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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2014
Retirement plan diversification improving, women take the lead

Wells Fargo report says few men or women are contributing recommended 10% to their 401(k).

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2014
'Now what?' is not a strategy: Evaluating senior housing options before a crisis

Given the wide range of senior housing options now available, it's important to understand and prepare financially for the inevitable decision that each of your clients will have to make for themselves or a loved one: where should I live as I age? Working in collaboration with The Center for Innovative Care in Aging at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, we focused on the most common housing options available for older adults and their families and some of the considerations that may guide a seniors' housing selection.

By Legg Mason Global Asset Management
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2014
How your firm can stay compliant when serving seniors

Finra to look at how firms sell annuities, REITs and other products to older clients.

By Liz Skinner
9 steps to protect your financial future after a divorce
OPINION MAY 11, 2014
9 steps to protect your financial future after a divorce

Gray divorce and its financial implications: The rising number of splits later in life means that untangling the assets is more complicated

By Rose Watson
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
Brokers being told: Leave now or lose later

By lkonish
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2014
BlackRock sued over fund fees

By lkonish
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2014
In this Finra program, the eyes have it

A new initiative has the regulator looking at private placements more closely and in real time.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2014
Early 401(k) withdrawal replaces homes as America's piggy bank

Premature withdrawals from retirement accounts have become America's new piggy bank, cracked open in record amounts during lean times by people such as Cindy Cromie, who needed the money to rent a U-Haul and start a new life.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2014
Too much of a good thing

Don't get too caught up in the good times while nontraded REITs are extremely lucrative and lose sight of proper client allocations.

By MFXFeeder
How much is a survivor benefit worth?
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2014
How much is a survivor benefit worth?

Mary Beth Franklin tackles three questions about Social Security survivor benefits. The questions are similar and the answer may surprise you.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 11, 2014
Selling your book twice over

Switching firms 10 years before you expect to leave the industry can provide an extra windfall – if done correctly

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2014
Foreign family offices open outposts in U.S.

Aggressive monetary easing, a shale oil boom that's lowered energy costs and improving corporate balance sheets give the world's largest economy an edge over other regions.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2014
BofA Merrill pays $7 million to settle overtime pay case

Advisers working in bank branches alleged that the firm misclassified them to avoid paying for time beyond the traditional 40-hour workweek.

By Mason Braswell
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2014
David Einhorn: Bernanke answers 'frightening' during dinner chat

David Einhorn, manager of the $10 billion Greenlight Capital Inc., said he found a recent dinner conversation with former Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke scary.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2014
You thought the economy was picking up? Think again: Blinder

As Fed winds down quantitative easing, interest rate hikes will be the next whammy. But there is some good news in rising house prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2014
Social Security to resume mailing paper statements to some workers

Agency still urges all Americans to create online accounts

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH MAY 09, 2014
Adviser reviews coming soon to a website near you

In the wake of new SEC guidance, advisers need to brace themselves for online reviews, including negative ones. Liz Skinner on what the relaxed restrictions will mean for your business. <i>(Plus: Read <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140409/BLOG09/140409894&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Michael Kitces' take</a> and find out if <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140409/FREE/140409901&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>your client review tactics are compliant</a>.)</i>

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH MAY 09, 2014
Take the quiz: Are your client review tactics compliant?

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2014
Wirehouse breakaway market seen thawing

After a mostly frigid 2013 for recruiting from wirehouse brokerages, agents responsible for selling those brokers on the benefits of free agency are cautiously optimistic that a thaw has finally set in.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2014
New SEC members have different styles

It took Michael Piwowar only 34 days to make his presence felt at the SEC while in her initial statements, Kara Stein was low-key. Mr. Piwowar's truculence surprised observers who had expected that his arrival, and that of Ms. Stein, would bring together a previously divided commission. Mark Schoeff Jr. explains.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.