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McGraw-Hill to be renamed S&P Global: No more textbooks, just financial data
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 29, 2016
McGraw-Hill to be renamed S&P Global: No more textbooks, just financial data

Hopes to change name to S&P Global on Wednesday

By John Waggoner
Increased SEC scrutiny may be making ETF providers uncomfortable
EQUITIES APR 29, 2016
Increased SEC scrutiny may be making ETF providers uncomfortable

Increased SEC scrutiny may be making ETF providers uncomfortable, and the industry may soon have to adapt to new regulations. </br><b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20160417/ETF042016&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The full Spotlight on ETFs special report</a>)</b></i>

By John Waggoner
Help women tackle their larger student debt burden
WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY APR 29, 2016
Help women tackle their larger student debt burden

Advisers should encourage clients to avoid taking on too large a loan in the first place, and implement repayment strategies to quickly pay down debt.

By Liz Skinner
How student debt is clouding future retirement income
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2016
How student debt is clouding future retirement income

Fifty-two percent of Americans are at risk of a shortfall in retirement, based on data that includes an average student debt load of $18,000.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2016
These college majors will help you pay off debt faster

College graduates who studied medicine are in a far better position to pay back their student loans than grads who studied psychology, according to a new study.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2016
With regulations looming and robos stalking, advisers must prove their worth

Experts say the complexity of retirement income planning can set human advisers apart and justify their fees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2016
Obama daughter set for gap year before Harvard, but it's not for everyone

Advisers say taking a year off needs to be structured to pay off.

By Liz Skinner
Vanguard's Gregory Nassour oversees more assets in funds than top bond kings
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 28, 2016
Vanguard's Gregory Nassour oversees more assets in funds than top bond kings

His six funds on average beat more than 90% of rivals

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2016
T. Rowe Price shareholders vote down climate-change proposal

Plus: Hillary gets no love from T. Boone Pickens, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summer embraces Bitcoin, and Obama takes credit for changing Wall Street

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2016
Clients still need Social Security advice

File and suspend's elimination doesn't mean advisers should put Social Security planning on the shelf.

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES APR 28, 2016
Two types of investors are driving the stock market rally

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Two types of investors are driving stocks' rally: Those who fear missing out on the rally, and those who see no alternatives to stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2016
Congress poised for its last stand against DOL fiduciary rule

The first installment of InvestmentNews' new <i>Fiduciary Focus</i> column looks inside the political wrangling taking place as the fiduciary rule nears finalization.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2016
LPL reports paltry adviser gains in 2015

Revenue from commissions declined in the fourth quarter, as it has across the brokerage industry.

By Bruce Kelly
What you really need to think about when choosing a retirement destination
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2016
What you really need to think about when choosing a retirement destination

Retirement expert reflects on how she and her husband chose the number-one state for pre-retirees without even knowing it.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why independent broker-dealers are in survival mode
BROKER DEALERS APR 27, 2016
Why independent broker-dealers are in survival mode

<i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Bruce Kelly talks about the challenges facing indie B-Ds and what many firms are doing to survive.

By InvestmentNews Staff
Relief for looming Social Security deadline
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2016
Relief for looming Social Security deadline

Clients can file a protective form to protect their claiming rights.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Dispatch from the retirement front: Choosing a retirement destination
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2016
Dispatch from the retirement front: Choosing a retirement destination

<i>InvestmentNews</i> contributing editor reflects on how she and her husband chose the number-one state for pre-retirees without even knowing it.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Social Security employees finally get instructions on how to implement new claiming rules
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 27, 2016
Social Security employees finally get instructions on how to implement new claiming rules

But watch out: The range of advice issued by local offices and hotline operators has been very inconsistent.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2016
Donald Trump to Janet Yellen: 'If I'm elected, you're fired'

Plus: Wall Street wants to send Sanders packing to Cuba, silver outshines gold, and Harriet Tubman nabs a spot on the 20-spot

By Jeff Benjamin
Nuveen's Bob Doll: Consumer stronger than you think
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2016
Nuveen's Bob Doll: Consumer stronger than you think

Rising employment, falling gas prices paint modestly bullish picture of the American consumer.

By John Waggoner