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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2015
How will Medicare coverage travel with clients this summer?

Help your clients prepare for that bon voyage by letting them know how they can travel and use Medicare.

By Katy Votava
Can you identify which mutual funds you own?
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 13, 2015
Can you identify which mutual funds you own?

And does it matter? Report shows how mutual funds have been commoditized, but a few firms, including Vanguard and Fidelity, still stand out.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 13, 2015
Mutual fund companies blend into unwashed mass for consumers

In 'grave strategic error,' mutual fund managers have allowed their products to be commoditized, a new report finds, but not all firms are suffering. <i>(Don't miss: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150401/FREE/401009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">The first quarter's best and worst mutual fund groups</a>)</i>

By Jeff Benjamin
Nationwide to pay $8M to settle with SEC over variable annuity mail snafu
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 13, 2015
Nationwide to pay $8M to settle with SEC over variable annuity mail snafu

Insurer charged after agency found it deliberately delayed receipt of variable annuities and life insurance orders, resulting in a failure to price them in a timely manner.

By Darla Mercado
An inside look at DOL chief Thomas Perez making the case for the fiduciary rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2015
An inside look at DOL chief Thomas Perez making the case for the fiduciary rule

First-hand account of the Labor secretary's appearance at a 26-person round table to discuss fiduciary

By Matt DiGennaro
B.B. King's family fight sheds light on power of attorney's role
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2015
B.B. King's family fight sheds light on power of attorney's role

Fame, money and a big family may make an estate fight nearly inevitable. But a strong legal framework can help a court case move more quickly than it otherwise would.

By Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Columnists
Gross' greatest project: Giving it all away
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 13, 2015
Gross' greatest project: Giving it all away

Bond King has already donated $700 million; plans to disburse rest of his $2 billion fortune to charity

By Bloomberg
5 reasons why advisers should be targeting Gen X clients
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 13, 2015
5 reasons why advisers should be targeting Gen X clients

The case for shifting client prospecting away from baby boomers and millennials, toward the proverbial Jan Brady of the generations

By Grant Webster
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2015
Missed Social Security claiming opportunity costs client more than $29,000

Which is harder to swallow: realizing that your advice cost a client more than $29,000 in lost Social Security benefits or owning up to the mistake?

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS MAY 13, 2015
Industry hurdles hinder entrepreneurial advisers

Regulatory and legal strictures have made the environment for RIA startups overwhelmingly hostile &amp;mdash; not to mention expensive.

By Chris Markowski
How gamification can help get clients to plan for retirement
OPINION MAY 12, 2015
How gamification can help get clients to plan for retirement

People are more apt to change their behaviors when they are engaged in fun, achievement-oriented tasks with established rewards.

By Carolyn Nees
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
No excuse for small companies' lousy 401(k)s anymore

A shocking number of plans still charge more than 2% in fees, but technology is changing the game.

By Bloomberg
Elder care needs will transform advice industry
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
Elder care needs will transform advice industry

Demand will shift from retirement income to housing and care issues.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Gross fund netted $58 million in April
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 12, 2015
Gross fund netted $58 million in April

Former bond king's fund at Janus Capital Group attracted a big chunk of new investor money in April, before the fund was hit by a selloff in bonds.

By Bloomberg
Split with White House widens as Democratic lawmakers ask DOL to extend comment deadline on fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2015
Split with White House widens as Democratic lawmakers ask DOL to extend comment deadline on fiduciary rule

House and Senate Dems sent separate letters this week to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez asking him to add 45 days to the 75-day comment period.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Vanguard plans to offer digital marketing tool for advisers

Largest mutual fund manager hopes that the tool will enhance relationships for and with advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2015
Finra arbitration panel hits Robert W. Baird & Co. with $17.8 million penalty

The asset and wealth management firm was accused of unfair competition and solicitation.

By Alessandra Malito
Advisory draws SEC heat for alleged violations in police, firefighter pensions
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 11, 2015
Advisory draws SEC heat for alleged violations in police, firefighter pensions

Regulator charges Atlanta firm with improperly recommending alternative investments.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Client expectations: More tech, lower fees
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Client expectations: More tech, lower fees

Salesforce research shows advisers may need to restructure their businesses &#8212; or watch clients turn away.

By Alessandra Malito
SEC's Daniel Gallagher resigning as commissioner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
SEC's Daniel Gallagher resigning as commissioner

His and fellow commissioner Luis Aguilar's departures could herald a transformation of the agency.

By Bloomberg