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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2016
Financial advisers' business models need changing to win over millennial clients: expert

Products and services geared toward baby boomers won't work for the younger generation, according to a presentation at the IMCA Private Wealth Advisor Conference in Chicago.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock's Larry Fink: Money managers must help companies focus on long-term thinking
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 29, 2016
BlackRock's Larry Fink: Money managers must help companies focus on long-term thinking

Geopolitical uncertainty, created in part by Brexit and the U.S. presidential race, is leading to “intense short-termism,” he says.

By James Comtois
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
More than half of the student-loan borrowers regret going into debt

Three in five borrowers did not try or did not know how to figure out their future monthly payments, according to a new study.

By Grete Suarez
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
More than half of the student-loan borrowers regret going into debt: Finra study

By Grete Suarez
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's billionaire Johnson family vs. the average investor

Plus: BlackRock applies more low-fee pressure, the fallout from the falling pound, and don't work where you don't belong

By Jeff Benjamin
Nationwide to buy Jefferson National
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
Nationwide to buy Jefferson National

The acquisition will expand the firm's ability to sell financial products through Jefferson National's network of 4,000 RIAs.

By Christine Idzelis
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 28, 2016
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums

Should you claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2016
How advisers can explain investing done right

Shift from focusing on investment returns to talking to clients about their goals.

By crichards
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule expected to put new pressure on mutual fund expenses

Some fund share classes could be on the way out, according to a new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers
FINTECH SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers

Software firm is boosting compliance functions of its financial planning platform. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES SEP 27, 2016
More dark clouds loom over Wells Fargo

Plus: DOL rule puts advisers between clients and target-date funds, big dividend yields for those with a strong stomach, and companies lean toward auto-IRAs

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2016
SEC fines Merrill Lynch $12.5 million for lapses causing mini-flash crashes

By Bloomberg
Advice industry gets social during Clinton-Trump debate, talks taxes, economy
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2016
Advice industry gets social during Clinton-Trump debate, talks taxes, economy

Advisers let their true feelings come out in a conversation on Twitter during the first presidential debate Monday. Which candidate do you think won the battle?

By InvestmentNews Staff
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 27, 2016
Investors continue their love affair with dividend-paying stocks

Companies that raise dividends regularly often fare well when interest rates rise.

By John Waggoner
FINTECH SEP 27, 2016
Tech-tardy advisers, prepare for a late-adopter penalty

Firms that don't invest in tools to improve the client experience, such as those that allow for frequent interactions with the adviser, will lose out.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2016
SEC gets staff recommendation to allow third-party exams

Mary Jo White says the commission is reviewing a staff proposal and could vote to move ahead with independent audits.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley team managing $600 million in assets joins Wells Fargo
WIREHOUSES SEP 27, 2016
Morgan Stanley team managing $600 million in assets joins Wells Fargo

Michael Dechiario, Thomas Charmley, Thomas Soden, Dean Vetsikas and Stacey Robinson joined the firm Monday.

By Grete Suarez
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2016
Emerging markets debt funds soar in popularity

By John Waggoner
$2.2 billion adviser team defects from Morgan Stanley to go independent
RIAS SEP 27, 2016
$2.2 billion adviser team defects from Morgan Stanley to go independent

The 13-person team felt they would have more flexibility outside the Morgan framework.

By Greg Iacurci
Morgan Stanley team with $427M in assets jumps to Wells Fargo
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 27, 2016
Morgan Stanley team with $427M in assets jumps to Wells Fargo

Brian Latz, John Cicillini and Kenneth Cariota joined their new firm Sept. 1.

By Christine Idzelis