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Are Roth conversions after 70½ advisable? 5 factors to consider
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
Are Roth conversions after 70½ advisable? 5 factors to consider

Future tax rates and when the money will be needed are among the things advisers should take into account.

By Bloomberg
DOL fiduciary rule death leaves 401(k) advisers in legal 'grey area' with rollovers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule death leaves 401(k) advisers in legal 'grey area' with rollovers

American Retirement Association asks Labor for clarification on rollovers, showing again how the regulation is causing problems even after its demise.

By Greg Iacurci
Custodians ponder charging RIAs asset-based fees
RIAS AUG 09, 2018
Custodians ponder charging RIAs asset-based fees

A new pricing model has people reevaluating — and talking.

By Jeff Benjamin
Registered reps, firms in brokerage industry decline: new Finra report
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 09, 2018
Registered reps, firms in brokerage industry decline: new Finra report

Regulator publishes first-ever snapshot of sector it oversees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Genworth raises long-term-care insurance costs an average 58%
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
Genworth raises long-term-care insurance costs an average 58%

The cost increases, approved by regulators in the second quarter, affect roughly $160 million of in-force premiums.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo team managing $462 million moves to Raymond James
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 09, 2018
Wells Fargo team managing $462 million moves to Raymond James

Linda Pardini and Douglas Wulbrecht join employee unit in Santa Rosa, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security finances worsen as reliance on the program increases
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
Social Security finances worsen as reliance on the program increases

New study predicts earlier exhaustion of trust fund in 2032.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Sell-off in cryptocurrencies reaches new low
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2018
Sell-off in cryptocurrencies reaches new low

Bitcoin slides more than 5% on news the SEC put off deciding whether to approve a bitcoin ETF.

By Bloomberg
Two firms overseeing $378 million affiliate with Woodbury
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 08, 2018
Two firms overseeing $378 million affiliate with Woodbury

Next Financial and Kestra Financial lose out in B-D swap.

By InvestmentNews
Envestnet says advisers are opening fewer new accounts in 2018
RIAS AUG 08, 2018
Envestnet says advisers are opening fewer new accounts in 2018

Envestnet prepares for slower growth in net flows for the rest of the year.

By Ryan W. Neal
Finra bars former UBS rep for failure to provide information
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 08, 2018
Finra bars former UBS rep for failure to provide information

Regulator was investigating Alex Herrera's real estate deals with clients

By InvestmentNews
SEC charges former J.P. Turner trader with entering fake trades
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 08, 2018
SEC charges former J.P. Turner trader with entering fake trades

Agency says Salvadore Palermo paid customers above-market prices for CDs

By InvestmentNews
The rise of the female financial adviser
OPINION AUG 08, 2018
The rise of the female financial adviser

Boomers' wealth transfer and the industry's shift from investment management to financial planning are among the factors that may lead to more women in adviser roles

By Joni Youngwirth
Unregistered advisers linked to latest alleged South Florida lending fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2018
Unregistered advisers linked to latest alleged South Florida lending fraud

The SEC and U.S. Attorney's office are investigating an alleged loan fraud sold, at least in part, through a network of unregistered brokers and financial advisers.

By Bruce Kelly
Deluge of comment letters to SEC shows usual split on raising broker standards
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2018
Deluge of comment letters to SEC shows usual split on raising broker standards

Industry groups support SEC advice rule proposal, investor advocates call for overhaul.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Wages can boost Social Security taxes, Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2018
Wages can boost Social Security taxes, Medicare premiums

Advisers must understand when individual or household income will trigger complex rules.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Enough with the surveys saying millennials need to save more for retirement
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2018
Enough with the surveys saying millennials need to save more for retirement

Sure, Gen Xers and baby boomers are saving more, but they also are likely earning higher incomes and closer to retiring.

By Ryan W. Neal
SIFMA: Regulation Best Interest raises bar on investor protection
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2018
SIFMA: Regulation Best Interest raises bar on investor protection

SEC advice rule proposal puts regulators, industry, investors in much better starting position than where we ended with DOL fiduciary rule.

By Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr.
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Wells Fargo 401(k) lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2018
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Wells Fargo 401(k) lawsuit

Participant argued that the plan could have offered a better-performing, nonproprietary TDF.

By Robert Steyer
Wells Fargo discloses accidental foreclosures, tax credit probe
WIREHOUSES AUG 06, 2018
Wells Fargo discloses accidental foreclosures, tax credit probe

Regulators are looking at the bank's purchases of low-income housing credits, according to a filing.

By Bloomberg