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Health care costs can sink a retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2014
Health care costs can sink a retirement plan

Advisers need to get ahead of the 'other' retirement crisis and plan for likely expenses.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 29, 2014
Finra panel orders Ameriprise to pay couple $1.17 million

Finra claims that real estate investments were unsuitable for two retired California school teachers. Mark Schoeff has the story.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
Personal Capital cuts fees on high-net-worth digital platform

Robo adviser Personal Capital cuts fees on high-net-worth digital platform

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
WELLS FARGO TECH OFFICER

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2014
Succession planning doesn't mean selling

Aging advisers need to ask themselves if selling their practice can fund their own retirements.

By Minda Smiley
FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
The most popular adviser tech products by category

By Andrew Leigh
Raymond James wants advisers to focus on retirement planning
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2014
Raymond James wants advisers to focus on retirement planning

Hopes to move conversations more to lifestyle and goals rather than portfolios and dollars.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2014
New ranking puts corporate stalwarts ahead of up-and-comers with the best 401(k)s

ConocoPhillips, Abbott Labs tops the list while Facebook, Amazon, Whole Foods are least generous.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JUL 28, 2014
$650M broker team breaks away from Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley team with $650 million in assets breaks away to set up shop with help from a new firm, Tru Independence

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
Morningstar in $52.5 million deal for online financial service HelloWallet

New acquisition functions like Mint.com and works with individuals and retirement plan providers.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 28, 2014
LinkedIn endorsements still a 'legal quagmire,' despite SEC guidance

Regulations called ambiguous and subject to interpretation; how do you define 'endorsement?'

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 27, 2014
This app really gets you around

Sheryl Rowling takes a spin using the pseudo-taxi service Uber and enjoys the ride.

By Sheryl Rowling
OPINION JUL 27, 2014
New look, new era for InvestmentNews

By FGabriel
OPINION JUL 27, 2014
One hand washed the other - until now

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
The famous father of life planning sets up shop online

George Kinder created the holistic planning process nearly 20 years ago; now he has a web site

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH JUL 25, 2014
George Kinder's holistic approach now available in an automated version

Father of holistic planning robotizes first few steps of life planning process he created nearly 20 years ago.

By Liz Skinner
How to calculate Social Security's maximum family benefit
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
How to calculate Social Security's maximum family benefit

Believe it or not, claiming benefits early sometimes makes sense.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION JUL 25, 2014
Which counts more — being rich or smart?

Increasing the net-worth threshold to account for inflation would be a minimum step toward updating the definition.

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
Advisers embrace liquid alts to navigate Fed policy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Advisers go liquid to navigate Yellen Fed policy. Plus: Global stocks are loving the Fed's latest non-move, energy stocks ride high on the unrest in Iraq, an IRS excuse that the IRS would never accept from you, and political correctness has the Washington Redskins surrounded.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
High-speed trading rules coming from SEC, White says

Proprietary traders who use computers to buy and sell stocks in milliseconds would have to register with the agency under chair's recommendations.

By Gregory Crawford