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RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2015
Puerto Rico's uncertain future is leaving your muni bond fund investment in limbo

All is not lost: 'You might get 90 cents on the dollar, or you might get 30 cents on the dollar.'

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2015
Why stepchildren are more likely to feud over the family fortune

Blended families face increased risks for fights over money, survey shows.

By Bloomberg
Twitter gets advisers in-the-know in real time
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 04, 2015
Twitter gets advisers in-the-know in real time

Analysts used to have the biggest voice on a stock market movements, but now it's influencers with a large social-media following who carry weight.

By Alessandra Malito
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2015
NYSE and Nasdaq embracing bitcoin

Big exchange moves suggest digital currency may have a future after all.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 03, 2015
The critical retirement cost many advisers aren't discussing with clients

Transportation is one of the highest expenditures for older Americans, yet many advisers aren't pushing the mobility conversation with clients.

By Greg Iacurci
Curian Capital's sudden exit creates a TAMP feeding frenzy
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 03, 2015
Curian Capital's sudden exit creates a TAMP feeding frenzy

Curian Capital's unexpected announcement that it is closing shop at year-end has sent the $300 billion TAMP industry scrambling to woo advisers working with the $11 billion platform.

By Jeff Benjamin
Puerto Rico's default could ripple through average Americans' portfolios
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 03, 2015
Puerto Rico's default could ripple through average Americans' portfolios

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Puerto Rico has missed a debt payment. How will the fallout be felt by average Americans?

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 03, 2015
New life insurance study debunks 'buy term, invest the difference'

Standard advice leaves many Americans underinsured and unprepared for retirement.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2015
Options to invest in innovative technologies that address water shortages are limited

Despite a multitude of water shortages, options to invest in innovative technologies that address the problem remain limited.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 03, 2015
Make sustainable investing a New Year's resolution

Advisers can attract new clients if they keep abreast of the socially responsible investing trend.

By Lisa Woll
How climate change could impact your portfolio
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2015
How climate change could impact your portfolio

Investors need to research environmental issues and how they will affect their investments.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2015
Be sure clients truly understand volatility before it comes

Test how clients would react to financial losses, experts say.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 31, 2015
Expert tips for buying a private island — and upgrading its amenities

Creating your own private-island paradise is doable, but it won't be easy, warns expert developer Doug Kulig.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 31, 2015
Should you let an app tell you what to spend?

If you decide to try out personal financial management software such as Level Money, then here's what might happen.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 31, 2015
How your peers view robo-advisers

Advisers' answers to big questions about robo-advice

By Alessandra Malito
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2015
Warning: You may be overexposed to stocks in your retirement plan

Older workers may be taking on more risk than they realize, says Fidelity.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2015
Trump sells NYC penthouse for $21M, 40% under initial list price

The five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath Park Avenue apartment spanning the entire 24th floor has a private elevator, floor-to-ceiling windows, Italian brass doorknobs, marble baths and a windowed chef's kitchen.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 30, 2015
What Bobbi Kristina Brown's death can teach us about estate planning

The tragedy of Whitney Houston's daughter is even more heartbreaking because poor planning played such a critical role.

By by Danielle and Andy Mayoras
Loomis Sayles' Dan Fuss says Fed stuck 'between a rock and a couple of hard places'
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 30, 2015
Loomis Sayles' Dan Fuss says Fed stuck 'between a rock and a couple of hard places'

50-year market veteran says the global economic slowdown complicates the central bank's plan to raise interest rates.

By Bloomberg
Openness, transparency drawing investors to robo-advisers over Wall Street banks
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 30, 2015
Openness, transparency drawing investors to robo-advisers over Wall Street banks

CEO of Personal Capital sees investors choosing new options over the old due to fee transparency, focus on customer's best interests

By Bill Harris