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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2016
Raymond James, Baird to pay $850,000 for SEC wrap-fee violations

Some of the firms' clients weren't aware of costs paid beyond the wrap-fee programs

By Christine Idzelis
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 08, 2016
Protect client assets from aggressive unclaimed property rules

Ignoring proxy letters could lead to lost assets.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Yellen says rate-hike case 'has strengthened in recent months'
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2016
Yellen says rate-hike case 'has strengthened in recent months'

The case to raise interest rates is getting stronger as the U.S. economy approaches the central bank's goals, Federal Reserve Chair Yellen said.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS SEP 08, 2016
HighTower Advisors gains traction in RIA market

The firm is most focused on RIAs that don't want to sell but will pay for its services.

By Christine Idzelis
Schorsch's AR Global to sell BDC adviser to Benefit Street Partners
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2016
Schorsch's AR Global to sell BDC adviser to Benefit Street Partners

While terms were not released, the price tag could be as much as $70 million, according to one industry executive.

By Bruce Kelly
RCAP to close wholesaling REIT division after charges of fraud, declining sales
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2016
RCAP to close wholesaling REIT division after charges of fraud, declining sales

Company founded by one-time real estate mogul Nicholas Schorsch announces $3 million settlement with Massachusetts Securities Division and said it will lay off nearly 150 employees.

By Bruce Kelly
Small Social Security cost-of-living adjustment likely for 2017
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2016
Small Social Security cost-of-living adjustment likely for 2017

But increase would be seven times higher if pegged to Consumer Price Index for the elderly.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
Time to embrace the idea of a nasty market correction

Plus: Investors buckle in for a bumpy ride, the mystery of bond yields, and the upside of mid-day naps

By Jeff Benjamin
U.S. stocks fall from near record high as dollar rebounds
EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
U.S. stocks fall from near record high as dollar rebounds

The dollar also gained as traders digested mixed data in the world's largest economy amid bets interest rates will stay low.

By Bloomberg
Take 5: Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar's next CEO, says advisers must demonstrate their value through technology
FINTECH SEP 07, 2016
Take 5: Kunal Kapoor, Morningstar's next CEO, says advisers must demonstrate their value through technology

Five candid reponses on how he will lead the firm, the virtues of robo-advice, and rooting for both the Cubs and White Sox.

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS SEP 07, 2016
Fidelity presents five scenarios for stocks

<b>Breakfast with Benjamin</b> Why Fidelity sees a slow-growth, low-inflation regime as the most likely scenario for stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers have a fiduciary duty to put robust business continuity plans in place
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
Advisers have a fiduciary duty to put robust business continuity plans in place

As fiduciaries, advisers have twin duties of loyalty and care to their clients.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm
EQUITIES SEP 07, 2016
Advisers are bracing for a September market storm

The usual volatility could be enhanced by the Fed, geopolitics and the presidential election.

By Jeff Benjamin
Janus' Bill Gross slams central bankers again, arguing negative rates turn assets into liabilities
RIA NEWS SEP 07, 2016
Janus' Bill Gross slams central bankers again, arguing negative rates turn assets into liabilities

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 07, 2016
Could your financial adviser be charging unnecessarily high fees?

Make sure your adviser is a fiduciary &amp;mdash; legally required to put your interests first &amp;mdash; and seek out advisers and planners who aren't just good at selling investments.

By Bloomberg
Use the DOL fiduciary rule as a catalyst to transform your business
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 07, 2016
Use the DOL fiduciary rule as a catalyst to transform your business

To move from DOL compliance to transformation, you will need to focus on several key issues to drive the speed and effectiveness of these changes within your business.

By Scott Dixon
The secret history of index mutual funds
RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2016
The secret history of index mutual funds

The real story of index funds begins far earlier than Vanguard's entry into the retail market in 1976.

By Stephen Mihm
RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2016
Creating an enduring financial advisory business: Lessons from Fisher Investments

By Ellie Zhu
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2016
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios

The funds take advantage of the SEC's reporting rules on derivatives to make their high fees look smaller than they actually are.

By John Waggoner
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?
EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?

Tempting yields might be just replacing one kind of risk with another.

By Jeff Benjamin