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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2016
Former financial adviser faces possible 287-year prison sentence for robbing seniors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Jean Walsh-Josephson is accused of taking more than $4 million from elderly clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
Michael Bloomberg: Public policy changes needed to address income inequality
FINTECH MAY 19, 2016
Michael Bloomberg: Public policy changes needed to address income inequality

Changing economy and job market stem from greater use of technology, he says.

By John Waggoner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2016
New tool aims to optimize retirement withdrawals

Non-traditional drawdown strategies improve tax efficiency that can extend portfolio life.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2016
Advisers' role in retiree health care

By MFXFeeder
SEC says Pittsburgh financial adviser defrauded pro athletes
RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2016
SEC says Pittsburgh financial adviser defrauded pro athletes

Louis Martin Blazer III took about $2.35 million from five clients to invest in movie projects in Ponzi-like fashion.

By Christine Idzelis
DOL fiduciary rule changes slow opponents, but threats still lurk
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule changes slow opponents, but threats still lurk

According to an <i>InvestmentNews</i> roundtable, legal challenges by financial-industry interest groups may still be on the horizon for the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH MAY 19, 2016
Advisers must brace for DOL fiduciary by ramping up technology plans

Time to weigh the role technology will play in keeping advisory practices in compliance, as well as profitable

By Alessandra Malito
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Laurence Kotlikoff, economist and Social Security guru, to challenge Clinton, Trump for presidency

Saying the U.S. faces a $199 trillion 'fiscal gap,' professor wants to apply the principles of economics to fix what ails the country.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2016
Gifts to introduce new graduates to saving and investing

Professional financial planners offer suggestions for the best gifts to give recent college grads instead of cash.

By Bloomberg
Former Thrivent broker barred from securities business for defrauding woman he met at church: Finra
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2016
Former Thrivent broker barred from securities business for defrauding woman he met at church: Finra

He allegedly met the customer at church and took $25,000 from her under false pretenses.

By Christine Idzelis
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
LPL Financial's problems keep piling up

Nation's largest independent broker-dealer faces an ugly lawsuit, high turnover and stalled growth. And that's just for starters. </br><b><i>(Related read: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20160403/FREE/304039998/the-lpl-stock-buyback-that-launched-a-lawsuit&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The stock buyback that launched a lawsuit</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 18, 2016
Cetera quietly offers its advisers retention bonuses on the industry's low end

Incentives for eligible advisers are from 2% to 11% of their total annual revenue.

By Bruce Kelly
3 email marketing systems that won't break the bank
FINTECH MAY 17, 2016
3 email marketing systems that won't break the bank

These systems are a great place to begin to kick-start your email marketing campaigns.

By Michelle Waymire
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2016
Harbor Lights team leaves LPL for Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network

The $350M firm was concerned with joining a firm that could successfully navigate the DOL fiduciary rule.

By Christine Idzelis
Tech secrets for successfully working overseas
FINTECH MAY 17, 2016
Tech secrets for successfully working overseas

Morningstar's Sheryl Rowling plans to work from Europe a second time &amp;mdash; and plans to do things a bit differently following the lessons she learned on a previous trip.

By Sheryl Rowling
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect
ALTERNATIVES MAY 17, 2016
Finra's REIT rule to raise transparency on prices takes effect

New reg mandates changes to customer account statements that better reflect true value of nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAY 16, 2016
Why the inventor of 401(k)s came to view them as 'monsters'

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Why the father of the 401(k) came to think the plans were better at helping the financial industry than retirement savers.

By Jeff Benjamin
Nebraska regulators off hook for targeting adviser with anti-Obama sentiments
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 16, 2016
Nebraska regulators off hook for targeting adviser with anti-Obama sentiments

But state agency says it is adjusting to court's admonishment on adviser's free speech rights.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers need to adapt to DOL fiduciary rule or risk getting left behind
FINTECH MAY 16, 2016
Advisers need to adapt to DOL fiduciary rule or risk getting left behind

The retirement-services space has reached the point of creative destruction, where innovation eliminates old businesses and creates new ones.

By Bob Ward
Elder financial abuse grows more prevalent in annuity, life insurance products
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2016
Elder financial abuse grows more prevalent in annuity, life insurance products

Insurance products represent a huge pot of money for fraudsters as baby boomers retire at a rapid clip

By Greg Iacurci