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Advisers with $350M in AUM leave bank to form RIA
RIAS AUG 04, 2014
Advisers with $350M in AUM leave bank to form RIA

Team worked together at United Bank & Trust for seven years.

By Alessandra Malito
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2014
Gross left behind in Pimco return to top as deputies rise

Nine of Pimco's 15 largest mutual funds are beating at least 75% of peers so far this year, according to data compiled by Chicago-based research company Morningstar Inc. None of those top performers are managed by Chief Investment Officer Gross. Of the four funds trailing more than half their rivals, three including the Pimco Total Return Fund are run by the 70-year-old investor known as the bond king.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2014
How to get Millennials on track for retirement

Crushing debts could make long-term savings goals a hard sell.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS AUG 04, 2014
Newborn Lebenthal RIA triples its assets but expects more to come

Lebenthal Holdings stands to triple the size of its new wealth management unit with the acquisition of the business of two Morgan Stanley brokers. But that's just the beginning, if CEO Frank Campanale has his way.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2014
Open Medicare enrollment season gives clients a chance to save

Mary Beth Franklin on how Medicare's annual open enrollment season is an ideal time for clients to shop around for new Medicare coverage — even if they are happy with their current plan — to see if it is still appropriate for their needs.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 03, 2014
Is your target-date fund increasing your retirement risk?

As financial crisis recedes, companies say investors have an increased risk tolerance and more need for stocks' higher returns.

By Robert Steyer
FINTECH AUG 03, 2014
LinkedIn launches sales tool but will advisers want to pay for it?

New Sales Navigator is touted as a data-driven product for social selling.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2014
Beware of the blind side

If your clients think Medicare will cover most, if not all, of their health care costs in retirement, they are sorely mistaken.

By InvestmentNews
FINTECH AUG 03, 2014
Wells Fargo Advisors names mobile and online chief

American Express and J.P. Morgan Asset Management vet McConnell tapped to lead new position at WFA Digital.

By Joyce Hanson
OPINION AUG 03, 2014
A topic even more delicate than death

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 01, 2014
Inherited books of business come with a catch

Firms use succession agreements to keep brokers from taking their assets with them when they jump ship.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Buckling in for market volatility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Market volatility headed your way. Plus: Hidden ETF risks, Buffett hoards cash, SEC whistleblowers come out of the woodwork, the upside of passive real estate investing, and how Millennials blow through their money.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Market slide gains momentum

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at what the jobs report could mean for stocks, Argentina's strategy of denial and Federal Reserve data cherry-picking.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 01, 2014
Global selloff, weak earnings send stocks to big loss

S&amp;P 500 posts first monthly loss since January; Dow erases gains for the year.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 01, 2014
Ameriprise advice unit reports 29% increase in pretax profit

Net revenue per adviser up 14%, reaches $468,000

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH AUG 01, 2014
Schwab preps robo offering

CEO Walt Bettinger says his firm is working on a &#8220;groundbreaking&#8221; online advice platform, though details and a timeframe remain unclear.

By Mason Braswell
BROKER DEALERS AUG 01, 2014
Securities America buying insurance-based B-D

Sunset Financial Services has 268 affiliated reps and $2.4 billion in client assets.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 01, 2014
CFP and ChFC in different leagues, CFP Board says

War of words continues as American College and CFP Board aim to attract designees.

By Liz Skinner
ETFS AUG 01, 2014
Pimco performance stats refute Gross' 'turnaround' statement

Underlying risk metrics suggest the Pimco Total Return Fund continues to have a tough time beating competitors.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 01, 2014
Merrill posts record revenue on fee growth

Asset management fees were up almost 17% year-over-year; total client balances hit $2 trillion.

By Mason Braswell