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ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2014
Liquidity events heating up REIT market this summer

New deals are being announced, while others are being completed.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2014
Retirees suffer as 401(k) rollover boom enriches brokers

Complaints filed against brokers for inappropriate investments after money moved into IRAs.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 23, 2014
Former Fidelity COO Reynolds aims to oust former employer from top

Robert Reynolds, who built the industry's biggest 401(k) business while at Fidelity Investments, is seeking a reprise

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 23, 2014
Brokers find it harder to wipe slate clean

Public pressure on Finra's expungement process has arbitrators thinking twice about erasing disclosure events, attorneys on both sides agree.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
How to put Millennials on pace for retirement

One mom's advice: If you don't start saving now, your old age is going to look like college, ramen noodles and all.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Corporate newcomers like Facebook least generous with 401(k)s

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

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Fidelity adds $37.2B in defined contribution assets but pace slows

With addition of nearly 1,100 retirement plans, firm's assets under administration for DC plans reaches $1.4T.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH JUL 22, 2014
Morningstar to pay $61 million in trade-secrets settlement

The investment research firm will pay Business Logic for the software company's intellectual property.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Retirement: From theory to practice

Husband's retirement ushers in a new era for <i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Big demand from advisers for Social Security claiming tools, training
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Big demand from advisers for Social Security claiming tools, training

But few are willing to pay for it.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH JUL 22, 2014
Advisers' next evolution: Pairing with online platforms

Advisory firm execs considering how to partner with robo-advisers or build a digital advice model into their own offerings.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
Want loyalty? Help clients with caregiving

Taking these extra steps with clients who are caring for loved ones will strengthen those relationships

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2014
The magic range for alternatives allocations

A panel of experts weighs in on how much clients should ideally have invested in noncorrelated assets.

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 22, 2014
Be prepared to justify your fees

It's important for advisers to not show surprise or resentment when fee questions are raised by clients.

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS JUL 22, 2014
Exclusive: HighTower launches fee-for-service platform

HighTower debuts fee-for-service platform for independent wealth managers after signing its first client, an advisory firm with $19.9 billion under advisement.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2014
To raise real estate values, some cities turn to fakery

From Campden to Cleveland, cities are going after their poorest neighborhoods with a highly skilled paintbrush.

By Elizabeth MacBride
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 21, 2014
Create an estate plan for your digital assets

Your followers are worth something. One important question to consider: What did you sign away when you agreed to the terms of service with a company such as Facebook or Twitter?

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 21, 2014
Florida law allows planners to give insurance advice without insurance company

Helps fee-only planners meet CFP Board definition prohibiting such affiliation with firms that charge commissions

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2014
Investors Capital shareholders back Schorsch's RCS Capital merger

$52.5 million cash and stock deal scheduled to close on Friday.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 21, 2014
Securities America buying Dalton Strategic Investment Services

Trend of small and midsize broker-dealer mergers and acquisitions continues to build.

By Bruce Kelly