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RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2015
2016 could be a good year for women looking to buy real estate

Single female homebuyers are poised to make a comeback, particularly in cities where their salaries are rising faster than those of single men.

By Bloomberg
Congress set to make popular tax breaks permanent
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 28, 2015
Congress set to make popular tax breaks permanent

Advisers were pleasantly surprised by the tax package that will provide them more certainty when planing long-term for clients.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
A Diversity Problem
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
A Diversity Problem

Financial advice is among the least diverse industries in the country and is doing little to change its status.

By Elizabeth MacBride
Will mutual funds' pay-to-play at brokerages go away?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 28, 2015
Will mutual funds' pay-to-play at brokerages go away?

Fund industry worries about fallout from results of SEC exam sweep on distribution fees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BROKER DEALERS DEC 23, 2015
Finra names new CEO to replace Ketchum

Robert W. Cook, the former director of the division of trading and markets for the SEC from 2010 to 2013, will take over the reins of the brokerage industry regulator.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2015
Retirement readiness improves, but most Americans' savings still fall short

More than half of Americans are still at risk of being unprepared to completely cover essential living expenses in retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
The bullish outlook for 2016
EQUITIES DEC 23, 2015
The bullish outlook for 2016

Plus: Most consumers are optimistic about improved household finances next year, embracing a contrarian investing strategy, and what the Dow was like in the beginning

By Jeff Benjamin
Former Morgan Stanley adviser sentenced to three years' probation for data theft
WIREHOUSES DEC 23, 2015
Former Morgan Stanley adviser sentenced to three years' probation for data theft

Galen Marsh, who allegedly called the stolen data “the world's best cold-calling list,” had some of the data stolen from him and posted on the Internet.

By Bloomberg
Cheap oil presents new investment opportunities
EQUITIES DEC 23, 2015
Cheap oil presents new investment opportunities

MLPs move back into the spotlight for patient investors

By Jeff Benjamin
New bills aim to stop DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2015
New bills aim to stop DOL fiduciary rule

New bipartisan legislation would quash a Labor Department proposal to strengthen investment advice standards for retirement accounts.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Glut of IBDs for sale creating a buyer's market, putting pressure on prices
BROKER DEALERS DEC 23, 2015
Glut of IBDs for sale creating a buyer's market, putting pressure on prices

Black Friday sales come early for buyers of independent broker-dealers as a slew of available firms puts pressure on prices.

By Bruce Kelly
Fiduciary liability unclear when selecting and monitoring default retirement investments
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2015
Fiduciary liability unclear when selecting and monitoring default retirement investments

Plan sponsors appreciate auto enrollment and qualified default investments, but there are imperfect fits at the individual participant level.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Remind clients you're here to help them avoid costly mistakes
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 23, 2015
Remind clients you're here to help them avoid costly mistakes

Most clients won't know this adviser duty exists unless you take the time to tell them.

By crichards
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 23, 2015
Boeing settlement underscores advisers' 401(k) responsibility

As excessive-fee suits are poised to move down market, advisers should pay attention to teachings of 401(k) suits such as Boeing's.

By Greg Iacurci
ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2015
SAC's Cohen barred from managing client money until 2018, SEC says

Steven A. Cohen is poised to make a return to the hedge-fund industry by 2018 under an accord with U.S. regulators that settles allegations that the billionaire failed to supervise a convicted insider-trader at SAC Capital Advisors.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $8.8 million for unsupervised trading
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 22, 2015
Morgan Stanley ordered to pay $8.8 million for unsupervised trading

SEC orders the wirehouse to pay $8.8M for what the regulator claims was unsupervised prearranged trading. Brokerage firm Societe Generale Americas also agreed to pay $1M for the same case.

By Alessandra Malito
EQUITIES DEC 22, 2015
Making the case for market-timing with humility

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Morningstar's John Rekenthaler clarifies after recently referring to market-timers as &#8220;circus clowns minus the funny suits.&#8221;

By Jeff Benjamin
Face time just as important to younger clients
FINTECH DEC 22, 2015
Face time just as important to younger clients

When figuring out how to best engage with clients, age is only one factor that should be taken into consideration

By Alessandra Malito
LPL to pay $750K in latest nontraded REIT case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 22, 2015
LPL to pay $750K in latest nontraded REIT case

New Hampshire securities regulator claims unsupervised sale to 81-year-old investor was unsuitable and resulted in significant losses.

By Alessandra Malito
Technology for the holidays
FINTECH DEC 22, 2015
Technology for the holidays

Some ideas on what to send to clients, and how to do it

By Sheryl Rowling