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BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
LPL cuts Houston branch manager Jeb Bashaw

Star broker has moved to Wunderlich Securities following termination.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS AUG 11, 2014
HighTower adds $440M team from Merrill

The hybrid firm has brought on over $1 billion in assets from the wirehouse in the past month.

By Mason Braswell
BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
LPL's chief investment officer reads market tea leaves

Burt White is sticking to his previous call that stocks will produce 10% gains in 2014, with room potentially to move slightly higher.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
Schorsch strikes again

Nicholas Schorsch has returned to wheeling and dealing, with the broker-dealer he controls, RCS Capital Corp., announcing it has agreed to buy VSR Financial Services, an independent firm known for selling alternative investments.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2014
Social Security: What professional women need to know

The right claiming strategy can significantly increase lifetime benefits

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2014
Wall Street firms band together to support a headhunter's cause

By Danny Sarch
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2014
Creative claiming strategies increase Social Security benefits

A few important concepts can help clients bring in more during their retirement years.

By Minda Smiley
BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
For fund managers, high-yield pullback comes with liquidity risks

Lower broker-dealer bond inventories and growing use of high-yield funds could test markets, increase price swings.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
Ladenburg Thalmann acquires insurance brokerage

By Bloomberg
RIAS AUG 11, 2014
HighTower adds $400 million RIA to partnership

Firm adds 43rd team to its partnership as it begins deploying funds from a $100M loan to boost recruiting. <i>See <a href=&quot;http://data.investmentnews.com/aotm/&quot;>IN's Advisers on the Move</a> for other big deals.</i>

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2014
Surrender fees haunt legacy 403(b) plans

As employers move to lower-cost retirement options, some plans charge as much as 8% to switch.

By Darla Mercado
EMERGING MARKETS AUG 11, 2014
Equity ETF investors kept the pedal to the metal in the second quarter

By Tom Roseen
RIAS AUG 11, 2014
HighTower nabs top FiNet recruiter

Firm signs Kimberly Hollenbeck to help recruit on the West coast; fills position left open by Kevin Geary.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2014
Retirement savers' fund fees move lower: ICI

A trade group's study says tough competition between fund managers is driving fees in 401(k) plans lower &#8212; but investors still may not be getting a good deal.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES AUG 11, 2014
MainStay jumps into MLP space with mutual funds

A mutual fund wrap provides easier access to MLPs but mutes their tax advantages.

By Jeff Benjamin
BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
Is AIG Advisor Group the next big fish Schorsch wants to land?

Larry Roth's old firm might be the next target for Nick Schorsch's hard-charging broker-dealer, says senior columnist Bruce Kelly. <i><a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140116/FREE/116009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Plus: See the biggest recent indie B-D M&amp;A deals</a></i>

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
Ranking how indie B-Ds have fared since the financial crisis

Forget the S&amp;P 500 and its 175.7% return since 2009. Investors who bought shares of publicly traded IBDs back then would have beaten that stunning rally. <i>Don't miss: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140430/FREE/430009999/PH&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>10 best-paying independent broker-dealers</a></i>

By Matt Sirinides
4 reasons not to launch your own hybrid RIA
RIAS AUG 11, 2014
4 reasons not to launch your own hybrid RIA

Does setting up a hybrid RIA firm make sense for your practice? Here are four factors to consider.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2014
401(k) fiduciary breach lawsuit heads to the Supreme Court

Court asked to consider statute of limitations that require plaintiffs to bring a suit alleging breach of duty within six years.

By Darla Mercado
BROKER DEALERS AUG 10, 2014
Clearing firms ranked by broker-dealers served

By Andrew Leigh