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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2016
New tool aims to optimize retirement withdrawals

Non-traditional drawdown strategies improve tax efficiency that can extend portfolio life.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2016
Advisers' role in retiree health care

By MFXFeeder
SEC says Pittsburgh financial adviser defrauded pro athletes
RIAS MAY 19, 2016
SEC says Pittsburgh financial adviser defrauded pro athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III took about $2.35 million from five clients to invest in movie projects in Ponzi-like fashion.

By Christine Idzelis
DOL fiduciary rule changes slow opponents, but threats still lurk
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule changes slow opponents, but threats still lurk

According to an <i>InvestmentNews</i> roundtable, legal challenges by financial-industry interest groups may still be on the horizon for the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH MAY 19, 2016
Advisers must brace for DOL fiduciary by ramping up technology plans

Time to weigh the role technology will play in keeping advisory practices in compliance, as well as profitable

By Alessandra Malito
RIAS MAY 18, 2016
Advisers managing $600 million leave Morgan Stanley to start RIA firm

The wirehouse advisers create independent wealth management firm We Are One Seven in Cleveland

By Christine Idzelis
Raymond James picks up $280 million adviser in Chicago
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2016
Raymond James picks up $280 million adviser in Chicago

Alan Lazzara brought in $1.7 million in annual fees and commissions while a partner at William Blair.

By Christine Idzelis
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Laurence Kotlikoff, economist and Social Security guru, to challenge Clinton, Trump for presidency

Saying the U.S. faces a $199 trillion 'fiscal gap,' professor wants to apply the principles of economics to fix what ails the country.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Gifts to introduce new graduates to saving and investing

Professional financial planners offer suggestions for the best gifts to give recent college grads instead of cash.

By Bloomberg
Elkhorn joins Vanguard, PowerShares in ETF play on corporate cash
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2016
Elkhorn joins Vanguard, PowerShares in ETF play on corporate cash

Some funds take advantage of two ways companies spend their cash, and now there's a third type focused on companies that reinvest their money wisely.

By John Waggoner
Former Thrivent broker barred from securities business for defrauding woman he met at church: Finra
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2016
Former Thrivent broker barred from securities business for defrauding woman he met at church: Finra

He allegedly met the customer at church and took $25,000 from her under false pretenses.

By Christine Idzelis
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires $675M adviser team from Morgan Stanley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 18, 2016
Bank of America Merrill Lynch hires $675M adviser team from Morgan Stanley

The Gatto Hughes Group produced $5.3 million of revenue last year.

By Christine Idzelis
BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
LPL Financial's problems keep piling up

Nation's largest independent broker-dealer faces an ugly lawsuit, high turnover and stalled growth. And that's just for starters. </br><b><i>(Related read: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160403/FREE/304039998/the-lpl-stock-buyback-that-launched-a-lawsuit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The stock buyback that launched a lawsuit</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end
BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end

Incentives for eligible advisers are from 2% to 11% of their total annual revenue.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2016
States working on new savings accounts for disabled families

Chairman of the College Savings Plans Network discusses coming ABLE plans, college 529s and why prepaid plans can be 'dangerous.'

By Liz Skinner
3 email marketing systems that won't break the bank
FINTECH MAY 17, 2016
3 email marketing systems that won't break the bank

These systems are a great place to begin to kick-start your email marketing campaigns.

By Michelle Waymire
What's in your mutual fund? How about an ETF
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 17, 2016
What's in your mutual fund? How about an ETF

Funds use ETFs for short-term cash, asset allocation and more.

By John Waggoner
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2016
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

The $350M firm was concerned with joining a firm that could successfully navigate the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Christine Idzelis
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect

New reg mandates changes to customer account statements that better reflect true value of nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
ETFS MAY 16, 2016
Bond ETFs brace for a June rate hike

Plus: Millennials don't invest like the rest of us, mid-cap stocks to the rescue, and Big Pharma pulls a fast one

By Jeff Benjamin