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FINTECH MAY 26, 2015
Find your inner robo

Find out which robo platform best matches your personality

By InvestmentNews Staff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 26, 2015
Merrill fined $2.5 million for supervision violations in Massachusetts

Training session did not include discussion of fiduciary requirements when commission-based assets are moved to fee-based accounts

By Srividya Kalyanaraman
Stronghold takes wraps off robo matchmaker
FINTECH MAY 26, 2015
Stronghold takes wraps off robo matchmaker

Firm with ties to self-help guru Tony Robbins unveils PortfolioCheckup.

By Alessandra Malito
Vanguard finds another way to get its ETFs in your clients' hands
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2015
Vanguard finds another way to get its ETFs in your clients' hands

With new presence in the ETF strategist game, Vanguard wins Envestnet, Cambridge and more retirement-plan business.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH MAY 24, 2015
Robo-advisers face first reckoning in downturn

Digital advice platforms look to get out in front of nervous clients as market volatility demands more communication.

By Mason Braswell
OPINION MAY 24, 2015
Duty to retirement plans expanded

Advisers need to be aware of a Supreme Court decision in a major 401(k) fee case's implications for their plan advisory work

By MFXFeeder
Regulators' alert on robo-advice puts advisers on notice
FINTECH MAY 24, 2015
Regulators' alert on robo-advice puts advisers on notice

Advisers can use the guidance from the SEC and Finra to help shape their compliance policies.

By Alessandra Malito
EQUITIES MAY 22, 2015
Americans are saving more these days and that's not necessarily a good thing: Fink

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink says low rates are pushing more Americans to boost savings as their fear of retirement security increases, thanks to low rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
The real reason the Federal Reserve isn't raising interest rates
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 22, 2015
The real reason the Federal Reserve isn't raising interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The real reason the Fed is sitting on its hands boils down to a lousy employment market.

By Jeff Benjamin
Financial markets can smell a rate hike coming
EQUITIES MAY 22, 2015
Financial markets can smell a rate hike coming

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Equity markets are abruptly adjusting to the notion that the Fed might finally get off the sidelines.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2015
The financial services industry needs real leaders

Vision statements, codes of ethics, and rules and regulations have failed to serve as effective road maps for ethical discernment

By Don Trone, Mary Lou Wattman and Steve Branham
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2015
Possible election to Congress has this adviser thinking of practice transition

After winning his party's primary for a House seat, French Hill contemplates next move.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 21, 2015
JPMorgan sues $2B team who left for Morgan Stanley

JPMorgan is seeking a restraining order against six brokers for allegedly contacting clients and defaming the company.

By Liz Skinner
Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis
EQUITIES MAY 21, 2015
Tim Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spills the beans on how he navigated the financial crisis.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH MAY 21, 2015
3 due diligence steps advisers should take to avoid costly technology mistakes

Slow down the tech selection process to thoroughly consider how new technology will work with and for your firm.

By Neal Quon
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule in crosshairs of new spending bill

House measure would forbid Labor Department from spending any funds to finalize or implement the rule.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Retirement plan advisers' golden opportunity: IRS restatement requirements
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
Retirement plan advisers' golden opportunity: IRS restatement requirements

This could be the perfect opportunity for plan advisers to connect with employers to review the effectiveness of their retirement plans.

By E. Thomas Foster, Jr.
Phony adviser convicted for conning a real adviser out of $11.3 million
EQUITIES MAY 20, 2015
Phony adviser convicted for conning a real adviser out of $11.3 million

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A fake financial adviser was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering related to $11.3M he conned from a real adviser.

By Jeff Benjamin
The $12.4 million Social Security error
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
The $12.4 million Social Security error

Agency overpays spousal benefits to some public employees, underpays others.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Latest twist on retirement income hits the market
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
Latest twist on retirement income hits the market

How much are you risk are you willing to take on for the promise of a predictable monthly check in retirement?

By Bloomberg