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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2013
Retirement planning is now a family affair

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 24, 2013
Make sure clients road-test retirement

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 24, 2013
Redefining an 'accredited investor'

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2013
Boomers badly underestimate cost of nursing home care

Don't miss the mark and think Obamacare covers long-term-care insurance

By CODONNELL
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2013
Boomers miss mark thinking Obamacare covers long-term-care insurance

They badly underestimate the cost of nursing home care.

By CODONNELL
FINTECH NOV 22, 2013
How to choose your next tech tool

Technology is pretty inexpensive but as Dave O'Brien reminds advisers, acquisition is only one step toward tech success.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES NOV 22, 2013
Iran nuke accord is already moving markets

Plus: Fed taper could hit savers hard, new scrutiny on company stock in K plans, the stocks hedge funds love and Consumer Report's annual "naughty and nice" list. All in today's Breakfast with Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 22, 2013
A little flexibility goes a long way with trusts

When setting up trusts, strike a balance between considering future changes and setting clear parameters to prevent abuse

By Darla Mercado
WIREHOUSES NOV 22, 2013
Merrill Lynch fined over rogue broker

Massachusetts securities' regulators fine the brokerage giant $500,000 for failing to stop a rep from defrauding clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 22, 2013
House approves bill to delay DOL fiduciary rule

The House passed Rep. Ann Wagner's bill that would delay and possibly kill the Labor Department's fiduciary rule. Does it stand a chance in the Senate?

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH NOV 22, 2013
Thinking transition: Six technology questions all advisers should ask

When an advisor is considering a transition and comparing offers from multiple firms “technology” is often cited as a deciding factor and for good reason. A technology migration can often be one of the most time consuming portions of a move. Technology hiccups can also be unsettling if clients get wind of it.

By Tom Daley
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2013
Does size matter when it comes to 401(k) plans?

Employer generosity is important, but that's not the only key to successfully saving for retirement

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2013
Small can be big in 401(k) plans

Companies that are flush with cash have the wherewithal to provide the best in 401(k) savings to their workers, but that doesn't mean smaller retirement plans can't run effective plans.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2013
How to fix a hasty Social Security claiming decision

There are two ways for beneficiaries to increase their benefits after initially claiming them. Find out how.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2013
When clients claim Social Security without telling you

Have a client who — unbeknownst to you — filed for Social Security benefits early? Mary Beth Franklin unwraps the two ways for beneficiaries to increase their benefits after initially claiming them.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How returning to work affects Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 21, 2013
How returning to work affects Social Security benefits

Normally, when you continue to work while collecting benefits before your full retirement age, you lose. But what happens when you reach 66?

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 21, 2013
SEC slams Florida advisers with fraud charges for taking huge commissions on risky investments

SEC enforcement officials said Gregory J. Adams and Larry C. Grossman, both of Sovereign International Asset Management, put most of their clients' money into funds controlled by an asset manager who paid them $4.3 million in commissions. They failed to disclose the conflict of interest, the SEC said.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH NOV 21, 2013
Dreamforce 2013: Technology conference meets music festival

Over 140,000 people registered to attend Dreamforce, a sprawling city-within-a-city that featured high-profile keynote speakers, celebrities, multiple rock bands and a cult-like following of all things enterprise business technology.

By twelsh
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 20, 2013
State tax labyrinth awaits same-sex couples

Uneven recognition of same-sex marriage will make for a complicated tax year

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2013
Do your clients really need long-term care insurance?

What's <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin reading this morning? Whether your clients need long-term care insurance, hedge funds loading up on GM stock, Greenspan calls Bitcoin a bubble, JPMorgan confirms cardholders were hacked and Britain gets bullish. Breakfast with Benjamin is served.

By Jeff Benjamin