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Over-sized Fidelity, Vanguard funds raise concerns about being too big to stay competitive
EQUITIES MAR 22, 2016
Over-sized Fidelity, Vanguard funds raise concerns about being too big to stay competitive

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> A couple of Vanguard and Fidelity mutual funds raise questions about when it is time to close a fund to new investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
BRIC funds rally, but it's a long way back
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 22, 2016
BRIC funds rally, but it's a long way back

Brazil, Russia, India and China were singled out as the investment theme of the new century, but they've fallen like bricks the past five years.

By John Waggoner
Majority of retirees roll funds out of 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2016
Majority of retirees roll funds out of 401(k) plans

New survey finds the majority of boomers who work with advisers opt to move their money to an IRA in an attempt to improve their investment performance.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES MAR 22, 2016
Despite old age, bull market gets no respect

Even with its gains and long life, most investors have been lukewarm toward the stock market.

By John Waggoner
Insurers and their clients will reap benefits when rate rise picks up steam
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 22, 2016
Insurers and their clients will reap benefits when rate rise picks up steam

Annuity and life insurance products would likely see better contract guarantees long-term.

By Greg Iacurci
Ken Fisher plans to step down as CEO of firm
RIAS MAR 22, 2016
Ken Fisher plans to step down as CEO of firm

Billionaire behind Fisher Investments has discussed his intentions for years, but succession plan isn't clear.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RCAP and Cetera sue Lightyear for poaching executives
BROKER DEALERS MAR 21, 2016
RCAP and Cetera sue Lightyear for poaching executives

Suit alleges the private-equity firm is helping top brass break non-compete agreements and then hiring them.

By Bruce Kelly
Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs
ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2016
Think your stock fund is risky? Try these ETFs

Exchange-traded funds have achieved a new feat, producing dozens of funds that are riskier than the most volatile individual stocks in the Standard and Poor's 500 stock index.

By John Waggoner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 21, 2016
SEC adds ETFs, variable annuities to exam priorities

The Securities and Exchange Commission will be looking at ETF sales strategies, trading practices and disclosures, as well as suitability and sales supervision of variable annuities.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
And the new owners of Cetera Financial Group will be ...
BROKER DEALERS MAR 21, 2016
And the new owners of Cetera Financial Group will be ...

Private-equity firms and an asset manager have been identified as among the broker-dealer network's new ownership.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH MAR 20, 2016
MoneyGuidePro updates new version in line with DOL fiduciary rule requirements

Updates for the latest version include features on client goals, life expectancy, household risk tolerance, health care and Social Security.

By Alessandra Malito
The implications of the DOL retirement study for plan advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2016
The implications of the DOL retirement study for plan advisers

Regulators are continuing their push for industry-provided data to improve compliance oversight.

By Blaine F. Aikin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2016
What advisers can learn from a convicted felon's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs

Case highlights vulnerability of advisers when they don't use up-to-date methods to project costs.

By Barry Flagg
Stocks fall on Brussels attack as gold, bonds advance
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2016
Stocks fall on Brussels attack as gold, bonds advance

The deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels fueled demand for haven assets such as Treasuries, gold and the yen

By Bloomberg
Koch brothers launch a new family office to quietly invest their wealth
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 18, 2016
Koch brothers launch a new family office to quietly invest their wealth

Called 1888 Management, the firm scouts for personal investments for the Kochs.

By Bloomberg
Why fixed indexed annuities are continuing to increase in popularity
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2016
Why fixed indexed annuities are continuing to increase in popularity

Their features require careful explanation, but today's fixed indexed annuities can offer upside for clients.

By Mark Fitzgerald
ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2016
Time for advisers to brush up on ESG investing

By MFXFeeder
Volatility drives stock market fears in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2016
Volatility drives stock market fears in 401(k) plans

Participants shifted their balances to conservative funds amid higher trading activity.

By Greg Iacurci
Kocherlakota: Use the power of negative rates
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2016
Kocherlakota: Use the power of negative rates

If the Fed takes rates into negative territory, it might actually be able to raise rates faster and higher

By Bloomberg
As indexed universal life sales climb, be sure to mind the risks
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2016
As indexed universal life sales climb, be sure to mind the risks

Advisers need to bear in mind that this cousin of traditional universal life insurance requires unique precautions.

By Darla Mercado