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Closing the gap between perception and reality in financial planning
OPINION SEP 19, 2019
Closing the gap between perception and reality in financial planning

Advisers are seeking the "next best action" to solve a client's financial needs in real time.

By Jack Sharry
Proposal for Bitcoin ETF withdrawn by Cboe, VanEck SolidX
FINTECH SEP 18, 2019
Proposal for Bitcoin ETF withdrawn by Cboe, VanEck SolidX

The investment vehicle would only have been available to institutional investors

By Bloomberg
UBS 'raid' of Credit Suisse in U.S. prompts $9 million slap
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 18, 2019
UBS 'raid' of Credit Suisse in U.S. prompts $9 million slap

Arbitration panel rules UBS did raid Credit Suisse employees.

By Bloomberg
Vanguard pilots digital-only financial planning and advice product
FINTECH SEP 18, 2019
Vanguard pilots digital-only financial planning and advice product

According to an SEC filing, Vanguard's new service will be cheaper than its hybrid robo, Personal Advisor Services.

By Ryan W. Neal
Robert Moore is back. And he's focused on REITs
ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2019
Robert Moore is back. And he's focused on REITs

Cetera's former CEO launches new fund but he won't be working full-time.

By Bruce Kelly
Reg BI suits promise long legal fight over whether SEC did enough to protect investors
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 18, 2019
Reg BI suits promise long legal fight over whether SEC did enough to protect investors

Did the SEC ignore congressional intent, or was it on solid ground creating a new broker standard?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
To benefit from outsourcing, advisers need to focus on what is, and isn't, core to their value
FINTECH SEP 18, 2019
To benefit from outsourcing, advisers need to focus on what is, and isn't, core to their value

Many advisers are still doing tasks in-house that don't help to differentiate their firm.

By Ryan W. Neal
Trump administration wants to kill California's auto-IRA program
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 18, 2019
Trump administration wants to kill California's auto-IRA program

The administration argued in a court filing that auto-IRAs are preempted by federal retirement law

By Greg Iacurci
Don't fear millennials
OPINION SEP 18, 2019
Don't fear millennials

HENRYs who carry debt will probably become your best clients

By Lindsay Faussone
Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 17, 2019
Raymond James to pay $15 million over improper charges to clients

Firm charged advisory fees on inactive accounts and excess commissions for UITs.

By Bruce Kelly
Finra panel orders Raymond James to pay former broker more than $500,000 for defamation
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2019
Finra panel orders Raymond James to pay former broker more than $500,000 for defamation

Arbitrators include $100,000 sanction for firm's foot-dragging in producing documents.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Funding an HSA with an IRA
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2019
Funding an HSA with an IRA

Although the ability to move funds from an IRA to an HSA is limited, it can be a valuable way to deploy IRA funds.

By Jamie Hopkins
SEC charges RIA with fiduciary failures
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2019
SEC charges RIA with fiduciary failures

Separate fee structures for unit investment trusts at the center of the charges against McDermott Investment Advisors

By Jeff Benjamin
Jackson National to reintroduce fee-based annuities in New York
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 16, 2019
Jackson National to reintroduce fee-based annuities in New York

The No. 2 seller of annuity products was reassured by new guidance issued by New York regulators.

By Greg Iacurci
Vanguard offers new framework for financial advice
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2019
Vanguard offers new framework for financial advice

Advisers' value to clients has three components: portfolio, financial and emotional.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA takes dispute with Fidelity to the Supreme Court
RIA NEWS SEP 16, 2019
RIA takes dispute with Fidelity to the Supreme Court

Plaintiffs claim firm filed a suspicious activity report to conceal its own wrongdoing

By Jeff Benjamin
XY Planning Network firms wonder if group can support them long term
FINTECH SEP 16, 2019
XY Planning Network firms wonder if group can support them long term

Network continues growing by 50 advisers a month even as some drop out.

By Ryan W. Neal
Medicare IRMAA surcharges to be adjusted for inflation in 2020
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2019
Medicare IRMAA surcharges to be adjusted for inflation in 2020

Indexing will slow the rise in Medicare premiums for some retirees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAs put marketing, technology and growth on the docket for 2020
RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2019
RIAs put marketing, technology and growth on the docket for 2020

Looking past market volatility and recession threats, business owners focus on how to keep winning clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
MIT settles class-action suit that snared Fidelity's Abigail Johnson
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 13, 2019
MIT settles class-action suit that snared Fidelity's Abigail Johnson

Pending settlement in lawsuit could alter Fidelity's 20-year-old record-keeping arrangement with the university.

By Jeff Benjamin