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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2015
Social Security changes sting women retirees

New rules limiting Social Security strategies in 2016 and beyond could make it more difficult for many women to maximize their benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ETFS NOV 23, 2015
Blending Mars, Venus can energize a fund

Appears that mixed-gender portfolio management teams tend to generate better performance

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 23, 2015
Women lawmakers play an outsized role in policymaking that affects advisers

Percentage of women in Congress similar to their proportion in the advice sector, with plenty of room to grow

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
AR Capital to stop creating new nontraded REITs, close existing programs to new investors
ALTERNATIVES NOV 23, 2015
AR Capital to stop creating new nontraded REITs, close existing programs to new investors

In a major reversal, the powerhouse nontraded REIT sponsor built by Nicholas Schorsch is exiting the business of creating and selling new alternative investment products and will stop taking new investor money for existing programs.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 23, 2015
Time for Congress to act on elder abuse

Senior$afe Act seems like a win-win for financial advisers and their elder clients.

By MFXFeeder
Four questions hybrid advisers should ask their asset management platform
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
Four questions hybrid advisers should ask their asset management platform

As seismic shifts continue to roil the TAMP world, now is a good time to reevaluate and make sure you're getting all you can or should.

By Michael C. Bryan
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 22, 2015
Finra's Susan Axelrod: Finding a job you love is what matters

By Susan F. Axelrod
How ETFs can help mitigate the impact of market bubbles
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2015
How ETFs can help mitigate the impact of market bubbles

Emphasizing defense and true diversification in ETF choices can provide protection.

By James Norman
FIXED INCOME NOV 20, 2015
Bond ETFs can help clients navigate rising rates

Three ways advisers can utilize bond ETFs to ride out whatever waves the Fed's long-deferred action might kick up.

By Matthew Tucker
IRA ALERT NOV 20, 2015
How to avoid year-end RMD errors

An expert's list of common mistakes advisers make when helping clients take required distributions

By Ed Slott
529 plans adding more conservative investment options
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2015
529 plans adding more conservative investment options

Hoping to stave off concern from college savers that 529 accounts are too vulnerable to stock market volatility and expected interest rate hikes, some plan managers are switching up investment choices.

By Liz Skinner
TAX NOV 20, 2015
Senate Finance Committee OKs changes to college savings plans

Senate committee to approve measure loosening rules for 529 plans.

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 20, 2015
529 benefits go beyond college savings

Advisers should discuss additional advantages, including estate planning, to help clients make good decisions and build the relationship.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES NOV 19, 2015
S&P's global financial literacy test is out

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> S&amp;P Rating Services has released its global financial services literacy test, which uses four questions to test understanding of interest compounding, inflation, and risk diversification. How would you do?

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2015
Can you pass this financial literacy test?

Take the quiz as you go through the story. The answers are in the footnotes.

By Bloomberg
Advice for advisers: Always think about inflation
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 19, 2015
Advice for advisers: Always think about inflation

It's no surprise that inflation is not top-of-mind but for long-term investing to be successful, long-term returns need to outpace inflation.

By Rusty Vanneman
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2015
Five year-end moves to make you richer

Now is the time to sit down and focus on your finances.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 19, 2015
How to build an emergency fund fast

Forty-one percent of households don't have $2,000 in liquid savings, which would cover the median cost of the most expensive financial shock.

By Bloomberg
Cybersecurity for the insecure RIA
OPINION NOV 19, 2015
Cybersecurity for the insecure RIA

Ways to prevent a bad outcome when examiners come to assess your cybersecurity efforts

By Les Abromovitz
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 19, 2015
Nicholas Schorsch's RCAP gets scorched on multiple fronts

By Mark Schoeff Jr.