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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2015
Senator says advisers need more protection in reporting elder financial abuse

Maine program offers potential model.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH APR 27, 2015
Wealthy millennials decline financial advisers' services: survey

Just 47% of multimillionaires ages 18 to 34 use an adviser, a new study finds. That means wealth managers may be missing opportunities to discuss health, family and financial values with those and other potential clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
4 ways to keep clients' portfolios from getting taxed to death
OPINION APR 27, 2015
4 ways to keep clients' portfolios from getting taxed to death

Your clients will appreciate it if you help them avoid the 43.4% tax bracket

By Rob Kuharic
The NFL gives up tax-exempt status that most folks didn't realize it had
EQUITIES APR 27, 2015
The NFL gives up tax-exempt status that most folks didn't realize it had

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NFL gives up its tax-exempt status, and estimates suggest the league's tax bill could be $10 million per year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Multiple-employer plans provide growth for retirement plan advisers, if they can handle it
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2015
Multiple-employer plans provide growth for retirement plan advisers, if they can handle it

Plan advisers need to make sure they can properly service MEPs and are not just dazzled by the idea of adding dozens of new clients.

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 27, 2015
Agencies need better handle on shady trades

Markets remain vulnerable to manipulation by clever traders with computer skills

By MFXFeeder
Advisers slow to take up robo opportunity
FINTECH APR 27, 2015
Advisers slow to take up robo opportunity

Many advisers are trying to decide whether to offer a digital advice platform and how to incorporate and price the service. <b><i>(Don't miss: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150310/FREE/310009998/PH/10-top-robo-advisers-to-watch&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>10 top robo-advisers to watch</a>)</i></b>

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2015
Singles can file and suspend Social Security benefits

But this creative claiming strategy stumps some Social Security Administration employees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ALTERNATIVES APR 27, 2015
Morningstar founder Joe Mansueto still dreams big

Morningstar wants to become 'ubiquitous' with investors, according to founder Joe Mansueto. Will their new initiatives turn around the firm's declining share prices and profits?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 27, 2015
CFP Board unleashes tsunami in fee-only court case, piling up legal fees

Group asserts its intent to 'continue to vigorously defend itself' against lawsuit

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 26, 2015
MetLife hits LPL with major raiding suit

Over 60 brokers have jumped to LPL since October, MetLife alleges; former brokers strike back, accusing the insurance company of poor practices.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2015
LPL Financial's Dan Arnold is managing amid complexity

Robert Moore's successor as LPL president talks about his earlier career and the challenges facing the independent broker-dealer industry

By Trevor Hunnicutt
How the DOL's fiduciary rule affects retirement plan advisers' ability to land new business
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2015
How the DOL's fiduciary rule affects retirement plan advisers' ability to land new business

Plan sponsors face deeper vetting of their advisers' offerings than ever before.

By Kent Costello
Wealthy millennials go online for retirement planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2015
Wealthy millennials go online for retirement planning

But young investors still do tax, estate and debt planning offline, even as the market shifts fast

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2015
LPL to weigh in on tax reform with new federal policy push

Nicole Petrosino, LPL's new head of federal government relations, outlines the firm's agenda, including getting advisers in front of their own elected officials

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Which is better, an active or passive target date fund?

Over the long term the two types of funds have similar returns, Morningstar finds.

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Active or passive target-date funds have similar returns, Morningstar finds

Actively managed and passively managed target-date funds produce similar investment returns over longer time frames, new research shows.

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2015
Target date funds are working but they can be expensive

Target date funds are throwing off solid returns and protecting investors from their worst instincts. But they can be expensive.

By Bloomberg
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses
OPINION APR 23, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule fails by only focusing on fees and expenses

Fees and expenses matter, but in a procedurally prudent investment process, their management should account for less than 10% of a fiduciary's total efforts

By Don Trone
Finra bars owner of B-D that sells equipment-leasing funds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 23, 2015
Finra bars owner of B-D that sells equipment-leasing funds

Regulator charges Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott with misusing investors funds, fines her $100,000.

By Bruce Kelly