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FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Envestnet cloud-based software a lure for bids

Envestnet Inc. a maker of cloud-based software used by financial advisers, has increased its value fivefold since going public. Buyers may take notice.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2014
How to build a better nest egg

It's not novel or innovative. It's what our parents' advisers told them they should be doing – socking money away in a defined contribution plan so that when their Golden Years arrived, the era's shine would not be dimmed by financial concerns.

By Ed Deicke
RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2014
Envestnet gets a lot of love from advisers and the Street

Investment advisers are flocking to the asset management and technology company and it's become a market darling. The stock is up 178% over the last year.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Advisers using cash-flow management software — even for wealthy clients

Software tracks inflows and outflows through the year, with one-time input

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH MAR 27, 2014
Time to take a cold, hard look at your website

The stock photography from 1985, that goofy animated banner, and those crooked pages that no one bothered to fix. Its time to give your website a makeover.

By Craig Faulkner
RIA NEWS MAR 27, 2014
Krawcheck says advisory business still coming up short in reaching out to women

The trailblazer says the advisory business is still coming up short in reaching out to women, both as advisers and clients, and explains why.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
Curtis: Raymond James is fighting cybercriminals every day

RJFS president tells conference that 1½ times a day, hackers try to make money off advisers' clients.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
Reader reacts: Investors must know 401(k) rollover options

Moving assets into an IRA is just one of many options investors should consider

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
Young, wealthy clients still prefer the human touch over digital technologies

Under-40s value advisers' ability to assess their needs, but they still want more from digital tools: SEI study

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
Mary Beth Franklin: Secrets for claiming retroactive Social Security benefits

By lkonish
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
The future of your 401(k) revealed

Target date funds to take the majority of 401(k) contributions by 2018

By CODONNELL
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2014
Retirement confidence edges up from record lows

Annual EBRI survey credits higher stock, home values.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH MAR 26, 2014
We're all vulnerable to cyberbreaches

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2014
Brokers face challenges in originating mortgages

More financial advisers are becoming licensed mortgage loan originators as full-service brokerage firms look to be one-stop shops for wealthy investors, but some regulatory gray areas are causing concern.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH MAR 25, 2014
Finra fines, complaints drop as market improves

Finra reports that suitability fines and customer complaints have dropped as the financial crisis has faded further into the rearview. It's not all smooth sailing, however, as new regulatory priorities have emerged.

By Andrew Leigh
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2014
Finra approves rule to redefine public arbitrators

Regulator will send a proposal to the SEC that could limit those with industry ties from serving on panels.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2014
More investors push off retirement as pensions dwindle

As baby boomers continue to reel from the recession, even the affluent admit that saving for retirement is a struggle

By CODONNELL
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2014
Huge gap in public's knowledge of Social Security rules

Difference between claiming strategies could be as much as $250,000 for a married couple.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH MAR 23, 2014
Respect for tech puts firm on path to success

This top performer treats technology with the same importance with which it treats clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 23, 2014
DOL and SEC: Don't be intimidated

Time for both agencies to stop dilly-dallying on fiduciary standard.

By MFXFeeder