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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Assessing your housing needs

Practical guide for investors to analyze and identify their housing needs as they age

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Aging in place resources

Two page directory of resources for investors and advisers

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Making the grade: skilled nursing facilities

Two page worksheet for assessesing the appropriate 24-hour nursing facility for clients

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Myths and realities of aging

Two page "In general, don't generalize" guide

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Making the grade: independent living communities

Two page worksheet for identifying the appropriate 55+ housing communities for clients

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Making the grade: home safety assessment

14 page checklist for evaluating home safety

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Aging and housing: Glossary of key terms

Eight page glossary of terms re: aging/housing

By Legg Mason
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Help Your Aging Clients be Safe at Home

By Legg Mason Global Asset Management
WIREHOUSES MAR 19, 2014
Morgan Stanley to combine institutional, brokerage muni desks

Move is part of CEO Gorman's effort to partner brokerage, investment bank, drive return on equity.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
More Americans renouncing citizenship

But declaring 'independence' comes with hefty taxes – which trusts can help curb.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Risks lurk in annual 401(k) matches

As more employers switch to lump sum contributions, clients may miss out on market rallies.

By Darla Mercado
WIREHOUSES MAR 19, 2014
Morgan Stanley wins dismissal of 'pay to play' suit

Ruling hinged on the firm's disclosure of revenue-sharing agreements.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2014
An open letter to Next Generation financial advisers

“The times they are a'changing.” So said Bob Dylan in 1964. I am fairly certain he wasn't talking about the financial services industry, but now 50 years later, his message most definitely applies to our world.

By Devin DeStefano
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2014
IRS chief pushes for comprehensive reform aimed at helping businesses and individuals

Americans deserve simpler tax code to help them calculate how much they owe, tax regulator said this week

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2014
IRS chief pushes for comprehensive reform, not piecemeal approach to tax reform

Meanwhile, Ways and Means to send tax extensions bill to full Senate on Thursday.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH MAR 18, 2014
Want an app? There's an app for that

Custodians and broker-dealers lend support for advisers seeking to launch their own mobile app

By Joyce Hanson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2014
UBS acquires $2.6 million Beverly Hills team from Merrill Lynch

Two Grueninger Group principals and an associate make the move.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH MAR 17, 2014
ETF money flows, social media and dating Nick

Gauging investor interest in exchange-traded funds in much the same way as Twitter or Facebook tracks online friends.

By Nicholas Colas
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2014
Is your variable annuity safe?

A New York regulator alleges that one insurer limited the returns of legacy variable annuity clients

By Darla Mercado
WIREHOUSES MAR 17, 2014
Schwab offers independent advisers access to hot debt market

Firm hopes the move allows it to compete with Wall Street brokerages.

By Trevor Hunnicutt