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RIAS APR 10, 2014
Live! From TD Ameritrade Institutional: With money now – and more to come – Gen X and Y are ripe for advice

There are 2.18 million investors under 50 with $500,000 in their pockets.

By Liz Skinner
BROKER DEALERS APR 10, 2014
Wealth management is ripe for reinvention

Across the industry, executives share concerns: generational shifts, regulation and how to update legacy platforms.

By Marion Asnes
The dangers of unchecked optimism
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 10, 2014
The dangers of unchecked optimism

Your returns made you a hero in 2013, but Dr. Daniel Crosby says your skills as a therapist are what will make them love you in 2014.

By Dr. Daniel Crosby
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2014
Congress stiffs SEC on funding request

Without the additional $324 million it requested, the SEC won't be able to hire additional personnel to expand RIA examinations. What does this mean for advisers?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS APR 10, 2014
Southwest Securities could be sold to big shareholder

The parent company of Southwest Securities, SWS Group, received $7-a-share offer from Hilltop Holdings. The offer was a 16% premium to the stock's closing price on Thursday. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2014
Consumer, investment adviser groups push lawmakers to support bill to boost adviser exams

Seven lobby groups representing investment advisers and consumers are urging lawmakers to sign on to legislation that would charge advisers a user fee to fund more regulatory exams.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 10, 2014
SAC Capital's money-laundering settlement approved

Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors won partial approval of its $1.8 billion settlement with the U.S. as a federal judge signed off on an agreement to resolve a civil money-laundering case.

By Matt Ackermann
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 10, 2014
SAC agrees to plead guilty to end insider trading case

Billionaire Steven Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund firm accused of fostering a culture of rampant insider trading, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal indictment and pay $1.8 billion. But that's not the end of the story.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2014
NY's estate tax from hell

Albany reaches for more than 100% of taxable portion

By Thornton McEnery
EQUITIES APR 09, 2014
Coming off yesterday's big bounce, futures do not look bright for today

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Backing off the big bounce. Plus: Bill Gross confesses, Bank of America pays for cheesy marketing tactics, investing in wind energy and an urgent reminder to change those passwords

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2014
Fear of federal taxes pushes state collections up

Investors also take profits after strong year in the market

By lkonish
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 09, 2014
Market stems sell-off but volatility is here to stay

Financial advisers agree investors need to stay calm and avoid knee-jerk selling

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2014
Great-West Financial to acquire J.P. Morgan retirement unit

Robert Reynolds' Great-West Financial agreed to acquire J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services, boosting its profile as a retirement plan record keeper and putting it at No. 2 in the retirement services business by participants nationally.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS APR 09, 2014
Southwest Securities sold as part of merger

Hilltop Holdings ups previous offer for SWS Group by 12.6%.

By Andrew Leigh
EQUITIES APR 09, 2014
The IPO market continues to sizzle and the latest is a doozy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The latest IPO candidate has filed, and its numbers are 'insane.' Plus: Currency traders on their way to extinction, hedge fund managers boost gold bets (mostly), small cap strategies rule, two powerful women on Wall St. could be out of work and an Olympic update.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 08, 2014
Daniel Kahneman's top advice: Don't churn accounts

Renowned behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman says advisers must recognize the cost and futility of betting against the market and trading too much.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS APR 08, 2014
TD Ameritrade lifts profits, pushes back on high-frequency trading

CEO says best execution is first order of business; competition for RIA customers remains strong.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2014
You've got mail from Social Security

The agency is returning to paper statements. Only 6% of workers had signed up for the online version since 2011.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES APR 08, 2014
Ally Financial IPO is banking on short investor memories

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> One IPO hoping investors have a short memory. Plus: Bracing for weaker earnings, here comes Fed meeting minutes, bond market opportunities, shoving investors toward behavioral finance and refusing LinkedIn requests.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 08, 2014
Does the market decline signal a pullback?

A high profile equity strategist discusses the stock market's decline and what it means for the long term

By Robert C. Doll