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EQUITIES AUG 18, 2014
Who's risk averse? Not Millennials

Concern that the future of the federal safety net for seniors is precarious and the ubiquity of 401(k)s are prompting those born from 1979 to 1996 to get an earlier start on saving than prior generations, And they're ending up in stocks.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 18, 2014
Is Vanguard hiding behind low-cost structure to evade taxes?

A former lawyer for the firm has filed a lawsuit alleging the company avoided about $1 billion in taxes over 10 years

By Trevor Hunnicutt
FINTECH AUG 18, 2014
Robo startup will work with advisers exclusively

UpsideAdvisor.com's platform is designed to attract mass affluent interested in low-cost investing, but who may also want access to advisers' investment advice.

By Joyce Hanson
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 18, 2014
Indie reps happier at work than employee advisers: J.D. Power

Independent advisers continue to be happier at work than their colleagues who are employees of broker-dealers but the gap in job satisfaction among the two groups is narrowing. <i><a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140630/FREE/630009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">See how your firm ranks</a></i>

By Minda Smiley
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2014
1.5 million workers may not get Social Security benefits after all

Public employees, including some schoolteachers, are affected by offset regulations

By Mary Beth Franklin
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 17, 2014
The Fed finds another reason to hold down interest rates

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> The Fed and chief Janet Yellen get more ammo to hold down rates. Plus: AIG inches back into DC lobby; why some stocks never split; and where the smart money is going

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2014
BofA settlement comes back to bite homeowners

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: BofA settlement bites homeowners. Plus: Warren Buffett feels compliance pain; a mortgage shop tries financial advice; fewer stocks participating in the bull market run; and stocks that could benefit from the ALS ice-bucket challenge.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 15, 2014
Barclays rains on the equity market parade

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Barclays warns on stocks. Plus: Gold finds some safe-haven love; how the Fed is off target; Argentina uses social media to attack creditors; Nasdaq's version of d&eacute;j&agrave; vu; and what people buy when money is no object.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES AUG 15, 2014
Fed watchers are spinning over Janet Yellen's mixed messages

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> brings you up to speed on reactions to Janet Yellen's mixed messages on the U.S. job market, gold's surge, and Russian mutual funds' fall.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 15, 2014
High-yield sell-off sending out mixed messages to market

Does steep drop in assets signal an entry point or a correction?

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS AUG 15, 2014
REITs, RIA regulation, retirement planning and risk grab advisers' attention

<i>InvestmentNews</i>' four must-read stories of the week cover this ecclectic set of 'R' subjects.

By Andrew Leigh
ETFS AUG 15, 2014
BlackRock says it's making inroads with wirehouses and RIAs

BlackRock, fielding question on rival Vanguard, says it's best suited to educate the market about the power of ETFs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
Never charged, Bernie Madoff's son leaves more than $15M

Andrew Madoff, the son of the convicted Ponzi schemer, lists $11M in personal property and $4.5M in improved real property.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS AUG 14, 2014
What's next for Robin Williams' family?

Although he had 'bills to pay,' he put his real estate in a trust and appears to have provided for his children.

By Danielle and Andy Mayoras
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
How Robin Williams' estate plan aimed to protect his family

The comedian apparently used sophisticated estate planning techniques to provide for his children.

By Danielle and Andy Mayoras
RIA NEWS AUG 14, 2014
Indianapolis church sues JPMorgan over investment choices

Church alleges the firm steered it into risky, costly and unsuitable investments. It lost $13 million.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
He needed a script: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman left a legal mess behind
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2014
He needed a script: Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman left a legal mess behind

In leaving his estate outright to his partner, the Oscar-winning actor left her with a multimillion-dollar tax bill

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS AUG 13, 2014
Scottrade retools custodial platform as it works to bolster its numbers

Custodian hopes to land on growth path with new technology and new hires.

By Joyce Hanson
RIA NEWS AUG 13, 2014
Wealthfront has 'best shot' to remain leading digital disruptor: Forrester

Report points to low-cost online platform, Millennial market, $1 billion in AUM.

By Joyce Hanson
RIA NEWS AUG 13, 2014
RCAP to continue clearing with Pershing

B-D says new deal will result in cost savings comparable to what it would have realized had it moved clearing in house.

By Bruce Kelly