Company said to be exploring strategic alternatives and is working with Goldman Sachs, Reuters reported. (Related read: <a href=""" target="”blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL Financial's problems keep piling up</a>)
FAFSAs for the 2017-18 school year are out three months earlier this year, and now allow reporting prior-prior year income data, or 2015.
Some 42% of parents said they're losing sleep worrying about future college costs, and 63% feel guilty that they won't be able to pay more.
Advocates of federal direct loans are worried that privatization could mean the end of student loans as a broad entitlement.
The Department of Labor's rule exempting state-based auto IRA plans from ERISA could be in jeopardy under the new Republican administration. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus" target="_blank">The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>
The advisory world is moving toward a fiduciary standard with or without the DOL rule, financial technology firms contend.
Largely ignored now, changes could make MEPs popular among retirement plan advisers.
Plus, the strategy can help reduce required minimum distributions and cut taxes.
Advisers will get loans to help cover earnings shortfall following firm's decision to ban commissions. <b><i>(More: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20161101/FREE/161109984/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-tells-advisers-to-stop-selling-mutual" target="_blank">Merrill tells advisers to stop selling mutual funds in brokerage IRAs</a>)</i></b>
Financial advisers are telling clients to make these moves before the end of 2016.
But chief regulator will continue to carry out current agenda until she steps down when Obama leaves office.
The wirehouse, whose platform will be available next year, joins other big firms jumping into digital advice. <b><i>(More: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160524/FREE/160529970/sigfig-raises-40-million-in-funding-led-by-eaton-vance-asserting"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">SigFig raises $40 million in funding led by Eaton Vance</a>)</b></i>
Allegations in the lawsuit largely resemble those of a separate one filed in August this year.
Two sets of benefits exist for ex-spouses depending on their birth dates.
By picking up 883 Transamerica advisers and $25 billion in client assets, its Signator Investors B-D now has the scale to compete profitably in era of increased regulation and rising costs.
Edmond Walters, the founder and former CEO of eMoney Advisor, brings a background in technology to the broker-dealer network.
The transition will be completed by the time the Department of Labor fiduciary rule takes effect.
Digital-advice firms tell the Securities and Exchange Commission they put clients' interests first and that some regulatory updates are needed as digitization of the industry grows.
Paul Atkins, chief executive of compliance consultant Patomak Global Partners and a former SEC commissioner, could select from among his coworkers or even recommend himself.
