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RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Strategies to mitigate new surtax could kick Medicare prices higher

Advisers need to watch that clients do not inadvertently inflate their income and Medicare costs

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 04, 2014
Stop the presses: IRA balances surge

Average totals up more than 50% since 2008, Fidelity says.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 03, 2014
How married couples can squeeze the most out of Social Security

You have to be creative and be careful of a couple key rules.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH JAN 03, 2014
Are your presentations boring?

Jazz up plain-vanilla PowerPoint slides with video, graphics.

By Sheryl Rowling
WIREHOUSES JAN 03, 2014
UBS to pay $50 million to settle SEC claim

Regulator says firm misrepresented parts of a CDO deal, making disclosures false.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2014
SAC record $1.8B insider plea approved; caps 7-year probe

SAC Capital Advisors' landmark $1.8 billion settlement of a U.S. government insider-trading probe stretching back to 2007 was approved by a federal judge, bringing to an end the hedge fund's role as a money manager and capping a decade of insider-trading cases.

By Matt Ackermann
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 02, 2014
Regulator pushes for more fee disclosure from 529 college savings plans

MSRB wants to learn more to help consumers become more informed.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Financial regulator signals caution on IRA rollovers

Investors shouldn't move funds based solely on the word 'free'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION JAN 02, 2014
2014 countdown: 14 critical mistakes advisers will make next year

From ignoring social media to being unable to delegate, here are traps advisers need to avoid in 2014 if they want any chance to thrive

By Robert Sofia
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Helping advisers connect the dots about retirement planning

The demise of a noted research organization makes the job a bit harder.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2014
Charitable IRA provision: Time is now

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 31, 2013
How to get a jumpstart on 2014 tax planning

Ease the bite of new tax rules with these strategies

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH DEC 31, 2013
NextGen: Computers, cellphones and calculators

Computers and the internet have changed everything, not only for us but for the “NextGen” as well.

By Sheryl Rowling
Americans vow to shed debt in 2014 but few commit to financial planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2013
Americans vow to shed debt in 2014 but few commit to financial planning

High-net-worth investors increase appetite for risk, poll shows.

By Mary Beth Franklin
WIREHOUSES DEC 30, 2013
UBS sweetens incentives for targeting wealthier clients

Next year, the wirehouse will increase expense accounts and other incentives to help advisers attract clients with the most money to invest.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 30, 2013
Royal Alliance lures adviser team managing $150M

The New York-based trio works with more than 2,000 clients and plans to grow

By MDURISIN
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2013
SAC's Martoma: U.S. must disclose evidence in his favor

Former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager Mathew Martoma asked a judge to force the government to turn over evidence that he says can help him beat insider trading charges as his case goes to trial next month.

By Matt Ackermann
WIREHOUSES DEC 27, 2013
Wells Fargo brokerage head Mary Mack nudges advisers away from stock picks

Mary Mack, Wells Fargo & Co.'s new brokerage chief, plans to put more retail clients into managed accounts as the largest U.S. firms nudge advisers away from picking individual stocks.

By Matt Ackermann
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2013
Senator: Finra too weak to go after deadbeat brokers

Sen. Ed Markey, who wrote the legislation that led to the creation of BrokerCheck, is calling for stricter regulator enforcement for <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20131024/FREE/131029933&quot;>brokers who violate securities rules</a> and continue to practice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 27, 2013
Too easy for brokers to clean records, lawyers say

Brokers who are the subject of investor arbitration cases can clear their record of any wrongdoing too easily, lawyers say. Research finds that records were erased in 97% of cases settled from May '09 through Dec. '11.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.