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Employees losing a whopping $24B in retirement savings
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2015
Employees losing a whopping $24B in retirement savings

The typical worker forfeits $1,336 a year in lost 401(k) employer matches. Are you one of them?

By Mary Beth Franklin
On cybersecurity, industry and regulators are in it together
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
On cybersecurity, industry and regulators are in it together

No financial adviser can afford the reputational damage or loss of client confidence that can result from a serious cybersecurity failure. And no investor deserves to have his or her private data compromised.

By Dale Brown
Finra toughens its sanctions on suitability violations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
Finra toughens its sanctions on suitability violations

The self-regulator suggest barring offenders, expelling more firms, upping suspensions to two years.

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2015
Rich kids of Instagram: Is an inheritance a blessing or a curse?

How do you instill values in your children so that even the most privileged work for the benefit of their families and others?

By Bloomberg
SEC slaps charges against "retirement planners" for fraudulent life settlement sales
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 11, 2015
SEC slaps charges against "retirement planners" for fraudulent life settlement sales

Pair sold $4.3 million of Investments fraudulently marketed as "safe as CDs" and "federally insured," regulator says in suit.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 11, 2015
Recent fine may hasten LPL Financial's shift to fee compensation

The broker-dealer acknowledges the growing importance of its fee and advisory businesses

By Mason Braswell
T. Boone Pickens expects to see oil at $75 a barrel by year-end
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 11, 2015
T. Boone Pickens expects to see oil at $75 a barrel by year-end

At SALT confab, billionaire investor also riffs on the Keystone pipeline, Washington gridlock and the presidential race.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 11, 2015
Mark Mobius, star developing markets manager, stumbles

As the Franklin Templeton portfolio manager's performance slips, investors exit.

By Bloomberg
Vanguard officially launches its robo adviser, drops minimum investment to $50,000
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
Vanguard officially launches its robo adviser, drops minimum investment to $50,000

After more than two years in pilot and gathering $17B in assets, Personal Advisor Services is ready to take on the expanding field of online advice platforms.

By Alessandra Malito
Wirehouse employees rate their firms on sites like Glassdoor.com
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 11, 2015
Wirehouse employees rate their firms on sites like Glassdoor.com

Morgan Stanley chief James Gorman gets 87% approval rating on Glassdoor.com, tops among wirehouse CEOs. The firm ranked third on Vault.com among the 50 'best' banking companies in terms of quality of life and prestige.

By Liz Skinner
A 3-phase approach to making social media work for you
FINTECH MAY 11, 2015
A 3-phase approach to making social media work for you

Diving into social media without the right strategy could do you more harm than good.

By Lincoln Ross
RIAS MAY 11, 2015
Fidelity unveils program to help advisers unload unwanted clients

Fidelity is teaming up with RIA FirstPoint Financial to make it easier for advisers who custody assets on its platform to offload unwanted clients.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2015
SEC's White: Compliance officers not a target of the agency

Members of the five-person commission have clashed over whether the regulator unfairly cracks down on such professionals.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 10, 2015
SEC members split on whether agency unfairly targets compliance officers

Gallagher, Aguilar at odds on how regulator treats CCOs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike
EQUITIES MAY 10, 2015
Your clients might need some hand-holding for that first rate hike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> There's no harm in helping investors better understand what it means for them when the Fed starts to tighten interest rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 10, 2015
Alan Greenspan warns of another taper tantrum when the Fed lifts interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> What's going to happen to the markets when the Fed pulls the interest rate hike trigger? Alan Greenspan has an idea, and it's not pretty.

By Jeff Benjamin
OPINION MAY 10, 2015
Conflicts aren't all bad for investors

DOL, swayed by more flexible &quot;best interests' standard, would allow variable compensation

By Blaine F. Aikin
OPINION MAY 10, 2015
Stepping up protection for the elderly

As the elderly population grows, it's incumbent on advisers and brokers to put those clients' best interests ahead of their own.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION MAY 10, 2015
Women bring value to corporate boards

Judging by the evidence, adding women to all boards would improve U.S. corporate performance

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2015
Secrets to surviving a rising rate environment

Adding a mix of nontraditional investments to fixed-income holdings can help.

By Christopher D. Long