligations.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 14, 2014
JPMorgan faces lawsuit, inquiry over proprietary product sales

JPMorgan faces lawsuit, inquiry over proprietary product sales as a church alleges the firm steered it into costly and poorly performing proprietary investments

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2014
SEC seeks to delay principal trading rule for two years

Regulator says issue should be considered within broader fiduciary-duty decisions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
He needed a script: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman left a legal mess behind
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
He needed a script: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman left a legal mess behind

In leaving his estate outright to his partner, the Oscar-winning actor left her with a multimillion-dollar tax bill

By Darla Mercado