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Bank stocks bounce hard
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 16, 2016
Bank stocks bounce hard

Financial stocks were the one of the hottest areas in late 2015, and most advisers believed the trend would carry well into the new year. So what went wrong this year?

By John Waggoner
RIAS FEB 16, 2016
4 adviser recruiting predictions for the year ahead

What the state of adviser recruiting might look like in 2016, from the wirehouses to the independent space

By DSARCH
OPINION FEB 14, 2016
Doing the math on RIA exams

Promising developments in the push to boost the number of advisers examined by the SEC each year

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH FEB 14, 2016
Embrace the robo-adviser disruption

Advisers that embrace this disruption and offer a wider range of services will thrive and prosper in the digital age.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2016
Financial planning tips for blended families

More than 40 million Americans are in a second or third marriage. Here's how to make sure you plan properly for your step family.

By Thomas Mingone
Sen. Warren, Rep. Cummings accuse financial industry of crying wolf on DOL fiduciary
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2016
Sen. Warren, Rep. Cummings accuse financial industry of crying wolf on DOL fiduciary

The Massachusetts senator and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., assert four large insurance companies are telling regulators and shareholders different tales.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
U.S. stocks join global slide as financials lead selloff
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 12, 2016
U.S. stocks join global slide as financials lead selloff

U.S. stocks fell as investors shunned risk worldwide amid concern that central-bank efforts to support growth are losing their potency.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 12, 2016
The coming wave of adviser technology convergence

Advice industry is in the early innings of what promises to be a new period of major technological change.

By Douglas Winter
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 12, 2016
65 and broke: Student loan debt isn't just a young person's problem

The amount of education debt held by people 65 and older ballooned to $18.2 billion in 2013, from $2.8 billion in 2005.

By Bloomberg
From the C Suite with Baird's CEO Paul Purcell: Incentivize people and give them space to run
RIAS FEB 12, 2016
From the C Suite with Baird's CEO Paul Purcell: Incentivize people and give them space to run

His mother's early death and a critical illness of his own contributed to Mr. Purcell's view of the world and the way he leads his firm's 3,200 professionals.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
World's best REIT hands Fortress 700% gain on Japan bets after tsunami

Fortress says infrastructure in Japan among bright spots of Abenomics

By Bloomberg
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Once upon a time, there came a negative rate...

A cartoonist's look at what happens when rates go negative.

By Bloomberg
U.S. stocks rise amid post-holiday catch-up
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2016
U.S. stocks rise amid post-holiday catch-up

U.S. stocks rose as trading resumed after a holiday, catching up with gains in global equities Monday while weakness in crude oil tempered an early advance.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Where and how Bernie Sanders wants to hit Wall Street

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> His proposed financial-transaction taxes would supposedly collect tens of billions, and Wall Street would likely pay for a lot of the free stuff he hopes to offer as president.

By Jeff Benjamin
Planning implications of Obama's budget in one simple chart
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
Planning implications of Obama's budget in one simple chart

Michael Kitces explains how the president's fiscal 2017 budget affects retirement, estate and other tax law.

By Ellie Zhu
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
How competent is your tax preparer?

The U.S. Government Accountability Office estimates that half of all self-prepared individual tax returns contain at least one error, compared to 60% of returns completed by a paid preparer.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES FEB 11, 2016
Stock market selloff triggers a new gold rush

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Gold rallies amid the ongoing stock selloff to once again become the safe-haven play.

By Jeff Benjamin
Adjusting Social Security claiming strategies for new rules
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2016
Adjusting Social Security claiming strategies for new rules

Here are a few scenarios that can help you guide your clients' decisions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
BROKER DEALERS FEB 11, 2016
Brokers concerned that senior abuse concerns could lead to costly regulation

They agree with intent of possible legislation, but worry about compliance costs.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL reshuffles management duties with an eye on recruiting
BROKER DEALERS FEB 11, 2016
LPL reshuffles management duties with an eye on recruiting

Bill Morrissey will return to solely focusing on recruiting and branch development, while Andy Kalbaugh will be in charge of relationship management and business consulting for LPL's reps and advisers.

By Bruce Kelly