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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2014
IRS targeting IRA rollovers after Tax Court ruling

Agency to enforce one IRA-to-IRA rollover every 365 days rule despite earlier interpretation.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH APR 22, 2014
Measuring your digital presence

Gauging the value of your online presence, in particular efforts around a web site, social networking and blogging, can be a moving target. One of the top questions heard regularly is “How do I know if this is working for me?”. The answer lies in large part in analytics.

By Blane Warrene
WIREHOUSES APR 22, 2014
Wall Street ties to Putin threatened as sanctions ratchet higher

Wall Street leaders including Lloyd Blankfein and James Gorman, who have courted business in Vladimir Putin's Russia, are facing a dilemma as tensions over Ukraine escalate.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES APR 22, 2014
Panic proves fleeting in February as stocks, bonds climb

Stocks, bonds and commodities rose together in February for the first time in seven months, reversing January's losses. The S&P 500 is at a new all-time high. So who's panicking now?

By Gregory Crawford
FINTECH APR 22, 2014
How to secure yourself online

Privacy and security are recurring and critical themes in our ever-expanding digital and social-media landscape. Addressing this topic and tasks head on will vastly increase your safety online, enabling you to engage with your clients and connections more securely, as well as boosting your compliance program even further.

By Blane Warrene
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2014
Advisor Group names compliance chief McGinnis CEO to replace Roth

Joins Cetera CEO Valerie Brown in ranks of women running top broker-dealer networks.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2014
Roth splits Advisor Group to join Schorsch's B-D

Larry Roth splits Advisor Group to join Nick Schorsch's B-D, marking the latest step in American Realty Capital's expansion beyond nontraded REITs. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2014
Social Security training course covers program nuts and bolts

Course covers finer points of Windfall Elimination Provision calculations, but needs more emphasis on claiming strategies.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2014
Millions set up online Social Security accounts

But a credit freeze could complicate the sign-up process.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2014
6 tax lessons for Millennials

If you found yourself reeling from this year's number, take steps now to avoid a repeat. Especially for entrepreneurs, quarterly payments are key.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2014
Regulators compete for slice of IRA rollover pie

Rollovers used to be the 'Wild West' of regulation; now advisers need to watch out for new rules

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2014
Fundamental principles for corporate governance

SEC member Luis A. Aguilar discusses how the regulator is helping to foster improved ethics and responsibility.

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH APR 19, 2014
GAO cites SEC for cybersecurity lapses

Weaknesses found in way agency authenticated users, authorized access and encrypted data.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2014
Have you gone from having a work ethic to being a wealth addict?

The first question to see whether you are putting accumulation above all else, and how to steer yourself back to a healthier lifestyle.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH APR 18, 2014
American Funds urges new client passwords over Heartbleed

Parent Capital Group says has no information indicating client accounts hacked.

By Gregory Crawford
FINTECH APR 18, 2014
Giving yourself the gift of technology

Sometimes all you need is some faithful gadgets and you do something completely irresponsible.

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 18, 2014
Wirehouses, RIAs benefit from bonus disclosure at expense of smaller B-Ds

The <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140310/FREE/140319990&quot;>proposed Finra bonus disclosure rule</a>, which could curtail the size of mushrooming recruiting packages, exposes a chasm in the advisory industry, pitting smaller broker-dealers against large wirehouses and RIAs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 18, 2014
Charitable deduction gets strong backing in Senate

Incoming Finance Committee chairman, 32 other senators support maintenance of tax expenditure.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 18, 2014
B-Ds get mixed results in ruling over failed real estate deal

Independent broker-dealer Berthel Fisher &amp; Co. Financial Services Inc. scored a victory this month in an arbitration over an investor seeking $934,000 in restitution for investing in a real estate deal involving an office building in Minnesota.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION APR 17, 2014
Surprise! Tax cheats will pay if you ask them to

The winning tactic: a short letter explaining that delinquency is not the norm.

By Cass R. Sunstein