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FINTECH JUL 25, 2014
Online advisers target the best and brightest new hires

As venture capital pours in, firms such as FutureAdvisor, Betterment and Jemstep plan to grab the strongest new talent.

By Joyce Hanson
RIA NEWS JUL 25, 2014
Why I left a traditional RIA for a robo-adviser

Financial professional Megan Graf makes a career shift to the online advice world, seeing it as an investment in her future. She calls it getting on her rocket ship.

By Megan Graf
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 25, 2014
$1M is not what it used to be

When it comes to living comfortably in retirement, that target symbol of wealth is past its prime. How far will $1 million go when Millennials reach retirement age?

By Matt Sirinides
EQUITIES JUL 25, 2014
SEC eyes new stock trade disclosure requirements

Facing new pressure to overhaul trading after Michael Lewis's book "Flash Boys," the regulator may require brokers to reveal exactly where stock trades are executed. The change would limit deals brokers make with exchanges at the expense of investors' interests.

By lkonish
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 25, 2014
Hold the applause for Bernanke (for now)

The plutocrats are heralding Ben S. Bernanke's eight years as Federal Reserve chairman. And with good reason, but maybe we should wait before we start the parade.

By William D. Cohan
EQUITIES JUL 24, 2014
The Fed is now fretting about wage growth and surprise inflation

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Don't look now, but wage growth (for dishwashers, for example) is on the radar. Plus: The SEC's half fix for money funds, a golden cross for Goldman, judge blocks 'Wall Street Wolf's' sucker list, and big city life can be a drag.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
401(k) mutual fund investors enjoying declining fees

By Minda Smiley
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
How to calculate the maximum family benefit from Social Security

A young family can change the equation, so that claiming early makes sense.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH JUL 24, 2014
Systematizing these processes will help your firm grow

Repeatable processes essential to efficiencies and growth

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES JUL 24, 2014
Obama pushes tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, Pres. Obama pushes for tighter border rules for U.S. companies trying to exit for tax purposes, asset managers unprepared for a bear market, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 24, 2014
LPL losing a top recruiter

LPL is losing one of its leading recruiters, in the wake of three other recruiters resigning in the past year and a half.

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 24, 2014
State regulators on high alert for complex investment and insurance sales

Structured products, non-traded REITs and private placements just a few of the products under scrutiny.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
Treasury OK's putting 401(k) and IRA dollars into longevity annuities

The Treasury Department announces a rule that will allow retirement plan participants access to deferred-income annuities, also known as longevity insurance.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
Supreme Court rejects stock-drop defense often used in 401(k) cases

High court says 'presumption of prudence' shouldn't be considered a special defense against lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duty.

By Robert Steyer
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2014
Clintons shine spotlight on tax strategy that splits a house in two

The qualified personal residence trust has enabled Bill and Hillary Clinton to save on estate taxes, but that doesn't mean it makes sense for everyone.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JUL 24, 2014
Betterment for advisers on its way as firm adds trust, tax-loss harvesting products

Betterment Institutional for advisers will launch by early 2015, CEO says.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 24, 2014
Wealthfront CEO sees his robo-adviser as the next Schwab

Wealthfront CEO Adam Nash sees his robo-adviser as the next Schwab but naysayers counter that even $1 billion in AUM doesn't a winning company make.

By Joyce Hanson
EQUITIES JUL 23, 2014
Barclays pushes back dark pool charges

On Friday's menu: Barclays hits back on dark pool charges. Plus: Seeing the markets through the eyes of regular investors, why young folks should embrace bear markets, discount retailers set to shine, another cheap swipe at mortgage interest deductions, and the SEC hasn't forgotten about those pesky high-speed traders.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2014
Which asset class looks most like a bubble now?

The definition of an asset bubble is record demand for an asset class at a time when the expected return is at the lowest.

By Scott Colyer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 23, 2014
Wall Street techs take secrets to next job at their peril

Charges against trader are sign of prosecutor's willingness to criminalize financial industry disputes formerly relegated to contract litigation

By Bloomberg