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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 15, 2014
New Merrill Lynch comp plan rewards teams

Merrill Lynch will reward teams that double their revenue in the five years after 2013 with a shared payout equal to 10% of the team's incremental revenue growth.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JAN 15, 2014
Edward Jones makes unexpected leap into proprietary products

Edward Jones is launching a proprietary fund. The bigger question is why?

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 14, 2014
Critics say House bill would create 'Wild West' for private placements

Legislation exempts from SEC registration small-business M&A brokers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH JAN 14, 2014
IBM's Watson makes the jump from Jeopardy to financial planning

Supercomputer can sort through vast amounts of information, giving advisers more time with clients.

By Jason Kephart
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2014
Married couples can split Social Security-claiming strategies

But each spouse can chose only one tactic.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS JAN 14, 2014
Bogle: Apply fiduciary duty to anyone 'touching other people's money'

Vanguard founder calls on the SEC and DOL to 'put the principle first and the carve-out second.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 14, 2014
SEC puts fiduciary duty on 2014 agenda as 'long-term action'

The Securities and Exchange Commission is pursuing a rule that would raise investment-advice standards for brokers — just not in the near future. But that's enough to give fiduciary-duty advocates hope.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 14, 2014
Portability election emerges as new locus of estate planning

With the estate tax exclusion being set at $5.25 million per person, it's easy for affluent clients whose estates don't quite hit that level to write off creating estate plans or building trusts. But even those in-between clients benefit from establishing trusts in select scenarios.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JAN 14, 2014
LPL's Casady on tech, a bank and regulators

LPL's chief executive discusses where the firm stands in key areas such as launching a bank, its technology and regulation. <b>Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130819/FREE/130819915&quot;>Read more about LPL's tech advances.</a></b>

By DJAMIESON
FINTECH JAN 14, 2014
LPL kicks off major tech upgrades, cuts prices

LPL Financial sets major upgrades to its technology platform, ranging from mobile access to website branding, and portfolio re-balancing and trading. Good news for advisers: the firm cut prices.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 13, 2014
SEC enforcement co-chief Canellos to leave

Implemented policy change forcing some defendants to admit wrongdoing in settlements.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION JAN 13, 2014
Work with clients to get 360-degree view of their financial situation

A complete, real-time picture of a client's assets is critical for advisers to successfully retain clients, increase assets under management and attract new clients.

By Rhonda Bassett-Spiers and Nilesh Dusane
EQUITIES JAN 12, 2014
Goldman calls stock market lofty by most measures

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin includes: Goldman's stock market call, a closer look at Fed policy, lawyers pick apart Volcker rule, retailers and cyber security, combining IRAs, and how not to ignore your client's wife.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 12, 2014
Finra going after rogue brokers

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 12, 2014
SEC maintains hard line on conflicts

By FGabriel
FINTECH JAN 12, 2014
5 social media trends to look out for in 2014

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2014
Three great reasons to file and suspend Social Security benefits

Claiming strategy triggers benefits for children, spouses and protects your own.

By Mary Beth Franklin
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 10, 2014
Back to the basics on bond funds

Breakfast with (<i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff) Benjamin: Going back to basics with bond funds; breaking down the jobs report; Wall Street confronts a big mortgage settlement; Chinese exports falter; the polar vortex and natural gas prices; and retailers' bad holiday season.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2014
FICA takes bigger bite out of high earners' paychecks in 2014

About 10 million Americans will fork over a bigger slice of their paycheck to Social Security and Medicare taxes this year but Social Security retirement benefits increase by just 1.5%.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2014
File-and-suspend strategy prompts more questions

Married couples can't double-dip and claim spousal benefits, too.

By Mary Beth Franklin