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RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2014
Fidelity playing catch up with ETFs as chief Johnson remains quiet

Mutual fund giant seeing fees, assets decline but 401(k) business strong

By Gregory Crawford
Vestorly aims to connect advisers and prospects
FINTECH JAN 22, 2014
Vestorly aims to connect advisers and prospects

The content sharing platform offers advisers insight into potential clients based on their online activity.

By Davis Janowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 21, 2014
Heading down the aisle? Insist on a prenup

Premarital agreements are on the rise, and they're no longer just for the wealthy

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH JAN 21, 2014
What you can learn from tech heavyweight Qualcomm

Make no mistake — the focus of a technology company has relevance to advisory firms. Just think innovation.

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 21, 2014
State tax labyrinth awaits same-sex couples

Uneven recognition of same-sex marriage will make for a complicated tax year.

By Andrew Leigh
Social Security begins paying survivor benefits to same-sex married couples
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 21, 2014
Social Security begins paying survivor benefits to same-sex married couples

To qualify for survivor's benefits, spouses must have been married nine months, except under certain conditions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 21, 2014
Missouri recognizes same-sex marriage exclusively for tax purposes

Don't celebrate just yet: financial planning pitfalls still abound.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH JAN 20, 2014
Three LinkedIn best practices

Using the major social-media network for business doesn't have to be complicated.

By Caitlin Zucal
RIA NEWS JAN 20, 2014
LinkedIn disrupts adviser recruiting

Has LinkedIn changed recruiting at advisory firms? Openings that firms had previously hired third-party recruiters to fill are now routinely posted on LinkedIn, and large companies employ in-house recruiters who scour LinkedIn for candidates.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JAN 20, 2014
Bedford Falls Wealth Management: It's a wonderful life for George Bailey, CFP

The story of how George Bailey and his Building and Loan touched and influenced the small town of Bedford Falls and beyond draws strong parallels to the modern-day adviser trying to do what is right for his or her clients while protecting them from the Mr. Potters of the world.

By amurguia
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 20, 2014
Clearing firm agrees to pay $1 million fine in Finra settlement

Multiple compliance problems at the clearing firm, which serves about 86 correspondent broker-dealers, has led to an agreement to pay a $1M fine as part of a settlement with Finra.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH JAN 20, 2014
Technology dilemma for advisers: Better software, tougher choices

What were once considered extra features have now become as much of a must-have as the seat warmers on new cars.

By amurguia
FINTECH JAN 20, 2014
Defeating robo-advisers will take more than a pulse

At this week's T3 conference, digital disruption evoked both fear and complacency. The mere fact that you're human being isn't a sustainable competitive advantage. But that's not the whole story. Can robo-advisers be defeated, and should they be?

By jpnicols
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2014
Health savings accounts gain in popularity

They're a great way to save on federal taxes, but state treatments differ widely

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2014
Taxpayers act with enough incentive

Roth conversions came in at $64.8 billion in 2010, above an expected $26.5 billion.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2014
Merrill Lynch hires director of gerontology

Cynthia Hutchins takes on newly created role to help advisers deal with aging clients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Another reason to file and suspend Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2014
Another reason to file and suspend Social Security benefits

There is flexibility in lump-sum payouts – but you must be alive to collect them

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH JAN 19, 2014
Seizing opportunities in social media

By Trevor Hunnicutt
OPINION JAN 19, 2014
SEC must step up, whatever its funding

By MFXFeeder
OPINION JAN 19, 2014
Praise the news gods

By FGabriel