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Client losses total $44 million in 'Madoff of Main Street' case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2015
Client losses total $44 million in 'Madoff of Main Street' case

Jacob Cooper, founder of San Diego-based RIA Total Wealth Management, built his business to over $100 million in assets and more than 600 clients. Last week, a court-appointed receiver in a case brought by the SEC determined that more than $44 million of those assets are likely lost.

By Mason Braswell
OPINION OCT 28, 2015
Redefining an accredited investor

By Blaine F. Aikin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2015
New Ways & Means chairman gives Speaker Ryan a tax-reform partner

One of Rep. Kevin Brady's ongoing pursuits has been eliminating the estate tax.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 27, 2015
Insurers adding optional death benefits to IOVA contracts

The optional features allow for more investor choice and seek to capitalize on strong IOVA sales.

By Greg Iacurci
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2015
An adviser's advice to millennials

What would you say to your 25-year-old self?

By David Mirabito
Periscope the next frontier in social media for advisers?
FINTECH OCT 27, 2015
Periscope the next frontier in social media for advisers?

The real-time video platform gives clients another way to get acquainted.

By Alessandra Malito
EQUITIES OCT 27, 2015
The flip side of a strong October for stocks is usually a weak finish for the year

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: When October's bad, it's usually historically so. But when it's a good month for stocks, the rest of the year is usually a real stinker.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2015
As DOL fiduciary heats up, both sides dig in

Battle over the Labor Department's proposed fiduciary rule reaches a new level of nasty.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Indie B-Ds late to the robo game
FINTECH OCT 27, 2015
Indie B-Ds late to the robo game

IBDs haven't considered digital advice services as important enough to offer their advisers but that may change next year, with at least a couple ramping up to offer a robo in 2016.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
Genworth doubles down on LTC business in challenging market

The firm is suspending sales in traditional life insurance and fixed annuity products in the first quarter of 2016.

By Greg Iacurci
FINTECH OCT 26, 2015
Investors are grading advisers on investment skill — and advisers might not know it

A new service lets investors grade advisers based on investment performance, which advisers say may put too much emphasis on investing advice &amp;mdash; and maybe even weaken job security.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
Adviser coalition calls on Congress to reject attempts to stop DOL fiduciary rule

Rep. Peter Roskam and colleagues' 'legislative principles' for retirement advisers refer only to disclosing conflicts, not mitigating them, FPC says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC files record number of enforcement cases and highest fines in 2015
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2015
SEC files record number of enforcement cases and highest fines in 2015

Agency brings actions against new kinds of securities fraud.

By Liz Skinner
Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase
EQUITIES OCT 26, 2015
Closed-end funds trading at steepest discounts in eight years as investors sell ahead of rate increase

Strategists say pricing anomalies should be considered buying opportunity as Fed action expected to be small.

By Jeff Benjamin
With more workers lacking 401(k) plans, retirement savings crisis grows
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
With more workers lacking 401(k) plans, retirement savings crisis grows

Even those with plans save the maximum and few set aside money in IRAs or Roth IRAs.

By Bloomberg
Hedging against triple whammy of Medicare price hikes
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
Hedging against triple whammy of Medicare price hikes

The price tag for Medicare is expected to swell dramatically Jan. 1 as the result of several factors.

By Katy Votava
Software evolving beyond Social Security maximization
OPINION OCT 26, 2015
Software evolving beyond Social Security maximization

I am always amazed by the brilliance of computer software designers. They can take the most complicated financial planning decisions and reduce them to a one-click — or one-swipe — tool.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Advisers form coalition to oppose DOL fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2015
Advisers form coalition to oppose DOL fiduciary rule

Grassroots organization is sponsored by a trade association for life insurance companies.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Massachusetts' Galvin investigates fund pricing glitches
ETFS OCT 26, 2015
Massachusetts' Galvin investigates fund pricing glitches

Massachusetts' top securities cop is investigating the failure of an accounting platform he said delayed correct pricing for billions of dollars in mutual funds and ETFs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
IRA ALERT OCT 25, 2015
Attorney learns the wrong way to deduct IRA losses

Semi-retired patent attorney cannot deduct losses in an IRA.

By Ed Slott