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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2017
Record keeper Empower jumps into HSA market, as Fidelity expands

Some view an enhanced participant experience as the "next battleground" for retirement plan record keepers.

By Greg Iacurci
Professors give themselves a 'B' in financial literacy
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 28, 2017
Professors give themselves a 'B' in financial literacy

Almost half of Gen X faculty feels inexperienced in investing, Fidelity survey finds.

By InvestmentNews
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2017
Brokers riled by overlapping enforcement penalties from multiple regulators

With several agencies patrolling the same beat, advisers and firms can be hit with numerous sanctions for a single infraction.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2017
SEC slaps restraining order on Chicago adviser for allegedly scamming seniors

Daniel Glick doctored statements, siphoned millions from elders' accounts, regulator says.

By InvestmentNews
FINTECH MAR 27, 2017
Wells Fargo Advisors' Intuitive Investor robo-adviser technology files ADV registration

The service, which will be launched as a pilot program for customers in June, will require a minimum investment of $10,000 and charge 50 basis points.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 27, 2017
Tontines could be making a comeback, providing alternative for retirement income

Re-engineered, investment vehicles could provide alternative for retirement income.

By InvestmentNews
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 27, 2017
LPL loses $200M team to HighTower St. Louis

Rogers & Co. Wealth Management will join the former Archer Wealth Management.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Tips for managing clients' health care expenses in retirement

Financial advisers should incorporate health care planning into their practices.

By Jamie Hopkins
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2017
Hiring freeze and budget cuts impact Social Security claims

Despite longer waits and declining service, checks are safe - for now.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS MAR 26, 2017
Advisers must find their "unfair advantage" - Canter

Planning, merging and consolidation are the way to grow.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2017
Change in Washington shouldn't include cutting tax deferrals

Removing the tax savings element of workplace retirement plans would surely make saving less appealing.

By crain-api
RIAS MAR 26, 2017
Fidelity's RIA business: a strong No. 2 that's working harder

The firm doesn't have as many adviser assets as rival Charles Schwab & Co., but together they control 70% of the market.

By John Waggoner
RIAS MAR 24, 2017
Broker, RIA found guilty of $15 million stock fraud

Duo scammed 100 investors in pump-and-dump scheme.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Act fast to Trump-proof your retirement strategy

History shows that tax cuts often don't stick.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
How taxpayers hurt themselves with nondeductible IRA contributions

There's only one way to ensure you get the full tax benefit of those contributions.

By Tim Steffen
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2017
Resolving Nick Schorsch's legal problems taking a long time

Criminal trial for an associate is slated to start in June, but little has been resolved on civil side.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Morgan Stanley eliminating commissions, finder's fees in 401(k) plans

By Greg Iacurci
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 24, 2017
Financial Media Exchange buys AdviceIQ

Acquisition adds content for adviser information service.

By InvestmentNews
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2017
Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley: A tale of two fiduciary 401(k) business models

Each firm uses an approach that mitigates risk, but some observers say they're more for show than potential problem solving

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2017
Could you be saving too much for retirement?

A new book cautions against paying down debt too aggressively, telling readers to build up their rainy day savings instead.

By Bloomberg