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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2015
Ask the Adviser: Can I really afford that vacation home?

You've picked your favorite vacation destination, visited multiple times and gotten to know the town. Now here's how to make that second home a permanent reality.

By Joe O'Boyle
NextGen investors require advisers adopt new classifications
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
NextGen investors require advisers adopt new classifications

Client categories like DIYs, validators and delegators don't fit younger investors.

By Sheryl Rowling
China's stock market freefall has only just begun
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
China's stock market freefall has only just begun

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> China's stock market rout is being described as just the beginning, with some big moves still to come.

By Jeff Benjamin
Is it time to jump into energy stocks?
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2015
Is it time to jump into energy stocks?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: If 13 weeks of falling energy-stock prices has you looking for an entry point, hold your fire: The sector is still very pricey.

By Jeff Benjamin
China, Greece no worries for investors who send stocks to big July gain
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
China, Greece no worries for investors who send stocks to big July gain

Investors shrugged off worries about China and Greece to send the S&amp;P 500 index up 2% last month to its biggest monthly gain since February as most companies reported better-than-expected profits.

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2015
4 ways advisers can become more actively engaged with female investors

Women want the same things as men when it comes to investing, but their perceptions and approaches differ

By Nicole Johnson
Advisers wasting time and money by underutilizing tech
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 06, 2015
Advisers wasting time and money by underutilizing tech

Wealth management professionals who don't take full advantage of their firm's software programs are at a competitive disadvantage.

By Alessandra Malito
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2015
Advisers busy revising plans one year after Supreme Court guaranteed gay marriage rights

Reworking documents aimed at protecting loved ones is the top planning duty with newly married couples.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2015
Trump tax plan takes a page from other Republicans

Eliminates carried-interest deduction, reduces top bracket on wealthiest Americans.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2015
LPL and $775 million adviser part ways amid investigation

The broker-dealer and its top adviser in Louisiana cut ties after the adviser received a Wells notice announcing a Finra investigation. Adviser says the separation is unrelated.

By Mason Braswell
Vendors respond to advisers' lack of tech-savviness with educational resources
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 05, 2015
Vendors respond to advisers' lack of tech-savviness with educational resources

Junxure is the latest CRM system provider to roll out elearning tools for users.

By Alessandra Malito
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 05, 2015
If liquidity is running dry, then think twice before you buy

It looks like somebody got killed on this after-hours exchange-traded note trade. The lesson? Beware thinly traded securities with a bid/ask spread you could drive a truck through.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
These retirement policy reform ideas sparked death threats

Economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci explains her controversial proposals for mandated savings, risk aversion and avoiding fees.

By Bloomberg
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment unlikely for 2016
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment unlikely for 2016

High-income retirees could see net benefits decline as their Medicare premiums rise.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Climate change could impact client portfolios

Advisers need to address environmental issues and how they will affect investments

By Liz Skinner
Hedge funds love these small-cap energy stocks – but they've been getting crushed
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Hedge funds love these small-cap energy stocks – but they've been getting crushed

While little has been spared in the energy-securities selloff &amp;mdash; oil, junk bonds and even Chinese equities have been hit &amp;mdash; smaller stocks have been the worst off.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 05, 2015
'Culture clash' led to $2.5 billion Merrill firing: Lawyer

A $2.5 billion broker who was fired this month for &#8220;inappropriate workplace behavior,&#8221; according to employment records, may have been too bullheaded for the thundering herd, his attorney said.

By Mason Braswell
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 05, 2015
Donald Trump's investment portfolio a messy hodgepodge: advisers

Advisers say the presidential hopeful and real estate mogul's investments reveal a scattered approach to money management. <i>(See <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150723/FREE/723009998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">the top five fund companies holding Mr. Trump's money</a>.)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
LPL cracking down on brokers who collect retirement account fees from family members
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 05, 2015
LPL cracking down on brokers who collect retirement account fees from family members

Anticipating an enforcement push, the broker-dealer told brokers that next year they will no longer be able to receive a fee or commission from retirement accounts belonging to family members.

By Mason Braswell
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2015
Companies from Facebook to JPMorgan squeeze 401(k) plans

Tactics include holding back on both the amount and timing of 401(k) matches and dragging out vesting schedules.

By Gregory Crawford