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FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
Morningstar in $52.5 million deal for online financial service HelloWallet

New acquisition functions like Mint.com and works with individuals and retirement plan providers.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 27, 2014
This app really gets you around

Sheryl Rowling takes a spin using the pseudo-taxi service Uber and enjoys the ride.

By Sheryl Rowling
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2014
Look at pay in assessing jobs report

By Jeffrey Rosenberg
OPINION JUL 27, 2014
One hand washed the other - until now

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JUL 27, 2014
New look, new era for InvestmentNews

By FGabriel
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
The famous father of life planning sets up shop online

George Kinder created the holistic planning process nearly 20 years ago; now he has a web site

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH JUL 25, 2014
George Kinder's holistic approach now available in an automated version

Father of holistic planning robotizes first few steps of life planning process he created nearly 20 years ago.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Fed watchers see more tapering and little else from today's minutes

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Gearing up for Fed news. Plus: Putin's next move could be painful; Argentina teeters on the brink of default; another naysayer calls for a correction; the long view on a higher minimum wage; and a portfolio rebalance refresher.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Giddy markets continue to look blissfully past mounting geopolitical unrest

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Looking past all the geopolitical risk. Plus: U.S. investors finally start diversifying overseas, what's not to like about a marijuana ETF, how the Millennial generation slept through the bull market run, and a tribute to a fund industry critic.

By Jeff Benjamin
How to calculate Social Security's maximum family benefit
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
How to calculate Social Security's maximum family benefit

Believe it or not, claiming benefits early sometimes makes sense.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION JUL 25, 2014
Which counts more — being rich or smart?

Increasing the net-worth threshold to account for inflation would be a minimum step toward updating the definition.

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 25, 2014
Pimco on defensive after report that Gross threatened to quit

Pimco continues to stand by its beleaguered co-founder, William H. Gross, following a report that the legendary bond manager threatened to resign after clashing with executives.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FIXED INCOME JUL 25, 2014
Pimco Total Return still bleeding

&#8220;Bond King&#8221; Bill Gross says fund has turned a corner, but investors keep moving money out.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Advisers embrace liquid alts to navigate Fed policy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Advisers go liquid to navigate Yellen Fed policy. Plus: Global stocks are loving the Fed's latest non-move, energy stocks ride high on the unrest in Iraq, an IRS excuse that the IRS would never accept from you, and political correctness has the Washington Redskins surrounded.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
High-speed trading rules coming from SEC, White says

Proprietary traders who use computers to buy and sell stocks in milliseconds would have to register with the agency under chair's recommendations.

By Gregory Crawford
FINTECH JUL 25, 2014
Online advisers target the best and brightest new hires

As venture capital pours in, firms such as FutureAdvisor, Betterment and Jemstep plan to grab the strongest new talent.

By Joyce Hanson
RIAS JUL 25, 2014
Why I left a traditional RIA for a robo-adviser

Financial professional Megan Graf makes a career shift to the online advice world, seeing it as an investment in her future. She calls it getting on her rocket ship.

By Megan Graf
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 25, 2014
For Millennials, 'life stops when the iPhone dies'

Lessons for advisers from the University of Wisconsin recent commencement.

By Steve Sanduski
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
$1M is not what it used to be

When it comes to living comfortably in retirement, that target symbol of wealth is past its prime. How far will $1 million go when Millennials reach retirement age?

By Matt Sirinides
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 25, 2014
Education is key to winning Next Gen assets

Millennials may be tech-savvy, but they also know they need help from financial professionals, Corporate Insight reports

By Joyce Hanson