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OPINION MAR 04, 2015
An important truth about the adviser-client relationship: Your clients own you

Clients are yours to lose, so provide good advice to your clients will stick around

By MFXFeeder
Former Bank of America Merrill Lynch trainees sue for overtime
WIREHOUSES MAR 03, 2015
Former Bank of America Merrill Lynch trainees sue for overtime

Duo seeks to represent more than 100 trainees, more than $5 million in damages.

By Bloomberg
Rubio-Lee tax plan eliminates deductions and ties large, small business rates
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 03, 2015
Rubio-Lee tax plan eliminates deductions and ties large, small business rates

Possible presidential hopeful seeks to simplify tax code with two rates for income taxes, one for corporate taxes.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Cash-heavy mutual funds take downside protection to the extreme

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Some funds using cash for protection. Lots of it. Plus: Adviser charged with stealing $1.3M from widows and church friends, up from the ashes arises a new subprime giant, and Wall Street courts millennials.

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL shakes up Fortigent HNW consulting group
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 03, 2015
LPL shakes up Fortigent HNW consulting group

Once restructuring is completed, the company expects $3 million in annual savings after taking $9 million charge to move Fortigent unit to corporate headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.

By Bruce Kelly
Having integrated technology can improve RIAs' businesses
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2015
Having integrated technology can improve RIAs' businesses

Examples of how RIAs can make workflows more efficient by making sure their technology communicates

By Stuart DePina
Tax complexities delay distribution of 1099s
WIREHOUSES MAR 03, 2015
Tax complexities delay distribution of 1099s

As brokerages feel pressure ramp up, forms coming later than usual.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?
RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2015
Will European easing sideline a Fed rate hike?

Advisers and experts say 'the Fed really is hamstrung' by European Central Bankers' planned $50-billion-per-month quantitative easing program, meaning they can't raise or lower interest rates in this environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 03, 2015
Coming off a big year, Janus files for exotic ETFs

Move launches competition with Goldman Sachs in alternative space

By Trevor Hunnicutt
How Warren Buffett's $1 billion prize for a perfect NCAA bracket went bust
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
How Warren Buffett's $1 billion prize for a perfect NCAA bracket went bust

Plus: Learn from the U.S. and invest in Europe, Carly Fiorina chides Hillary Clinton over email excuses, and St. Patrick's Day, American-style

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2015
Fresh rate-hike rumors will be testing investor nerves this week

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Investors' nerves tested by rate hike talk this week. Plus: Most of the world's major oil projects are doing just fine at current price levels, retirement savings in a nutshell, and the chokehold of consumer debt.

By Jeff Benjamin
RCS Capital Corp. suffers big revenue hit in fourth quarter
ALTERNATIVES MAR 02, 2015
RCS Capital Corp. suffers big revenue hit in fourth quarter

Fallout from ARCP hurt wholesaling unit but executives remain confident in recovery.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH MAR 01, 2015
Broker-dealer expands crowdfunding reach with new partnership

Broker-dealer North Capital Private Securities adds crowdfunding site OneVest to its platform that syndicates private offerings for investors.

By Alessandra Malito
OPINION MAR 01, 2015
Heading to court, but which one?

Increasing transparency would go a long way in deflecting criticism that the SEC steers cases to its owns judges

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES MAR 01, 2015
Why an offense-only strategy won't succeed

Risk management is as important to long-term financial planning as the growth of investments

By Michael Russo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 01, 2015
Why all investment advisers should join forces to promote the profession

Investors don't understand the core characteristics and key differences between investment advisers and other financial services providers, according to David Tittsworth.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 01, 2015
The loudest shouldn't speak for everyone

Time for advisers to tell industry groups pushing hard against a fiduciary rule that they're tired of the rhetoric &#8212; and that they're not acting in advisers' best interests.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2015
Demand for socially responsible investing options in 401(k)s on the rise

Money managers say more participants want to link retirement savings to values.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2015
When is a good time to convert to a Roth IRA?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> When it's OK to convert to a Roth IRA. Plus: Two emerge as Buffett successors; recognizing seasoned financial veterans, and Asian stocks get a boost from Chinese bankers.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2015
Rents are rising, but are the tax headaches worth it?

A primer on the costs of becoming a landlord.

By Darla Mercado