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OPINION NOV 22, 2017
401(k) plan sponsors are taking RFPs more seriously — advisers should, too

A request for proposal can uncover exactly what fees and services a plan can get in the marketplace.

By Ariana Amplo
OPINION NOV 22, 2017
Retirement plan advisers need to start planning for their own succession

Many expect to sell their business to fund retirement, yet aren't preparing properly to do so

By Fred Barstein
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2017
Excessive-fee litigation in retirement plan market moving downstream

What small-plan advisers can do to minimize fiduciary liability risk.

By Marcia S. Wagner
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 21, 2017
Investors' bitcoin questions rise along with asset's value

5 advisers offer suggestions on the latest soaring asset to confound investors.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 21, 2017
J.P. Morgan Securities fined $1.25 million by Finra

Firm failed to fingerprint 95% of its non-registered personnel.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2017
Medicare premiums and Social Security COLAs: Here's why retirees will pay up in 2018

Blame higher Medicare costs on a provision designed to protect Social Security benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS NOV 21, 2017
An American Thanksgiving

The differences between my adopted country and my home country offer valuable for leaders at advisory firms.

By Joe Duran
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 21, 2017
Year-end charitable-giving strategies

Use these seven tips now to help clients reduce their tax obligations before the rules change.

By Timothy Speiss
TAX NOV 21, 2017
Tax reform debate sparks fresh interest in donor-advised funds

Schwab reports new accounts up 50% from last year, assets up 33%.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2017
Wells Fargo sued, again, for using in-house funds in 401(k) plan

The firm earlier this year won dismissal of a lawsuit alleging self-dealing through use of its target-date funds.

By Greg Iacurci
ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2017
Nontraded REITs to post worst sales since 2002

The industry is on track to raise just $4.4 billion, well off the $19.6 billion it raised just four years ago, as new regulations hinder sales.

By Bruce Kelly
A third-party cyber attack is your firm's problem
RIAS NOV 21, 2017
A third-party cyber attack is your firm's problem

Choosing common technology vendors or bigger brands does not remove the RIA's responsibility to clients.

By Wes Stillman
EQUITIES NOV 21, 2017
Advisers predict volatility will rise

Eaton Vance survey finds greater confidence among certain advisers.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2017
Medicare premiums and Social Security COLAs: Here's why retirees will pay up in 2018

Blame higher Medicare costs on a provision designed to protect Social Security benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule limiting DCIO support to plan advisers in unexpected ways

Absent commissions, asset managers are having a tough time seeing how much business 401(k) advisers are giving them.

By Fred Barstein
OPINION NOV 20, 2017
Women don't need to be advisers to succeed in advice industry

Many women are making an impact in a variety of roles, ranging from marketing to technology.

By Vanessa Drucker
OPINION NOV 20, 2017
Adviser recruiting may need new tack for women

Supplies are running low and outreach needs to grow.

By Kate Healy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 20, 2017
Congresswomen put financial advice issues front and center

From fiduciary to elder fraud, female senators and representatives are addressing key concerns.

By Richard F. Stolz
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 20, 2017
Wells Fargo sees big TDF outflows from mutual funds

The Wells Fargo Target 2020 Fund (WFOBX) ranks in the bottom 15% among peers when looking at five-year total returns.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 20, 2017
SEC to target more individual advisers in 2018, experts say

New focus on protecting retail investors could make agency more effective, despite shifting resources.

By Ryan W. Neal