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FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Can an adviser work remotely for a month?

Will Sheryl Rowling be truly able to work with all the wonderful distractions available?

By Sheryl Rowling
FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
Cybersecurity landscape gets rocky in 2014

<i>InvestmentNews</i> hangs out with IT experts to talk about the Heartbleed bug, regulation and other cyberconcerns

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUN 10, 2014
With or without technology, I'm tired

As financial adviser, CPA and dinner host, I use a lot of technology but I'm still tired.

By Sheryl Rowling
FINTECH JUN 09, 2014
Older investors turn to the web to manage assets

More investors over 50 are firing their advisers and managing their own finances through online platforms, as the myth of tech-illiterate old-timers is debunked.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 09, 2014
How to connect with your clients' adult beneficiaries

Advisers must deal with the harsh reality that they are getting older, and so are their clients

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUN 08, 2014
Investors rush to safety in gold as Iraq falls

What's for <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>? The Iraq crisis hits another asset but in a good way. Plus: Oil spikes to nine-month high, a looming student loan crisis, how Goldman cashed out early on Alibaba, and a tribute to dads.

By Jeff Benjamin
OPINION JUN 08, 2014
Best is yet to come with 40 Under 40

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JUN 08, 2014
What's your acquisition strategy?

Key points every adviser should keep in mind when considering to buy or not to buy.

By Jeffrey A. Concepcion
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 06, 2014
Advisers forecast Republican resurgence in November elections

FSI poll also finds most have no plans to retire or sell their practices in the near future.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 06, 2014
Pershing expands managed account platform, boosts alts information

Adviser custodian and B-D clearing firm faces competition for assets with Fidelity, Schwab.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
In record-setting numbers, boomers pay cash for homes

In the first quarter, 29% of non-investment homebuyers used cash, the highest on record for the period.

By Kathleen M. Howley
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
Fixed annuity sales receiving added scrutiny from Finra

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
MetLife to get back in variable annuity game despite first quarter declines

Even after 54% drop in VA sales over the last year, the carrier is optimistic about sales with new mix of products.

By Darla Mercado
WIREHOUSES JUN 06, 2014
Head count falls but fee revenue boosts Merrill Lynch in 1Q

Asset management fees hit a record $1.5 billion, up 21% from the first quarter last year; assets on Merrill One surge.

By Mason Braswell
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 06, 2014
Mary Jo White defies political meddling in first year at SEC

Mary Jo White took over the Securities and Exchange Commission with a back-to-basics plan to toughen enforcement and clear a backlog of regulations aimed at the last financial crisis.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
Brain drain at Social Security Administration

Yet another reason why advisers should master claiming rules

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 06, 2014
Overtime pay for advisers?

President Obama's proposal to alter overtime pay rules reignites a debate over who should be compensated for extra hours. Should advisers be compensated for hours worked outside the traditional work week?

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 06, 2014
The latest in annuities strategies

A new report offers a look into the popularity behind indexed and structured product annuities

By Andrew Leigh
OPINION JUN 05, 2014
How to prepare now for a better tax year in 2014

The window of opportunity to work with accountants on tax planning for this year is open, but not for long.

By Paul Saganey
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2014
Schorsch's RCAP to raise $466 million in secondary offering

Broker-dealer using proceeds, in part, for pending acquisitions and possible new ones.

By Bruce Kelly