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Advisers may drop lower- and middle-income clients due to DOL fiduciary rule: NAIFA survey
RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2016
Advisers may drop lower- and middle-income clients due to DOL fiduciary rule: NAIFA survey

By Grete Suarez
Morgan Stanley adviser who managed $240M in assets jumps to Merrill Lynch
WIREHOUSES SEP 26, 2016
Morgan Stanley adviser who managed $240M in assets jumps to Merrill Lynch

Brad Weinman joins office in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he'll serve high-net-worth clients.

By Grete Suarez
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 26, 2016
Social Security timing can affect Medicare premiums

Should clients claim Social Security now to avoid a Medicare premium hike?

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
Financial industry rhetoric riles DOL officials

Firms may be losing the battle against the Labor Department's fiduciary rule for retirement advice, but they are still framing the debate around it — to the agency's chagrin.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES SEP 26, 2016
SEC charges duo in defrauding seniors and others in $20 million penny-stock scam

Former head of two microcaps worked with boiler room operator whose agents pressured investors and promised them lucrative profits.

By Christine Idzelis
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 26, 2016
Insurers cite broker-dealer annuity requirements as 'big issue' under DOL fiduciary rule

B-Ds and other annuity distributors are asking insurers for product specifications with an eye toward compliance with the new regulation.

By Greg Iacurci
Brokerages walking away from arbitration awards
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 26, 2016
Brokerages walking away from arbitration awards

Finra has been unable to find a way to ensure investors get paid what they are owed.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
SEC's courts still appear biased

By Ellie Zhu
Federal court denies Ray 'Buckets of Money' Lucia's appeal to SEC ban
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
Federal court denies Ray 'Buckets of Money' Lucia's appeal to SEC ban

The adviser and radio show host had challenged the right of the SEC to use administrative law judges to hear cases such as his.

By Bruce Kelly
Securities America to acquire independent broker-dealer Foothill Securities
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 26, 2016
Securities America to acquire independent broker-dealer Foothill Securities

The firm is on the verge of buying Foothill Securities, an adviser-owned firm with 220 registered reps under its roof, according to two industry sources.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 26, 2016
Barred 'Buckets of Money' radio host adviser gets boost from split SEC

Investment adviser and talk radio host Ray Lucia Sr., whom the SEC had fined and barred from the industry for allegedly misrepresenting a retirement investment strategy may have received a boost in the form of a split decision on his appeal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: Who are you voting against?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump: Who are you voting against?

In many cases, financial advisers feel more strongly about keeping a candidate out of the White House than voting one in.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 25, 2016
Evaluating target-date funds through the prism of the DOL fiduciary rule

New regulatory environment calls for a more holistic evaluation process.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 25, 2016
Grappling with retirement health costs

Health-care costs are “the great unknown of retirement” for many advisers.

By Ellie Zhu
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2016
Morgan Stanley: DOL fiduciary rule turns brokerage business into a buy

Plus: Trump would dump Yellen, bracing for the next housing bubble, and 401(k) realities that should not be ignored

By Jeff Benjamin
Securities America acquires another broker-dealer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 23, 2016
Securities America acquires another broker-dealer

Purchase of Wall Street Financial Group is the firm's ninth and second in as many months.

By Bruce Kelly
Fees fell by as much as 10% last year in investment advisory services
RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2016
Fees fell by as much as 10% last year in investment advisory services

The DOL fiduciary rule and competition from robo-advisers will continue to result in pricing pressure.

By Christine Idzelis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 23, 2016
SEC should refrain from branding advisers as fraudsters over poor continuity planning

By Ellie Zhu
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 23, 2016
Finra's arbitration process: Challenging the system to find the right answers

The Financial Services Institute is pleased to see the regulator putting forward a broad-ranging slate of common-sense improvements, writes FSI CEO Dale Brown.

By Dale Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 22, 2016
This money tip could keep your marriage alive

A new study identifies how much, on average, is all right to spend without first talking to your partner.

By Bloomberg