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Don't let your business go down in flames like Kodak
OPINION APR 17, 2015
Don't let your business go down in flames like Kodak

Insights from Peter Diamandis, the renowned pioneer in innovation, who is CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation.

By Steve Sanduski
RIAS APR 16, 2015
SEC bans Lee Weiss from the brokerage and investment advisory industry

Mr. Weiss and his firm will pay $8.4 million in relief to investors he duped in tobacco-related scheme

By Christine Idzelis
ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2015
Finra arbitrators award couple $16.6 million from BNP Paribas

In longest-running arbitration case in 20 years, panel rules leveraged derivative investment was unsuitable.

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2015
JPMorgan wealth unit still under regulators' scrutiny despite bank's currency guilty plea

Bank needs DOL OK to stay in the pension business even as the SEC is deep into investigation into conflicts of interest in the bank's wealth-management unit, which includes IRAs.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
SEC says phony adviser is ripping off members of the military

The latest pretend adviser to emerge, Leroy Brown Jr., may win a grand prize for lying.

By Bruce Kelly
How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 16, 2015
How advisers can avoid Finra scrutiny over personal liens, judgments, or bankruptcies

While disclosures of negative personal financial events are not pleasant, the consequences of not making them can be severe.

By Gregg J. Breitbart
Best bull market in history?
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2015
Best bull market in history?

Top strategist Bob Doll looks at first quarter for clues to continuing boom

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC goes after firm for fraud tied to life settlements
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2015
SEC goes after firm for fraud tied to life settlements

The regulator alleges Pacific West Capital Group mislead investors about risks associated with the investments

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2015
Feud over Robin Williams' estate highlights need for specificity in trusts

The late comedian's estate plan is back in the headlines: This time, his beneficiaries are embroiled in a legal fight over the interpretation of his trust.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS APR 16, 2015
HighTower recruits $550 million UBS team

TC Wealth Management joins in New York, adds to HighTower's 13 transitions in 2014.

By Mason Braswell
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 15, 2015
Investor confusion about fiduciary duty not likely to be resolved by proposed DOL rule

New study finds that clients believe their financial advisers act in their best interests, even when they aren't required to.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 15, 2015
Warren Buffett riding high in Omaha

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Berkshire Hathaway's 50th annual meeting with Warren Buffett at the helm is in the books. Here are all the juicy bits, plus how the giant company fared in the first quarter.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bracing for the Greek exit
EQUITIES APR 15, 2015
Bracing for the Greek exit

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now might be a good time to start bracing for a Greek default, as the probability has never been as high.

By Jeff Benjamin
In Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, a nod to passive investing
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
In Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, a nod to passive investing

Brokers who sell index funds may get a leg up from newly proposed requirements that would impose more stringent advice standards.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Blurred lines surround estate of Marvin Gaye

Heirs win a court fight, but it all could have been avoided

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Columnists
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
What it takes to be a fiduciary

By Ellie Zhu
Fiduciary foes are spitting into the wind
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 15, 2015
Fiduciary foes are spitting into the wind

New regulations aside, megatrends will demand that advisers align themselves with clients.

By Blaine F. Aikin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Protecting vulnerable aging clients

Securities industry faces incalculable risks that require rigorous internal controls to manage relationships with aging investors

By Brandon S. Reif
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep

Survey intended to inform regulators, prevent financial abuse of elders.

By Alessandra Malito
Affluent retirees flock to The Villages, fastest-growing metro area
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Affluent retirees flock to The Villages, fastest-growing metro area

This Florida retirement destination has a carefree lifestyle and lots and lots of golf carts.

By Bloomberg