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RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2014
New rules for annuities and target date funds inspire products race

Firms are at the drawing board designing retirement products, thanks to new guidance issued last week by the Treasury and Labor departments

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Norm Champ to depart SEC

Head of the agency's Division of Investment Management will leave before the end of the month

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2014
Hard truths for bosses: When you're the problem, not the solution

United Capital's CEO on how to remove old biases, tear down the walls and reject old habits.

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2014
As regulators tap into big data, advisers need to up compliance attention

SEC examiners are using a new analysis tool that looks at 27 different areas of data from advisory firms, securities lawyer says.

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Will missteps menace Schorsch's empire?

The revelation of accounting errors at Nick Schorsch's flagship REIT, American Realty Capital Properties, could not have come at a worse time. Here's why. <i>(Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141030/FREE/141039985/national-planning-holdings-puts-kibosh-on-arc-nontraded-reit-sales&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>BD puts kibosh on ARC nontraded REIT sales</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES OCT 30, 2014
Liquid alts get warning from SEC's Norm Champ

SEC official tells alternative mutual funds to define principal strategies for investors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2014
Selling away claims behind LPL's termination of James "Jeb" Bashaw

Selling away is just one of the allegations that felled James &#8220;Jeb&#8221; Bashaw, LPL's former Houston branch manager.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 30, 2014
A client's bill of rights: Being prepared to deliver what your customers want

Now is a good time step back and ask the question, &#8220;Do my clients value the things I think they value?&#8221;

By Joe Duran
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 29, 2014
No such thing as free money in crowdfunding

Sites such as Indiegogo and Kickstarter can be powerful tools, but how do you manage a campaign? Here are some basic rules.

By by Vickie Elmer, Crain's Detroit Business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 28, 2014
Betting on your business, the best odds in the house

What a Vegas slot machine can teach you about the value of holding a public seminar.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 26, 2014
Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000

Finra fines WFG Investments $700,000 for failing to supervise registered reps

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Government workers get first crack at phased retirement

Will federal program set an example for the private sector?

By Mary Beth Franklin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 26, 2014
You can't always get what you want

There are no guarantees your practice will attract the high multiple you think it deserves in a sale.

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 24, 2014
CEO Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps

Mark Casady apologizes to LPL Financial shareholders for compliance missteps as company takes hit to third-quarter profits. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20141017/FREE/141019926&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">LPL's regulatory hit list</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 24, 2014
A call to arms for advisers to champion the fiduciary standard

Long-time fee-only advisers fear loss of a competitive edge as brokers blur the lines in the advice industry.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES OCT 24, 2014
Are online investors actually panicking at the sight of market volatility?

Covestor sees investors tinkering around the edges of their allocations, but not much actual fear

By Bhargav Shivarthy
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 23, 2014
Why Ebola is scarier than it should be

The five qualities of a risk that trigger our biggest fears

By By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg News
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 23, 2014
Wunderlich and fired LPL broker part ways

Former star LPL broker and Houston branch manager James &quot;Jeb&quot; Bashaw is no longer joining Wunderlich Securities, and is also fighting back against <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141013/FREE/141019977&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>LPL's allegations</a>.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH OCT 23, 2014
Where advisers can find help with social media

You don't have to go too far to get the assistance you need to leverage today's tech tools

By Sheryl Rowling
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2014
It's time for a revolution in how advisers work with couples

Advisers could increase client loyalty, retain more assets and continue to work with the next generation by rethinking approach to couples.

By Kathleen Burns Kingsbury