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FINTECH JUL 17, 2014
Renovate your social media profile

Here are five things you can to make over your social media profile.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUL 17, 2014
7 steps to finding prospects on LinkedIn

Many advisers have created a LinkedIn profile, have a few contacts but then have gotten lost in the daily grind and forgotten to use LinkedIn the way it was intended. LinkedIn is the place for businesses to connect, but how many connections do you have with potential clients?

By Matthew Halloran
RIA NEWS JUL 16, 2014
SEC keeps fiduciary promises vague for 2015

Agency's annual report reveals higher percentage of adviser exams, and priorities for next year.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 16, 2014
Vanguard faces tax evasion charges in ex-employee's whistleblower suit

Ex-employee alleges low-cost fund provider operated as an illegal tax shelter, avoiding about $1 billion in taxes over 10 years

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Lou Reed's will teaches a privacy lesson
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2014
Lou Reed's will teaches a privacy lesson

A living trust can keep your affairs from public consumption; a will, on the other hand, is public record.

By by Danielle and Andy Mayoras
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
Opinions on bull market split following most recent run-up

After the S&P 500 reaches new heights, new questions surface on whether the market is headed up or down.

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION JUL 16, 2014
How advisers will communicate with clients in five years

Video conferencing, text messaging and more robust online services will define the way advisers interact with clients in the future.

By Matt Sirinides
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 16, 2014
Morgan fined $1 million in retired-broker snafu

Wirehouse slapped with fine after Finra alleged it paid retired brokers $100M in commissions without making sure they had stopped providing advice.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2014
Updated book is an essential guide to Social Security

Veteran Social Security Administration employee shares how retirement, disability and survivor programs work.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION JUL 16, 2014
Five steps to protect your wealth after you sell your company

You can keep your personal finances from taking a back seat to the transaction, but your window of time is limited after you sign a letter of intent

By By Michael J. Montgomery, James R. Cody and Claudia B. Sangster
EQUITIES JUL 16, 2014
Frothy markets have investors turning to short-term bets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Going short-term with investments. Plus: Watching the Fed chase the markets, punishing corporate taxes force more companies overseas, the Dow inches toward another milestone, the pros and cons of 401(k) loans, and you too can be a bond trader.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH JUL 16, 2014
How technology affects your firm's value

Four key questions to assess your readiness for a merger or acquisition.

By gfriedman
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2014
The tax break 89% of eligible Americans are missing

One study found that even if your tax rate is the same now as it will be after retirement, a Roth 401(k) is still the better bet.

By Carla Fried
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 16, 2014
Can mutual funds be too big to fail?

New report cites potential costs of systemic risk designation for asset managers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2014
7 biggest ways top-performing firms sustain their growth

The fastest-growing and most profitable firms often take unconventional approaches to their business models. To see how your firm stands up, <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/2014fp&quot;>take part in this year's study</a>.

By Matt Sirinides
ALTERNATIVES JUL 15, 2014
Finra's proposed nontraded REIT rule changes could have gone further

Checks on sponsor companies and protection for investors and advisers is welcome, but statement reporting adds more confusion than clarity

By Frederick Baerenz
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
Edward Jones sponsors college-credit course to prep students for Series 7 exam

Course will be offered to financial and nonfinancial majors to offer them a taste of the advice profession.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2014
Why some brokers stand by commissions

Some brokers say the math in moving to a fee-based model just doesn't add up for clients.

By Mason Braswell
Reduced earnings late in career might not reduce Social Security benefit
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2014
Reduced earnings late in career might not reduce Social Security benefit

Top 35 years of earnings, not final years, determine monthly amount.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2014
SEC investor advocate calls on Congress to fund more exams

Urges members of Congress to support charging user fees to advisers for exams

By Mark Schoeff Jr.