Ketchum dodges criticism over the regulator's data collection program, says 'it's still very early in the game.' <i>(Also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/video?playerType=INTV&bctid=3884369463001&date=20141110"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">Incoming SIFMA chair worries about CARDS' cost, security</a>.)</i>
Potential security risk concerns over Finra's highly-debated data collection proposal are not unfounded, experts say. <i>(See also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150504/BLOG07/150509984/finras-longtime-critics-become-its-supporters-and-vice-versa" target="_blank">Finra's backers are now its critics</a>)</i>
These firms boosted their businesses significantly between 2013 and 2014
Here's the key: Thinking through what happens in the event of a divorce, death or breakup.
Internal hacking is an emerging danger for advisers.
Snares abound for parents who are eager to take on additional debt in the name of sending their children to their dream school.
A new variation offers an option for saving for disabled children.
Inserting strong language into rules, such as that wiping clean a broker's record should only be considered 'an extreme remedy,' could give it more weight.
Nearly a quarter of retirees 85 and older are dying with assets of less than $10,000
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Retail brokerages are shut out of the SEC's advisory committee for market reforms to protect retail investors.
Despite lackluster sales of commission-rich products, 2014 revenues grew in line with the broad market. What does 2015 have in store? </br><b><i>(Plus: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20150426/IBD042015"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">Our full Top Independent B-Ds of 2015 special report</a>)</b></i>
Maine program offers potential model.
Just 47% of multimillionaires ages 18 to 34 use an adviser, a new study finds. That means wealth managers may be missing opportunities to discuss health, family and financial values with those and other potential clients.
Your clients will appreciate it if you help them avoid the 43.4% tax bracket
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The NFL gives up its tax-exempt status, and estimates suggest the league's tax bill could be $10 million per year.
Plan advisers need to make sure they can properly service MEPs and are not just dazzled by the idea of adding dozens of new clients.
Markets remain vulnerable to manipulation by clever traders with computer skills
Many advisers are trying to decide whether to offer a digital advice platform and how to incorporate and price the service. <b><i>(Don't miss: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150310/FREE/310009998/PH/10-top-robo-advisers-to-watch" target="_blank">10 top robo-advisers to watch</a>)</i></b>
But this creative claiming strategy stumps some Social Security Administration employees.
Morningstar wants to become 'ubiquitous' with investors, according to founder Joe Mansueto. Will their new initiatives turn around the firm's declining share prices and profits?
