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Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients
RIA NEWS MAR 09, 2015
Financial adviser sentenced to 51 months for ripping off elderly clients

Tuesday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features an adviser sentenced to 51 months of jail time for stealing from elderly clients. Plus: Bill Gross doesn't see a rate hike till late in the year, the latest bet for oil, and a don't-miss webcast sets the stage for 2015.

By Jeff Benjamin
The big succession planning questions RIAs need to answer immediately
OPINION MAR 08, 2015
The big succession planning questions RIAs need to answer immediately

Determine the fate and future of your business before the regulators force you to do so

By Ed Friedman
FINTECH MAR 08, 2015
Why advisers should make both face-to-face and online networking priorities

Solid and active networking strategy ensures advisers stay well-connected to clients and provides an opportunity to remain highly visible in a crowded market.

By Meridith Elliott Powell
The smoke and mirrors of stock repurchase plans
EQUITIES MAR 06, 2015
The smoke and mirrors of stock repurchase plans

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: These plans are all the rage, but whether they provide any benefits to shareholders is a whole different issue.

By Jeff Benjamin
Intra-family loans: Not your ordinary wealth transfer strategy
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2015
Intra-family loans: Not your ordinary wealth transfer strategy

The formal agreements are another way to take advantage of low interest rates

By Darla Mercado
As Apple Watch details emerge, what's in it for advisers?
FINTECH MAR 06, 2015
As Apple Watch details emerge, what's in it for advisers?

As Apple gets ready to take the wraps of its much-anticipated smart watch, financial advisers &amp;mdash; and some of the companies that work with them &amp;mdash; see a bigger role for wearable technology in the years ahead.

By Alessandra Malito
Senator questions widespread tax dodges used by wealthy
ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2015
Senator questions widespread tax dodges used by wealthy

Calls for curb to 'egregious tax loopholes' that enable varying tax bills for investors with the same underlying assets.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Morgan Stanley's 'Hunger Games' parody whips financial Twitter into a frenzy
FINTECH MAR 06, 2015
Morgan Stanley's 'Hunger Games' parody whips financial Twitter into a frenzy

Twitter reacts to Morgan Stanley's 'Margin Games' Hunger Games parody.

By Andrew Leigh
Company stock fading in 401(k) plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2015
Company stock fading in 401(k) plans

Knowledge about diversification, restrictions and concern about lawsuits drive decline.

By Robert Steyer
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 06, 2015
SEC's Gallagher slams White House fiduciary memo as 'propaganda'

Commissioner says administration ignores industry's stiff oversight by market regulators.

By Bloomberg
Independent broker-dealers take aim at the next generation of clients
FINTECH MAR 06, 2015
Independent broker-dealers take aim at the next generation of clients

Millennials, robo-advice and female clients top the IBD agenda.

By Sarah O'Brien
OPINION MAR 06, 2015
Get the conversation started on LinkedIn

Social media site offers many ways to get a real dialogue going with members of your network.

By Kristin Andree
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2015
Wells Fargo sues RIA for $1.7 million over raiding

Firm claims former adviser was a &#8220;Trojan horse&#8221; funneling business to his new firm, RCM Wealth Advisors, before he joined.

By Mason Braswell
Social Security: Not such a great deal after all
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2015
Social Security: Not such a great deal after all

Payroll tax contributions exceed lifetime benefits for most workers.

By Mary Beth Franklin
No end in sight to increasing cost of long-term care insurance
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2015
No end in sight to increasing cost of long-term care insurance

The high price of elder care, longer life spans of retirees and persistently low interest rates are wreaking havoc in this corner of the insurance business.

By Bloomberg
Social Security's negative returns
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2015
Social Security's negative returns

Payroll tax contributions exceed lifetime benefits for most workers. <i>(Hear Mary Beth Franklin <a href=&quot;https://home.investmentnews.com/clickshare/eventPurchase.do?CSProduct=investmentnews-event&amp;CSEventId=1204&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>answer advisers' questions on Social Security</a> today at 4 p.m.)</i>

By Mary Beth Franklin
House approves bill easing 529 plan rules
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2015
House approves bill easing 529 plan rules

Families may get to pay for computers again with these popular college savings accounts.

By Liz Skinner
Blogging tools to maximize an adviser's online voice
FINTECH MAR 05, 2015
Blogging tools to maximize an adviser's online voice

An increasing number of financial advisers are <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20131013/REG/310139963/the-why-and-how-of-blogging&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>blogging to connect with new and existing clients.</a>

By Alessandra Malito
RIA NEWS MAR 05, 2015
$800 million Morgan team breaks away

Team partners with Dynasty Financial Partners to found Mosaic Family Wealth

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2015
Obama backs off idea to cut 529 college savings plan

Issue becomes distraction from president's broader plan to expand and simplify tax breaks for education

By Bloomberg