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RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
Being a traffic cop at the intersection of disability and Social Security benefits

Social Security tools can't account for disability benefits, which opens up a great opportunity for advisers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
How to get the most out of Social Security if you're remarried

Different rules for claiming benefits apply to divorced spouses, survivors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
Deconstructing Social Security rules for remarriage

Separate rules for claiming benefits apply to divorced spouses, survivors.

By Mary Beth Franklin
BROKER DEALERS NOV 18, 2014
SAC Capital's Steven Cohen increases stake in RCAP

Billionaire's family office is boosting its holding in RCS Capital Corp. to 5%, according to regulatory filings.

By Mason Braswell
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 18, 2014
Advisers need to crack fund managers' narrative

Due diligence: Are you accepting without challenge everything managers are telling you?

By Tom Brakke
RIAS NOV 18, 2014
Financial scams hit a new low via adviser's Ponzi scheme on his mom

Start the week off with <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, featuring an adviser pulling a Ponzi scheme on his own mother. Plus: JPMorgan settles with mineral-rights owners, becoming a 'financial catch,' and using dividend stocks to be like Warren Buffett.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
Majority of women claim Social Security early

Education campaign promotes working with financial advisers to optimize benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2014
The 3 most important things advisers should do when helping clients with dementia

Get the most important tips for helping clients with dementia from a certified financial planner whose first client was his grandmother, leading him down a career path he never expected.

By Don Mitchell
OPINION NOV 18, 2014
What to do about dementia? Advice for the adviser

To efficiently serve and protect clients that develop dementia, specific steps can be taken

By Steve Starnes
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 18, 2014
Bob Doll: The market slips and slides, but the case for equities remains sound

Periodic setbacks are inevitable, but the U.S. economy is still accelerating

By Robert C. Doll
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 18, 2014
Wells Fargo to pay $5 million over broker's insider trading

Firm admits wrongdoing; broker accused of misusing confidential customer information to trade on Burger King acquisition.

By Mason Braswell
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 18, 2014
House passes SEC budget with amendment preventing fiduciary efforts

Appropriation of $1.4B also falls short of regulator's request to strengthen oversight; separate bill to cover exam costs gains bipartisan support.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2014
Amanda Moore is getting life back after finishing CFP exam

Nine months after the start of her financial advisory journey, the moment of truth arrived for last Saturday when she sat for the CFP exam.

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2014
Upstart platform attracts advisory firms with access to alts and capital

Trading debt and equity for a distribution relationship may not be right for all advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 17, 2014
Investor confidence boosts European stocks; U.S. shares flat

Focus on Japan after unexpected stimulus boost, early election call.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 17, 2014
Federal Reserve's next move might not be until 2016

Tuesday <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Why the Fed's first interest rate hike could be pushed off even further. Plus: What happens when all asset classes stand still, cutting into timber investments, and a Goldman hedge fund swings and misses on interest rates

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 17, 2014
Tax-planning season gets under way

Consider donations, remember the high tab under the Tax Relief Act, and get yourself in to an adviser if you have one

By Andrew Leigh
ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2014
RCAP confirms regulatory inquiries

SEC, Finra and state securities agencies have been in contact with the Schorsch firm after a $23M <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141029/FREE/141029902/nicholas-schorsch-downplays-arcps-23m-accounting-debacle&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>accounting error was revealed</a> at a sister company. RCAP also confirms Massachusetts investigation.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 17, 2014
What investors really want, need

New book highlights behavioral finance aspects of resolving conflicts, achieving goals

By Charles Widger and Daniel Crosby
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 17, 2014
Pimco focuses on talent retention as other firms take assets

CEO Doug Hodge says &quot;people are working hard&quot; as firm rolls out new bonus plan.

By Trevor Hunnicutt