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Best bull market in history?
RIA NEWS APR 16, 2015
Best bull market in history?

Top strategist Bob Doll looks at first quarter for clues to continuing boom

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC goes after firm for fraud tied to life settlements
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2015
SEC goes after firm for fraud tied to life settlements

The regulator alleges Pacific West Capital Group mislead investors about risks associated with the investments

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2015
Feud over Robin Williams' estate highlights need for specificity in trusts

The late comedian's estate plan is back in the headlines: This time, his beneficiaries are embroiled in a legal fight over the interpretation of his trust.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS APR 16, 2015
HighTower recruits $550 million UBS team

TC Wealth Management joins in New York, adds to HighTower's 13 transitions in 2014.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS APR 15, 2015
Warren Buffett riding high in Omaha

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Berkshire Hathaway's 50th annual meeting with Warren Buffett at the helm is in the books. Here are all the juicy bits, plus how the giant company fared in the first quarter.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bracing for the Greek exit
EQUITIES APR 15, 2015
Bracing for the Greek exit

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Now might be a good time to start bracing for a Greek default, as the probability has never been as high.

By Jeff Benjamin
In Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, a nod to passive investing
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
In Labor Department's fiduciary proposal, a nod to passive investing

Brokers who sell index funds may get a leg up from newly proposed requirements that would impose more stringent advice standards.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Blurred lines surround estate of Marvin Gaye

Heirs win a court fight, but it all could have been avoided

By by Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Columnists
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Protecting vulnerable aging clients

Securities industry faces incalculable risks that require rigorous internal controls to manage relationships with aging investors

By Brandon S. Reif
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 15, 2015
Broker-dealer sales practices to seniors focus of Massachusetts sweep

Survey intended to inform regulators, prevent financial abuse of elders.

By Alessandra Malito
Affluent retirees flock to The Villages, fastest-growing metro area
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2015
Affluent retirees flock to The Villages, fastest-growing metro area

This Florida retirement destination has a carefree lifestyle and lots and lots of golf carts.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS APR 14, 2015
Considering growing through M&A? Don't call it a 'tuck-in'

Sophomoric term doesn't capture the magnitude of importance that these transactions represent.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 14, 2015
Merrill settles short-selling case with SEC for $11 million

Agency says wirehouse executed short sales in some stocks even when supply fell short.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bill Gross says he will short the German bund, eventually
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2015
Bill Gross says he will short the German bund, eventually

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Bill Gross calls out the 10-year German bund, but you'll want to wait more than a year for the end of Europe's easing.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2015
How singles can use file-and-suspend as an insurance policy

But this creative claiming strategy stumps some Social Security Administration employees.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Japan bumps China off the mountain as top holder of U.S. debt
FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2015
Japan bumps China off the mountain as top holder of U.S. debt

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Japan takes over as America's biggest creditor but China is right behind. Plus: More banks abandon student loan biz, Colorado's weed tax bummer, and where banking is still beyond at least 2 billion people.

By Jeff Benjamin
Nearly half of retirees wish they had retired earlier
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2015
Nearly half of retirees wish they had retired earlier

But savings gap may force future retirees to work longer.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2015
MassMutual beefs up DCIO effort, extending reach into retirement plans

Insurer faces uphill battle as competition in defined contribution investment-only space is tough.

By Darla Mercado
Tread lightly into the energy sector
RIA NEWS APR 14, 2015
Tread lightly into the energy sector

It has become the ultimate stock-pickers market

By Jeff Benjamin
Merrill Lynch's John Thiel urges colleagues to work with DOL on fiduciary rule
RIA NEWS APR 14, 2015
Merrill Lynch's John Thiel urges colleagues to work with DOL on fiduciary rule

By Mason Braswell