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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 10, 2017
Edward Jones loses $363 million adviser to Ameriprise

Paul Lang joins firm's employee channel in Roswell, Ga.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
Your financial adviser may be charging you too much

Looking solely at the median cost of hiring an adviser can be deceiving.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
Manulife cites 'challenging' businesses amid spinoff talk

The company may seek to exit its John Hancock unit in the U.S.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 10, 2017
Investors pour money into bonds, international in July

U.S. stocks? Not so much.

By John Waggoner
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 10, 2017
National Planning Holdings acquisition could be real boost to LPL earnings: analyst

Industry executives have been chattering for at least a month about the blockbuster deal.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule: Indexed, variable annuities big winners of a proposed delay

Indexed annuity distribution would have been upended in January, but a delay preserves the status quo.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 10, 2017
DOL fiduciary rule compliance costs exceed $4.7 billion: SIFMA study

Broker-dealers report paying hefty start-up costs and additional ongoing expenses, and are cutting the number of mutual funds they offer.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2017
Court orders RIA to pay nearly $2 million for defrauding athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III of Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Blazer Capital Management was barred last year

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
HUD budget wording may threaten reverse mortgage protections

Senators seek clarification on 2-year-old rule that gave surviving spouses certain rights.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS AUG 09, 2017
Average age of advisers is falling — and so is their pay

Survey finds more firms hiring younger advisers, which is bringing average salaries down.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS AUG 09, 2017
DOL seeks to delay fiduciary rule until July 2019

Battle intensifies as DOL seeks to push off implementation until July 2019.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
How one 401(k) adviser is successfully prospecting clients under the DOL fiduciary rule

The approach leverages relationships with property and casualty insurance brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 09, 2017
Finra bars former AXA rep for failure to appear at hearing

Ex-AXA broker was fired by firm for misrepresentations in VA sales.

By InvestmentNews
EQUITIES AUG 09, 2017
Pimco and T. Rowe Price warn investors it's time to reduce risk

Firms join chorus of voices urging caution in an expensive market.

By Bloomberg
RIAS AUG 09, 2017
Private equity investors zero in on the RIA business

P-E proves to be ready and willing to invest in RIAs, but many will be looking to sell in three to seven years.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 09, 2017
S&P: Managers still faring miserably vs. indexes

Some bright spots in value, small-cap international.

By John Waggoner
FIXED INCOME AUG 09, 2017
Is inflation a real and present danger?

Low unemployment could spell rising prices.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2017
What would Steve Jobs do if he ran the 401(k) business?

The Apple visionary would get customers to buy the latest product, simplify share classes and create a seamless retirement-plan ecosystem.

By Aaron Pottichen
FINTECH AUG 09, 2017
The latest in financial adviser #FinTech (August 2017)

Welcome to the August issue – where we look at the big news, announcements and underlying trends.

By Michael Kitces
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 09, 2017
National Planning Holdings CEO to advisers: No comment on LPL takeover talk

CEO Scott E. Romine sent an email regarding the rumors to the 3,500 reps and advisers affiliated with the network's broker-dealers.

By Bruce Kelly