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FPA seeks more influence over CFP Board, regulators by creating advisory council
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 07, 2016
FPA seeks more influence over CFP Board, regulators by creating advisory council

New six-member panel will take input from members regarding concerns about groups that formulate policies affecting planners.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 07, 2016
Fidelity presents five scenarios for stocks

<b>Breakfast with Benjamin</b> Why Fidelity sees a slow-growth, low-inflation regime as the most likely scenario for stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers have a fiduciary duty to put robust business continuity plans in place
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
Advisers have a fiduciary duty to put robust business continuity plans in place

As fiduciaries, advisers have twin duties of loyalty and care to their clients.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Janus' Bill Gross slams central bankers again, arguing negative rates turn assets into liabilities
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 07, 2016
Janus' Bill Gross slams central bankers again, arguing negative rates turn assets into liabilities

By Bloomberg
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm
EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm

The usual volatility could be enhanced by the Fed, geopolitics and the presidential election.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2016
Could your financial adviser be charging unnecessarily high fees?

Make sure your adviser is a fiduciary &amp;mdash; legally required to put your interests first &amp;mdash; and seek out advisers and planners who aren't just good at selling investments.

By Bloomberg
Use the DOL fiduciary rule as a catalyst to transform your business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
Use the DOL fiduciary rule as a catalyst to transform your business

To move from DOL compliance to transformation, you will need to focus on several key issues to drive the speed and effectiveness of these changes within your business.

By Scott Dixon
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
What advisers need to consider before starting a separate business venture

There are some ethical considerations that deserve some thought before launching a non-financial planning business.

By Dan Candura
The secret history of index mutual funds
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 06, 2016
The secret history of index mutual funds

The real story of index funds begins far earlier than Vanguard's entry into the retail market in 1976.

By Stephen Mihm
RIAS SEP 06, 2016
Creating an enduring financial advisory business: Lessons from Fisher Investments

By Ellie Zhu
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2016
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios

The funds take advantage of the SEC's reporting rules on derivatives to make their high fees look smaller than they actually are.

By John Waggoner
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?
EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?

Tempting yields might be just replacing one kind of risk with another.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with combined $807 million of assets from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2016
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with combined $807 million of assets from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley

The Anderson Remchuck Wealth Management Group managed $700 million at JPMorgan.

By Christine Idzelis
How frivolous customer disputes can be erased from Finra BrokerCheck
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2016
How frivolous customer disputes can be erased from Finra BrokerCheck

Customer complaint disclosures that are erroneous or without merit are all too common.

By Doc Kennedy
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low
EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low

Federal Reserve officials need to consider the costs of keeping interest rates low, even as the U.S. economy is pressured by diminished worker productivity, according to Allianz's chief economic adviser.

By Bloomberg
CFP Board poised to make advisers' arbitration results public
RIAS SEP 06, 2016
CFP Board poised to make advisers' arbitration results public

Tweaks to new rule mean details of disputes may surface.

By Christine Idzelis
IRS says Finra fines not tax-deductible for broker-dealers
BROKER DEALERS SEP 06, 2016
IRS says Finra fines not tax-deductible for broker-dealers

The tax code says fines paid to a government &quot;agency or instrumentality&quot; for violation of a law aren't tax-deductible.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 06, 2016
More millennials avoid reckoning with the Tax Man

The prevalence of student loans, a gig economy and transitory lifestyles makes it difficult for millennials to own up to what they owe and pay back the IRS.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 04, 2016
Why financial advisers hate Elizabeth Warren

The senator has emerged as an ardent champion of the DOL fiduciary rule and has used congressional hearings to take on Wall Street and industry regulators alike.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION SEP 04, 2016
How Uber and the sharing economy will change the advice industry

Millennials are coming of age during a disruptive economic landscape and will find it increasingly challenging to save for retirement.

By Ellie Zhu