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MetLife VA income benefit melting, melting
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 31, 2013
MetLife VA income benefit melting, melting

Latest product features 4% withdrawal rates; can advisers do better on their own?

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Public servants get short end of Social Security stick

Windfall Elimination Provision trims benefits; spousal benefits can be wiped out

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH MAY 30, 2013
Morgan Stanley rolls out Trade Flow Insights tool

By Janowski Davis
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2013
Ex-LPL adviser charged with stealing $2M from clients

LPL finds itself in the headlines for the third time this week as a former adviser gets charged by the SEC for stealing $2 million from clients.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Undone by the do-over strategy

Plans to repay early Social Security benefits halted by recent rule change

By Mary Beth Franklin
WIREHOUSES MAY 30, 2013
Trainees are burning out

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2013
Urgency to fix Social Security financing growing

Sufficient funds to pay full retirement benefits through 2033, then three quarters of benefits through 2087.

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH MAY 29, 2013
J.P. Morgan Asset Management is latest to start trading paper for electrons

While still available in paper form, the firm's new Guide to the Markets application for the iPad will be welcomed by many an adviser, not to mention the trees.

By Janowski Davis
OPINION MAY 29, 2013
Help clients read and vote on proxies

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2013
Coming to Gen-Xers in retirement: Downward mobility

The Great Recession did a number on retirement savings of Generation X; early boomers, not so much.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION MAY 29, 2013
Urge clients to read proxy statements, vote

Financial planners and investment advisers can help investors and, in turn, corporate governance in the United States

By MFXFeeder
Power grab? Consumer agency may dig into retirement savings biz
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2013
Power grab? Consumer agency may dig into retirement savings biz

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau worried about investment scams.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2013
Morgan Stanley banker withheld Facebook info, Mass. claims

Company agrees to pay $5M to settle the charge; 'clear violation'

By DJAMIESON
Crowd pushing Walter on crowdfunding
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2013
Crowd pushing Walter on crowdfunding

Both Dems and Republicans urging new SEC boss to act

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES MAY 29, 2013
Facebook second-worst IPO performer after share lock-up

Facebook Inc.'s 6.3% drop yesterday, after the end of restrictions on share sales by its biggest investors, was the second-largest post-lock-up decline among companies that have gone public since January 2011.

By Bloomberg
Opinion: Facebook flop doesn't look good for Morgan Stanley
WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2013
Opinion: Facebook flop doesn't look good for Morgan Stanley

Opinion: Facebook flop doesn't look good for Morgan Stanley

By AOSTERLAND
FINTECH MAY 28, 2013
Android dominating much of the mobile world

While advisers remain heavy users of Apple iPads, much of the world is picking up a new Android smart phone or tablet.

By Janowski Davis
FINTECH MAY 28, 2013
Pershing to introduce second generation of its mobile platform

Timing unclear but mockups likely at the firm's annual Insite conference in June

By Janowski Davis
ALTERNATIVES MAY 28, 2013
Finra plan could upend illiquid investment reporting

SRO offers options on valuing vehicles like nontraded REITS on account statements.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2013
Avoid getting undone by the do-over strategy

By Mary Beth Franklin