The SEC is following through on its promise to investigate use of these products, and advisers should take heed.
It may not be long before advisers are sending clients a personalized video each quarter that reviews portfolio performance. The technology to customize videos without much effort is increasingly available.
That may make it harder for Fed officials to raise interest rates from close to zero as global growth weakens; deflation a bigger concern.
A scandalous lawsuit, new data on the growth of independent firms, and the rest of this week's must-reads
Four formidable forces are developing to take assets from the standalone local advisory firm and they are quietly building momentum.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's it mean when bears capitulate? Plus: The housing market recovery and homebuilder ETFs; 529s not so popular and here's why; Apple's big news; and the long-term-care insurance question.
<i>Breakfast wtih Benjamin</i>: The case for reducing fixed income exposure gets more vivid, markets react to Pres. Obama's 'no strategy' remarks regarding ISIS, another perspective on income inequality, and more.
The question is one advisers are likely to hear more often. The answer depends on a person's financial needs, life expectancy and access to other assets.
Replaces Maliz Beams, who resigned last October
Advisers on an <i>InvestmentNews</i> webcast say working with Millennial clients sometimes means taking a new approach to your business and answering questions about more than retirement.
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Gen Xers enjoy wage gains but others don't. Plus: Bolstering bond returns; thinking about Fed policy; Charlie Munger's contributions to Buffett's success; a private equity manager opens up and remembering 9/11.
Most people benefit from a delayed claiming strategy, but there are always exceptions
On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, a look at how smart beta has grown in prominence despite criticism, the performance-killing fees of active management, another type of corporate inversion, and more.
Retirement security a top concern for states discussing options for workers whose companies don't offer plans.
Digital retirement adviser NextCapital wins financing from Russell Investments
New combinations with J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services and Putnam Investments gives the firm broader market access.
No premature endings: the story of the stripper and the oli tycoon continues after 19 years
Jerry Schlichter says 401(k)s &mdash; and the 401(k) retirement complex &mdash; need to retool so they work primarily in the best interests of American savers.
