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RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2015
5 ways to make sure family runs your company in the future

How business owners can prepare themselves now for eventually handing over the reins to their successors.

By Steve Faulkner
Advisers scramble to head off sticker shock from clients over ugly August account statements
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2015
Advisers scramble to head off sticker shock from clients over ugly August account statements

As stocks continue to slide, advisers scramble to head off sticker shock from clients over ugly August account statements.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fed officials moving toward rate increase but still looking for wage gains
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 08, 2015
Fed officials moving toward rate increase but still looking for wage gains

The Federal Open Market Committee, led by Chairwoman Janet Yellen, said last month that despite further progress, economic conditions warranting an increase in the target range for fed funds had not yet been met.

By Meaghan Kilroy
NextShares wins its first adviser platform partner with Envestnet
BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2015
NextShares wins its first adviser platform partner with Envestnet

Envestnet has agreed to make NextShares, a unique hybrid of mutual funds and ETFs, available to some of its 41,000 affiliated financial advisers, delivering Eaton Vance its first distribution partner for the product.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Why a federal judge tossed out the Camardas' case
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 08, 2015
Why a federal judge tossed out the Camardas' case

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon made public Tuesday his opinion in a lawsuit over CFP Board's disciplinary action related to adviser use of the 'fee-only' label.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
I took the test, I talked the talk. Now you can call me a CFP!
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2015
I took the test, I talked the talk. Now you can call me a CFP!

Broader work experience definition allows columnist to use designation.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ETFS SEP 08, 2015
Legg Mason wants to build 'better' ETFs

Money manager asks the SEC for permission to build exotic funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 08, 2015
How partisan politics have poisoned the SEC

Washington's political atmosphere makes the panel too adversarial to get anything done.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers can demonstrate value proposition with downside protection to calm investors' volatility fears
FINTECH SEP 07, 2015
Advisers can demonstrate value proposition with downside protection to calm investors' volatility fears

Risk-protection strategies are proving to be popular for advisers to recommend to their skittish clients, but haven't gained traction among the majority of robos

By Alessandra Malito
Obama executive order requires use of earlier tax returns on college aid forms
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 06, 2015
Obama executive order requires use of earlier tax returns on college aid forms

By allowing prior-prior year financial data, paperwork can be submitted earlier and schools will likely give parents notice about awards sooner.

By Liz Skinner
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2015
Cash in spotlight amid sell-off

Advisers must be prepared to give reasoned answers about moving to cash during market volatility.

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2015
We must reform ourselves before the regulators do it for us

To thrive as a profession, we need to better demonstrate what it means to be a profession by putting our clients' interests before our own

By Paul Smith
INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 06, 2015
Biggest factors impacting what clients pay for college

Consider expenses beyond the sticker price to determine what a higher education will really cost.

By Troy Onink
Pimco minus Bill Gross equals outflows
RIAS SEP 04, 2015
Pimco minus Bill Gross equals outflows

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Pimco finds itself in choppy waters without Bill Gross at the helm.

By Jeff Benjamin
The next REIT privatization wave is underway
EQUITIES SEP 04, 2015
The next REIT privatization wave is underway

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The swelling gap between public and private valuations is making REITs a sweet target.

By Jeff Benjamin
Federal Reserve may wait a long time for second rate hike
FIXED INCOME SEP 04, 2015
Federal Reserve may wait a long time for second rate hike

Bill Gross says if the Fed raises interest rates this month, policy makers are increasingly likely to wait at least six months before a second hike. Market measures indicate the wait may be twice that long.

By Bloomberg
Edmond Walters, founder and CEO of eMoney Advisor, steps down
FINTECH SEP 04, 2015
Edmond Walters, founder and CEO of eMoney Advisor, steps down

Edmond Walters, founder and CEO of the financial planning software firm, has resigned effective immediately, months after the firm was acquired by Fidelity, which said the firm's operations will continue without interruption.

By Alessandra Malito
Pension giants out of sync with alternative investments
EQUITIES SEP 04, 2015
Pension giants out of sync with alternative investments

Moves in and out of alts seem to be based on market volatility and fees rather than a long-term strategy.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS SEP 04, 2015
Ohio firm's secret – go where the clients are

Ohio firm Carnegie Investment Counsel's move to the suburbs increased productivity and convenience for clients, according to Gary P. Wagner, a principal of the firm and its chief operating officer.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2015
Fidelity throws its weight behind longevity annuities

The Boston retirement-services giant is giving its clients a new option for planning for the costs and risk of living longer by making deferred-income annuities available for retirement plans. <i>(See also the <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150821/FREE/821009999/PH/top-10-annuity-sellers-in-the-second-quarter&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Top 10 annuity sellers in the second quarter.</a>)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt