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NextGen investors require advisers adopt new classifications
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
NextGen investors require advisers adopt new classifications

Client categories like DIYs, validators and delegators don't fit younger investors.

By Sheryl Rowling
China's stock market freefall has only just begun
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
China's stock market freefall has only just begun

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> China's stock market rout is being described as just the beginning, with some big moves still to come.

By Jeff Benjamin
Is it time to jump into energy stocks?
RIAS AUG 06, 2015
Is it time to jump into energy stocks?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If 13 weeks of falling energy-stock prices has you looking for an entry point, hold your fire: The sector is still very pricey.

By Jeff Benjamin
China, Greece no worries for investors who send stocks to big July gain
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
China, Greece no worries for investors who send stocks to big July gain

Investors shrugged off worries about China and Greece to send the S&amp;P 500 index up 2% last month to its biggest monthly gain since February as most companies reported better-than-expected profits.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
4 ways advisers can become more actively engaged with female investors

Women want the same things as men when it comes to investing, but their perceptions and approaches differ

By Nicole Johnson
Advisers wasting time and money by underutilizing tech
FINTECH AUG 06, 2015
Advisers wasting time and money by underutilizing tech

Wealth management professionals who don't take full advantage of their firm's software programs are at a competitive disadvantage.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
CFP Board hires new general counsel to oversee ethics, designation enforcement

Leo G. Rydzewski has been lead counsel in compensation-description litigation for the board, and in part replaces Michael Shaw, who left Dec. 12.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS AUG 05, 2015
LPL and $775 million adviser part ways amid investigation

The broker-dealer and its top adviser in Louisiana cut ties after the adviser received a Wells notice announcing a Finra investigation. Adviser says the separation is unrelated.

By Mason Braswell
Edward Jones to pay $20 million for bond overcharges
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 05, 2015
Edward Jones to pay $20 million for bond overcharges

The Securities and Exchange Commission says the firm overcharged retail clients by at least $4.6 million on new municipal bond sales.

By Mason Braswell
Vendors respond to advisers' lack of tech-savviness with educational resources
FINTECH AUG 05, 2015
Vendors respond to advisers' lack of tech-savviness with educational resources

Junxure is the latest CRM system provider to roll out elearning tools for users.

By Alessandra Malito
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2015
If liquidity is running dry, then think twice before you buy

It looks like somebody got killed on this after-hours exchange-traded note trade. The lesson? Beware thinly traded securities with a bid/ask spread you could drive a truck through.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
These retirement policy reform ideas sparked death threats

Economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci explains her controversial proposals for mandated savings, risk aversion and avoiding fees.

By Bloomberg
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment unlikely for 2016
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment unlikely for 2016

High-income retirees could see net benefits decline as their Medicare premiums rise.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Climate change could impact client portfolios

Advisers need to address environmental issues and how they will affect investments

By Liz Skinner
Prepare clients now for an extended period of abnormally low portfolio returns
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2015
Prepare clients now for an extended period of abnormally low portfolio returns

The expectations many investors have baked into their financial plans for the future are based upon recent or historic gains.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Hedge funds love these small-cap energy stocks – but they've been getting crushed
EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Hedge funds love these small-cap energy stocks – but they've been getting crushed

While little has been spared in the energy-securities selloff &amp;mdash; oil, junk bonds and even Chinese equities have been hit &amp;mdash; smaller stocks have been the worst off.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2015
'Culture clash' led to $2.5 billion Merrill firing: Lawyer

A $2.5 billion broker who was fired this month for &#8220;inappropriate workplace behavior,&#8221; according to employment records, may have been too bullheaded for the thundering herd, his attorney said.

By Mason Braswell
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers
EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers

Advisers say the presidential hopeful and real estate mogul's investments reveal a scattered approach to money management. <i>(See <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150723/FREE/723009998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">the top five fund companies holding Mr. Trump's money</a>.)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
LPL cracking down on brokers who collect retirement account fees from family members
BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2015
LPL cracking down on brokers who collect retirement account fees from family members

Anticipating an enforcement push, the broker-dealer told brokers that next year they will no longer be able to receive a fee or commission from retirement accounts belonging to family members.

By Mason Braswell
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans

Tactics include holding back on both the amount and timing of 401(k) matches and dragging out vesting schedules.

By Gregory Crawford