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FINTECH NOV 04, 2013
Fund sponsors compete for advice attention online

kasina released its annual ranking of fund providers that it says offer the most engaging and substantive web experience for advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH NOV 04, 2013
Is a working vacation still a vacation?

Has technology robbed you of your free time? Maybe it's time to pare down and at least limit the tech tools you take on vacation.

By Sheryl Rowling
EQUITIES NOV 04, 2013
The Takeaway: As always, retail investors come late to the party

By Joshua Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 03, 2013
Morningstar upgrades Schwab target date funds

Morningstar Inc. has upgraded its ratings on The Charles Schwab Corp.'s target date funds to “neutral,” from “negative,” because of improved performance, new leadership and stability.

By Darla Mercado
OPINION NOV 03, 2013
Let the DOL act on fiduciary

Last week, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would stall a final rule on establishing a fiduciary standard for retirement plan advisers. With any luck, that's as far as this legislation gets.

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH NOV 03, 2013
Man versus machine

By FGabriel
FINTECH NOV 03, 2013
Crack the female-adviser playbook

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2013
The rise of Social Security zombies

Mary Beth Franklin dishes on how the Social Security Administration sends millions in benefits to deceased people...and how, in some cases, people who are very much alive are declared dead.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 01, 2013
After 'the switch,' state regulators pounced on advisers changing jurisdiction

State securities regulators cracked down on more investment adviser applications last year after thousands of midsize advisers switched to state oversight from the SEC.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2013
Social Security rules for divorced spouses

What to do when you get the wrong answer from the Social Security Administration

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 01, 2013
False alarm over Social Security rules for divorced spouses

What to do when you get the wrong answer from SSA

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 01, 2013
White softens stance on minor securities violations

“It's not a game of gotcha,” SEC chairman tells compliance officers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH NOV 01, 2013
Time for financial advisers to automate their referral process

By MFXFeeder
BondDesk forms partnership with rival Trade West Systems
OPINION NOV 01, 2013
BondDesk forms partnership with rival Trade West Systems

Even big name bond advocates like A. Gary Shilling or Robert Arnott would have difficulty arguing that bond market performance over the last 30 or 40 years was likely to repeat itself.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 31, 2013
This state's advisers fumble custody requirements

Many advisers in Massachusetts who moved from SEC oversight to the state last year failed to disclose that they have custody of client assets — a result of poor understanding of custody rules.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS OCT 31, 2013
Morgan Stanley veterans launch firm using Raymond James platform

A group of veteran Morgan Stanley managers has broken away from the wirehouse to form a partnership with Raymond James to offer equity ownership and succession planning to advisers.

By Joyce Hanson
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2013
When working longer is the best option

Preparedness may mean staying on the job, but burned-out investors need an incentive

By Jamie Patrick Hopkins and David Littell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 31, 2013
Adviser head count expected to drop amid lack of new recruits

Cerulli study forecasts a drop of more than 25,000 advisers by 2017, most from wirehouses and broker-dealers. The problem? A lack of new recruits.

By DJAMIESON
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 31, 2013
Wirehouse turnover picks up, but it's mostly musical chairs

Recent moves point to building momentum after year and a half of sluggish action

By Michael Shagrin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2013
Lincoln National jumps into new fixed annuity business

Deferred-income annuities offer certainty but limitations too.

By Darla Mercado