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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2015
JPMorgan Chase to pay $4M to settle SEC charges that it misled customers on broker comp

Firm falsely claimed brokers in banking unit were paid based on client performance, regulator charged.

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE BROKER DEALERS DEC 18, 2015
Commonly overlooked nuances of forgivable notes

It may be more essential to negotiate how a note is forgiven than the amount of capital that is being offered.

By Jodie Papike
Elderly woman awarded more than $1M in churning case against ex-Morgan Stanley broker
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2015
Elderly woman awarded more than $1M in churning case against ex-Morgan Stanley broker

Claims against Justin Amaral include liquidating and acquiring annuities for victim by forging her signature.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Broker-dealer settles variable annuity allegations for $475,000
YOUR PRACTICE LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2015
Broker-dealer settles variable annuity allegations for $475,000

Finra alleges a New Jersey-based broker-dealer failed to reasonably supervise VA sales.

By Greg Iacurci
6 ways the rate hike could be bad for markets
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES DEC 17, 2015
6 ways the rate hike could be bad for markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: This week's rate hike could hit the markets in a half dozen, mostly bad, ways.

By Jeff Benjamin
Third Avenue fund's meltdown sheds new light on the value of prospectus reading
YOUR PRACTICE ALTERNATIVES DEC 17, 2015
Third Avenue fund's meltdown sheds new light on the value of prospectus reading

Some advisers swear by it, while others shun it as useless legalese.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 17, 2015
Finra releases revised broker compensation proposal

Brokerages would have to send an 'educational communication' to investors outlining questions they should ask their broker about compensation and other inducements for switching firms.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2015
Legislators eye strategies that could derail DOL fiduciary rule

Fiduciary legislation could be a part of Congressional negotiations to avoid a government shutdown.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 16, 2015
CFP Board, with TD Ameritrade's backing, launches Center for Financial Planning

The non-profit organization behind the CFP designation is debuting a center to promote greater diversity in the industry and build a body of academic research.

By Greg Iacurci
The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES DEC 15, 2015
The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The bond market selloff has sparked fears that the Fed might not hike rates today.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2015
Massachusetts regulator charges securities firm with improper sale to elderly investor

Investor was sold aggressive investment strategies despite stating low tolerance for risk.

By Christine Idzelis
YOUR PRACTICE EQUITIES DEC 14, 2015
The junk-bond selloff is raining on the Fed's rate-hike parade

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Just when the Fed felt it was safe to move off a zero-rate policy, all kinds of heck is busting loose in the high-yield bond market.

By Jeff Benjamin
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2015
What it's like being an African-American financial adviser

The challenges of being among the nation's 8% of financial advisers who are black

By Liz Skinner
African-American advisers ID business challenges
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 14, 2015
African-American advisers ID business challenges

Clients from the black community face barriers to financial advice, according to a group of African-American advisers who participated in an <i>InvestmentNews</i> roundtable.

By Liz Skinner
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 13, 2015
Smarter tech can mean a better deal

By Sam Attias
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 11, 2015
Feeding the diversity problem

The industry has two major problems. It lacks diversity, and it doesn't recognize that it lacks diversity.

By MFXFeeder
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 11, 2015
RIA firms have room for more women

By Bruce Kelly
YOUR PRACTICE RIAS DEC 11, 2015
Women's rise to senior positions at advisory firms has stalled

Despite having less experience than women, men in the service adviser role, for example, were nearly twice as likely to have been promoted in the past year.

By Matt Sirinides
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2015
Warren Buffett's investing dos and don'ts

Whether you're a home buyer considering a mortgage, or an executive weighing a takeover, the 85-year-old billionaire has advice for anyone looking to live a more rational, financially successful life.

By Bloomberg
Industry, investor advocates clash on bond-price-transparency proposals
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 10, 2015
Industry, investor advocates clash on bond-price-transparency proposals

Rules proposed by Finra and MSRB would require brokers to detail the price differences they and the clients pay for corporate and municipal bonds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.