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RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 21, 2015
MetLife launches first longevity annuity for individual clients' retirement accounts

Latest product comes as qualified longevity annuity contracts look for a place in retirement accounts.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2015
An identity thief breaks down the art of emptying your bank account

Meet Dmitry Naskovets, the con man from Minsk.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH AUG 20, 2015
New Apple iPad Pro geared toward meeting advisers' business needs

In the wake of Apple's latest product announcement, some advisers may even ditch their laptop for a tablet.

By Alessandra Malito
SEC warns brokerages to monitor risky products better
ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2015
SEC warns brokerages to monitor risky products better

Agency finds a significant number of inappropriate sales.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2015
Why women need life insurance

Having the right life insurance policy can give moms a peace of mind knowing their families will be taken care of if the worst were to happen.

By Ryan Daly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2015
Don't let health care costs derail your retirement plans

Tools can help you to refine cost projections and reduce Medicare surcharges.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RS Investments on the block, five firms in the running
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2015
RS Investments on the block, five firms in the running

Money managers DoubleLine Capital, Victory Capital Management, Virtus Investment Partners, Ridgeworth Investments and private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partners slated to place bids Friday.

By Randy Diamond
Guggenheim adds real estate to its smart beta lineup
ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2015
Guggenheim adds real estate to its smart beta lineup

First ETF to offer equal-weighted exposure to a REIT index.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS AUG 20, 2015
Advisers' deaths without transition plans force custodians into action

Custodians are stepping up their game at the same time regulators are putting an emphasis on business continuity and succession

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2015
Labor Department gets state-based auto-IRA rule plans together

Once approved by the Office of Management and Budget, a proposed rule is expected to be issued by the end of the year.

By Hazel Bradford
EBRI hires Mercer partner Conaway to replace Salisbury as CEO
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2015
EBRI hires Mercer partner Conaway to replace Salisbury as CEO

New executive will leave consulting firm at end of September; has been on benefits research firm's board for more than a decade.

By Rob Kozlowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2015
How you should react to the IRS data breach

The number of citizens exposed in the tax hack reportedly triples. What if you were a victim of the cyber-crime?

By Liz Skinner
Investors trimming bets on September interest rate hike
ALTERNATIVES AUG 19, 2015
Investors trimming bets on September interest rate hike

Options prices indicate skepticism but Pimco says Federal Reserve's rate increase bar is 'fairly low.'

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES AUG 19, 2015
The Fed's quantitative easing experiment gets a failing grade

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> A Fed official put some of the central bank's post-financial crisis actions under a magnifying glass and found they have done little to boost the economy.

By Jeff Benjamin
Biggest factors impacting what you pay for college
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2015
Biggest factors impacting what you pay for college

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

By Troy Onink
Delaying Social Security may boost Medicare costs
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2015
Delaying Social Security may boost Medicare costs

Clients who elected to file and suspend their Social Security benefits will be hit with a big Medicare Part B increase next year but don't panic. Delaying is still a good strategy.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 18, 2015
Latest sentencing in $1.2B Scott Rothstein Ponzi scheme

Michael Szafranski was the financial adviser to the scheme's mastermind, Scott Rothstein.

By Alessandra Malito
RIAS AUG 18, 2015
Eaton Vance's NextShares gets its first custodian on board

FOLIOfn Investments said it plans to offer the exchange-traded managed funds when they start trading.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Third time lucky for ETF entrepreneur with cybersecurity fund
FINTECH AUG 18, 2015
Third time lucky for ETF entrepreneur with cybersecurity fund

Timing is key as fund, with the ticker symbol HACK, launched just before the Sony Pictures computer network was broken into.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 18, 2015
Is Tesla's stock about to double?

One analyst has increased the company's price target to $465 from $280 amid reports it plans to jump into the shared mobility market.

By Bloomberg