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Finding the right nudge for your clients
OPINION AUG 27, 2018
Finding the right nudge for your clients

Advisers are using insights from behavioral economics and social psychology to steer people's decisions in a direction that should benefit them.

By Alain Samson and Prasad Ramani
Adoption is the new innovation
OPINION AUG 24, 2018
Adoption is the new innovation

Do firms' shortcomings reflect the fact that they don't have the latest tech tools — or that they don't make good use of the tools they have?

By Stephen Gresham
401(k) advisers see student loan benefits as next 'evolution'
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2018
401(k) advisers see student loan benefits as next 'evolution'

IRS points way toward coupling repayment programs with employer retirement plans.

By Greg Iacurci
Google's move into cybersecurity would be a win for advisers
FINTECH AUG 24, 2018
Google's move into cybersecurity would be a win for advisers

Chronicle, Google's latest "moon shot," wants to level the playing field between large and small security teams.

By Ryan W. Neal
Senate Banking Committee approves SEC nominee Elad Roisman
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 23, 2018
Senate Banking Committee approves SEC nominee Elad Roisman

If confirmed by full Senate, Republican would restore commission to full strength until December.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers
RIA NEWS AUG 23, 2018
Fund industry limits C-share investing, cutting 12b-1 fee income for advisers

Growing pressure on fees and disclosures drives fund industry limits on C-share investing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Retroactive Social Security benefits: Everything you need to know
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2018
Retroactive Social Security benefits: Everything you need to know

Rules specify who qualifies for back benefits based on age and filing status.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra arbitrators order Pennsylvania brokerage to pay client $1 million in damages
ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2018
Finra arbitrators order Pennsylvania brokerage to pay client $1 million in damages

James E. Grimes accused Trustmont Financial of breaching fiduciary duty in a case related to two annuity exchanges and a private REIT.

By Sarah Min
Here's what could happen to your taxes if Democrats regain control of Congress
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 23, 2018
Here's what could happen to your taxes if Democrats regain control of Congress

Boosting the corporate tax rate, eliminating carried interest and modifying the pass-through provision are among the possibilities Democrats are discussing.

By Bloomberg
Galvin dings North Carolina brokerage $400,000 for 'shutting its eyes' to violations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 23, 2018
Galvin dings North Carolina brokerage $400,000 for 'shutting its eyes' to violations

Capital Investment Group allegedly failed to supervise an agent who solicited money from clients for his own business ventures.

By Bloomberg
Brokers, advisers and insurance agents implicated in alleged $100 million investment fraud
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2018
Brokers, advisers and insurance agents implicated in alleged $100 million investment fraud

In all, around 370 advisers sold the Future Income Payments, according to plaintiff's attorneys

By Greg Iacurci
To delete, or not to delete: That is the social media question
FINTECH AUG 23, 2018
To delete, or not to delete: That is the social media question

This isn't Hamlet, and you'll get a different answer depending on whom you ask.

By Scott Kleinberg
SEC bars owner of investment advisory firm for misusing $2.2 million in client funds
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 22, 2018
SEC bars owner of investment advisory firm for misusing $2.2 million in client funds

Caleb R. Overton raised the money to invest in an S&P 500 ETF but instead allegedly played options and lost all but $34,000 in a little over a year.

By Bloomberg
Client divorce splits advisers' fiduciary duty of loyalty
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 22, 2018
Client divorce splits advisers' fiduciary duty of loyalty

Working with a divorcing couple poses challenges, but specialized training programs can help advisers better serve this large market segment.

By Blaine F. Aikin
SEC chairman Jay Clayton calls for end to broker sales contests
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 22, 2018
SEC chairman Jay Clayton calls for end to broker sales contests

Top regulator says such incentives prevent brokers from acting in clients' best interests.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Top Waddell & Reed team bolts to form RIA
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2018
Top Waddell & Reed team bolts to form RIA

Firm continues to lose advisers — this time a top team.

By Bruce Kelly
Why your 50-year-old clients may need you the most
OPINION AUG 22, 2018
Why your 50-year-old clients may need you the most

As they approach retirement, people are concerned about market volatility, yet aware that they still need to grow their nest eggs

By Philip E. Caminiti
Advisers can use online info to learn more about prospects — but should they?
FINTECH AUG 22, 2018
Advisers can use online info to learn more about prospects — but should they?

At Broadridge's Get Connected conference, panelists discussed the opportunities and challenges of data tracking.

By Ryan W. Neal
What advisers think of JPMorgan's new mobile investing app
FINTECH AUG 22, 2018
What advisers think of JPMorgan's new mobile investing app

With its offer of free trades and plans for a robo-adviser, JPMorgan could be a direct competitor for millennial money.

By Ryan W. Neal
SEC charges cold-caller, his firm with defrauding investors who bought penny stock
EQUITIES AUG 21, 2018
SEC charges cold-caller, his firm with defrauding investors who bought penny stock

Long Island-based group was being paid to promote the stock.

By Bloomberg