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RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2013
LPL CEO Mark Casady's Twitter photo proves he's ducking the razor

To benefit an animal-rescue charity effort that LPL is undertaking, LPL's usually clean-cut CEO Mark Casady is growing a beard. This week, he posted a Photoshopped “Duck Dynasty”-style beard on Twitter.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES DEC 04, 2013
Look out below: T. Rowe Price warns of correction in the New Year

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: T. Rowe Price warns of correction, Deutsche Bank bans chat rooms, the first-ever hedge fund ad debuts, big banks sweating over the looming Volcker rule, and EU Commission levies heavy fine for rate rigging.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2013
Advisers help clients prepare for sharp decline in pension benefits

For advisers working with clients in Detroit and Ilinois, preparing for a sharp cut in pension benefits — and a smaller income stream — is a centerpiece of retirement planning.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2013
Higher rates can blunt long-term-care errors, Genworth CEO says

The largest seller of long-term-care coverage is counting on periodic rate increases of 2% to 4% to maintain profit targets.

By Matt Ackermann
WIREHOUSES DEC 04, 2013
UBS targets African wealthy

The world's biggest wealth manager, is targeting millionaire clients in oil-rich Nigeria and Angola as Swiss rival Credit Suisse Group AG withdraws from some African markets.

By Matt Ackermann
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 04, 2013
Ketchum latest to urge brokers to embrace fiduciary duty

Richard G. Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of Finra, called on brokers to make the fiduciary standard their guideline and not to get bogged down in the legal liabilities associated with it.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2013
The three phases of breaking away

Step by step, former wirehouse advisers can build a new brand and enjoy new freedom.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 04, 2013
On social media, can wirehouses, regional broker-dealers catch RIAs?

As technology improves and compliance fears ease, more firms are drafting more liberal policies for LinkedIn, Facebook — even Twitter

By DJAMIESON
FINTECH DEC 04, 2013
Popular planning software aims to streamline financial plan creation

Plus a look at a startup challenging video conferencing giants and how Junxure's cloud-based CRM is shaping up.

By Bill Winterberg
FINTECH DEC 04, 2013
Getting the biggest technology bang for your bucks

<i>The following is an edited transcript of the July 19 webcast &#8220;Adviser Tech 2012: What Should You Buy Next?&#8221; <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/dcce/20110719/18/18/ACTIVE_WEBCAST/2590580>Listen to the archived version here.</a> The webcast was moderated by </i>InvestmentNews<i> technology reporter and columnist Davis D. Janowski.</i> The panelists were Jude Boudreaux, Founder and Owner of Upperline Financial Planning LLC, Sabrina F. Lowell, Associate Adviser, Mosaic Financial Partners, Inc., and LeGrand S. Redfield, Jr., President, Asset Management Group, Inc.</i>

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH DEC 03, 2013
3 ways to bring people to your blog

Josh Brown on how best to use social media to broadcast your content and make it easy for readers &amp;mdash; and clients &amp;mdash; to find you again and again.

By Joshua Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2013
How long must you be married to collect Social Security on your spouse?

Rules differ for those currently married, widows/widowers and the divorced

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 03, 2013
After absorbing Morgan Keegan, Raymond James will focus on recruiting

Finished with its acquisition of Morgan Keegan &amp; Co. Inc., Raymond James Financial Inc. plans to refocus on recruiting, which was depressed across the industry in the first half of 2013, chief executive Paul Reilly said Thursday, a day after the firm reported record profits.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 03, 2013
State regulators see uptick in actions against RIAs

State regulators see uptick in actions against RIAs but even though the increase is considered inevitable, it exposes compliance flaws. Bruce Kelly reports.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2013
How to get clients to retire in (21st-century) style

Retirement has become a goal for the uninspired. When it comes to retirement planning, practice management expert Wayne Badorf and chief portfolio strategist Brian Jacobsen, both with Wells Fargo Asset Management, say it's time for the financial advice industry to wake up and smell the roses &#8230; and help their clients do the same.

By Wayne Badorf and Brian Jacobsen
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 02, 2013
SEC aims to cut information overload in filings

Chairman Mary Jo White said the agency will review corporate disclosure rules to root out requirements that may be causing &#8220;information overload&#8221; for investors.

By Matt Ackermann
FINTECH DEC 02, 2013
Spend more to make more

Expanding your bottom line by increasing your technology spend.

By Sheryl Rowling
NaviPlan gets a new look
FINTECH DEC 02, 2013
NaviPlan gets a new look

Features include insurance tool, cash-flow engine and 'modern' client reports.

By By Megan Durisin
FINTECH DEC 02, 2013
Mobile addition to Zywave's Advisor Briefcase

Marketing and client communication tool now an app for smartphones and tablets.

By Michael Shagrin
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 01, 2013
Letters to the editor

By MFXFeeder