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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2017
Market downturns in first few years of retirement can thwart best-laid plans

Michael Kitces outlines three strategies to overcome sequence-of-return risk.

By Greg Iacurci
FINTECH APR 25, 2017
XY Planning Network holds fintech competition

Next-generation financial planning community sponsors effort to find new tools for younger clients, advisers.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2017
Morgan Stanley snags national sales director Jeffrey Tucker from Merrill Lynch

Industry veteran will start at Morgan in the third quarter

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2017
William Galvin blasts House Financial CHOICE Act

Massachusetts regulator calls the pending legislation 'a gift to the investment industry and Wall Street special interests.'

By InvestmentNews
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2017
Consultant tells advisers to start early to help clients deal with issues surrounding aging

Amy Florian says advisers should urge clients to prepare "diminished capacity letters" in case they start to lose their faculties.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2017
SEC charges former broker with putting customers in unsuitable, risky investments

Demitrios Hall racked up commissions from leveraged trades in ETFs and ETNs for unsophisticated clients.

By John Waggoner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2017
Financial Planning Coalition opposes spending bill riders that would kill DOL fiduciary rule

CFP Board, FPA and NAPFA tell legislators that fiduciary standard is overdue.

By Bloomberg
Ameriprise buying bank broker-dealer, adding 200 registered representatives
BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2017
Ameriprise buying bank broker-dealer, adding 200 registered representatives

The deal marks Ameriprise's first foray into the bank channel.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2017
Experts say DOL fiduciary rule's fate, timing uncertain, changes likely

However long it takes to play out, panelists at <i>InvestmentNews</i>' Retirement Income Summit doubted the regulation will remain in place in its current version.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2017
Nuveen adds direct real estate to target-date funds

Company is leveraging the expertise of TIAA-CREF to reduce portfolio volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2017
Some broker-dealers changing indexed-annuity compensation due to DOL fiduciary rule

Some firms that currently allow advisers to report indexed-annuity sales as outside business are considering bringing it in-house to better monitor their brokers, control risk and potentially take a cut.

By Greg Iacurci
FINTECH APR 24, 2017
8 tips for keeping your passwords safe on social media, the web and in apps

First you log into your favorite social media platforms, then you give careful thought to what you want to share. But how much thought do you give when you are logging in, specifically, when you're typing in your passwords?

By Scott Kleinberg
Avoid these common RMD mistakes
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2017
Avoid these common RMD mistakes

Forgetting to take the minimum required distribution is one of several RMD mistakes any client can make. Here’s how financial advisors can help

By Ramon Berenguer
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2017
Charles Schwab executive Jeffrey Kleintop debunks idea of 'Trump rally,' attributes market climb to fundamentals

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS APR 24, 2017
UBS, Merrill Lynch advisers form $500 million RIA team

Four breakaways in Colorado Springs sign on with HighTower.

By InvestmentNews
BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2017
Top independent broker-dealers by revenue and payout

A look at how the top firms fared in 2016.

By IN Research and Ellie Zhu
BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2017
Independent broker-dealers hit a wall

The top 25 firms collectively reported a decline in revenue for the first time since the 2008 credit crisis, according to InvestmentNews' annual survey

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2017
Independent broker-dealer revenue on the decline

Firms participating in Investment News' annual IBD survey posted their first average year-over-year drop in revenue since the 2008 credit crisis

By Ellie Zhu
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 21, 2017
Financial counseling adds new area of expertise to financial advice industry

RIAs are embracing the 'softer side' of financial planning.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2017
Retirees embrace the gig economy

For some, freelance work replaces pensions in traditional retirement three-legged stool.

By Mary Beth Franklin