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OPINION SEP 01, 2017
Advice to drive your dividend income strategy

By Melda Mergen, Managing Director, Head of Equities
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 01, 2017
Connecting with Millennial Clients

By John Fencil
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2017
Wells Fargo increases fake-account estimate 67% to 3.5 million

Revised tally covers a longer period, going back to 2009

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2017
SEC names Dalia Blass director of investment management

Ms. Blass returns to the agency, where she previously worked for more than a decade, to run a division with influence over fiduciary duty.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BROKER DEALERS AUG 31, 2017
Financial industry steps up in Harvey's wake

Individuals and firms are donating time and money to help storm victims

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Trump administration targets class-action right in DOL fiduciary rule, but other legal avenues could remain for investors

If the best-interest contract remains in some form, action could switch to state courts; Finra still allows class actions.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
The 5 biggest threats and opportunities for 401(k) advisers

Declining fees and record keepers pose strong headwinds, while plan design and participant engagement could be boons for business.

By Fred Barstein
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2017
SEC charges Navellier & Associates with fraud

The regulator said the Reno adviser's marketing materials misrepresented returns.

By John Waggoner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2017
America's jobs engine keeps defying forecasts for 2017 slowdown

August payrolls may have grown by as much as 200,000

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
When automatic enrollment doesn't make sense for 401(k) plans

High rates of employee turnover and inefficient administration by an employer should give advisers pause before implementing the plan-design feature.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2017
Rollins Inc. 401(k) participant sues Morningstar, Prudential over alleged RICO violations

Plaintiff says automated investment advice program is a 'predatory racketeering enterprise'

By Pensions & Investments
ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2017
Why gold is less of a haven these days

Monetary policies and cryptocurrencies have eroded its traditional function

By Mohamed A. El-Erian
RIAS AUG 30, 2017
RIAs weigh pros and cons of offering trust services

With demand limited, most advisers outsource it to lawyers and accountants, but some see value in adding it to their menu of services.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 30, 2017
Most plan sponsors like their advisers, but 38% want to switch, says Fidelity

Survey finds top concerns are reducing plan expenses and managing fiduciary responsibilities.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 30, 2017
Wealth management executive urges Trump to pardon Michael Milken

Mr. Milken pleaded guilty to securities fraud in 1990 and spent 22 months in prison.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 30, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Agency says it will come up with new ways to comply during delay period

Labor Department says it also needs more time to look at any 'undue burden' the rule may cause.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 30, 2017
Finra panel says barred broker must pay $540,000 in damages

Anthony Mastroianni Jr. allegedly engaged in "in and out" trading of speculative stocks.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 30, 2017
State-registered advisers face fee model inconsistencies

Methods for charging client fees OK in some states, not others.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS AUG 30, 2017
Lincoln Financial loses $300 million, 20 reps to ProEquities

Summit Financial ends 17-year relationship with Lincoln Financial.

By Jeff Benjamin
TAX AUG 30, 2017
Trump kicks off effort to sell a tax plan that is short on details

Urges Congress not to miss "once-in-a-generation opportunity."

By Bloomberg