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Is OPEC about to flinch and cut oil production?
RIAS FEB 23, 2015
Is OPEC about to flinch and cut oil production?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: OPEC might be rethinking their strategy of flooding the market with oil to crush the fracking industry.

By Jeff Benjamin
BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2015
Raft of new annuity products has broker-dealers scrambling to train reps

As new annuities gain in popularity, broker-dealers are getting reps up to speed on using them as part of a comprehensive retirement income plan.

By Darla Mercado
Stifel deal for Sterne Agee would beef up IBD ranks
BROKER DEALERS FEB 23, 2015
Stifel deal for Sterne Agee would beef up IBD ranks

Agreement could be announced within days

By Bruce Kelly
ProShares gives ETF traders aggressive way to play gold miners
ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2015
ProShares gives ETF traders aggressive way to play gold miners

Four new funds not for the faint of heart or buy-and-hold investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity records massive profit, despite fund outflows
RIAS FEB 23, 2015
Fidelity records massive profit, despite fund outflows

Boston mutual fund and brokerage giant increased its earnings by 29% last year despite surging investor redemptions of its mutual funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 23, 2015
After Dodd-Frank, SEC relying more on own judges

After Dodd-Frank, SEC relying more on own judges. Regulator claims practice is more efficient, but lawyers say it puts defendants at a disadvantage

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2015
Early onset Alzheimer's: When plans are upended

By Mason Braswell
RIAS FEB 23, 2015
Larry Roth wants to double Schorsch's B-D network

The new head of the burgeoning independent-broker-dealer network expects to have 20,000 brokers within five years, could make it the largest such firm in the country. <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140516/FREE/140519936&quot;>Plus: Schorsch in $1.5 billion Red Lobster deal</a>

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION FEB 22, 2015
Robo-adviser frenzy: Apocalypse or rerun?

What tax professionals' experience says about the future for financial advisers

By Roger Ochs
Prudential and MassMutual in $2.5 billion pension risk transfer deal with Kimberly-Clark
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2015
Prudential and MassMutual in $2.5 billion pension risk transfer deal with Kimberly-Clark

21,000 retirees of the hygiene products maker will now be receiving their pension checks from Prudential

By Darla Mercado
To improve portfolio diversification, look to technology
EQUITIES FEB 22, 2015
To improve portfolio diversification, look to technology

Traditional, institutional, buy-and-hold asset allocation model isn't the best fit for all clients.

By Jerry Murphey
Getting smarter investors to move beyond an “offense-only” approach
EQUITIES FEB 22, 2015
Getting smarter investors to move beyond an “offense-only” approach

Most respondents in new survey say they have a financial plan, on the right track but their confidence may be misplaced.

By Michael Russo
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 22, 2015
The leading variable annuities with living benefits

By Andrew Leigh
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 22, 2015
Advisers should brush up on Daniel Kahneman's work

Behavioral economist's insights about advisers and their clients should ring true

By Andrew Leigh
How to better estimate life expectancy
OPINION FEB 22, 2015
How to better estimate life expectancy

Gauging how long your clients will live has major consequences for retirement planning.

By David Blanchett
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 20, 2015
SEC enforcement chief defends using administrative law judges, avoids fiduciary

Andrew Ceresney espoused the agency's increased use of in-house judges before a congressional panel, while steering clear of the debate over raising investment-advice standards.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 20, 2015
Merrill Lynch scores $500 million team from UBS

Four advisers who produced $3.1 million in annual revenue joined in Palm Beach, Fla.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH FEB 20, 2015
Wealth Access integrates with MoneyGuidePro

A personal financial management platform is streamlining its process with the financial planning software MoneyGuidePro.

By Alessandra Malito
Envestnet acquires tech company Upside
RIAS FEB 20, 2015
Envestnet acquires tech company Upside

Outsourced investing platform will use Upside's portal for financial planning and investment management in effort to keep advisers ahead of robo trend.

By Alessandra Malito
Transcription app Mobile Assistant gets upgrade, partners with Salesforce
FINTECH FEB 20, 2015
Transcription app Mobile Assistant gets upgrade, partners with Salesforce

Risk of missing new notes diminishes, search function improved.

By Alessandra Malito