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Morningstar, Riskalyze team up to integrate adviser programs
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Morningstar, Riskalyze team up to integrate adviser programs

Advisers who use both companies' software will gain automatic data synchronization across the two platforms.

By Alessandra Malito
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Should advisers suggest that an algorithm do clients' saving for them?

An increasing number of companies want to identify — and whisk away — investors' excess cash.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2015
Would you like a diamond with your hotel suite? How about in your martini?

High-end restaurants and hotels are increasingly serving up diamonds and other bling.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2015
Crowdfunding-style approach to real estate investing gains momentum

Proliferation of digital platforms opens new ways to access properties, but investors must do their homework.

By Jeff Benjamin
Why you might want to cover your assets from volatility now
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2015
Why you might want to cover your assets from volatility now

BlackRock chief investment strategist says prospect of stocks and bonds moving in tandem means higher risks for investors.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
3 things to consider before pursuing a strategic asset allocation
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 14, 2015
3 things to consider before pursuing a strategic asset allocation

Common assumptions that come with investment strategies don't always reflect reality.

By Peter Hecht
Hillary Clinton calls for capital gains tax to reward 'longer-term investments'
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton calls for capital gains tax to reward 'longer-term investments'

Presidential candidate seeks to reward longer-term investments, rein in "excessive risks” in the industry, and go after individuals in enforcement cases.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BlackRock warns of stock-bond correlation, suggests illiquid real estate
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 14, 2015
BlackRock warns of stock-bond correlation, suggests illiquid real estate

Chief investment strategist says liquid investments are being challenged to offer competitive returns.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Help boomers recognize reality bites when it comes to wages in retirement
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2015
Help boomers recognize reality bites when it comes to wages in retirement

Most working retirees are making much less per hour now, survey shows

By Liz Skinner
Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen still expecting to raise rates this year
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 14, 2015
Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen still expecting to raise rates this year

Central banker repeats pledge that pace of subsequent increases will be gradual.

By Bloomberg
Wealthfront sparks robo price war, drops account minimum to $500
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 14, 2015
Wealthfront sparks robo price war, drops account minimum to $500

The combative robo-adviser takes a shot at competitors for their fee structures.

By Alessandra Malito
China's stock market meltdown is looking like a buying opportunity
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 14, 2015
China's stock market meltdown is looking like a buying opportunity

Strategists recommend a slow and steady move into the world's second-largest equity market.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2015
Billy Joel: Poster child for the Viagra college fund?

Older dads can trigger Social Security benefits for young children.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 14, 2015
Goldman's Cohn: Dream on if you think the Fed is hiking rates in September

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Gary D. Cohn, president and COO of Goldman Sachs, believes the economy and markets are in no shape for higher rates.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2015
Ladenburg Thalmann broker-dealer Securities Service Network adds $430M firm

The Horizon Group, a retirement planning firm formerly with Cadaret Grant, joins in Rochester, N.Y.

By Mason Braswell
Pimco considered Goldman Sachs' Gary Cohn for top spot
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2015
Pimco considered Goldman Sachs' Gary Cohn for top spot

Was on short-list of possible successors to El-Erian as CEO in 2013; departure would have left big succession gap at Goldman.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS JUL 13, 2015
Beacon Pointe Wealth scoops up $300 million East Coast firm

The Newport Beach, Calif.-based firm picks up TPW Financial in Boston to bring its assets to $1.4 billion.

By Mason Braswell
Advisers can use the web to facilitate after death-planning talks with clients
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUL 13, 2015
Advisers can use the web to facilitate after death-planning talks with clients

Websites exist for gathering documents and preserving key information, sparking adviser-client conversations about planning for the inevitable.

By Alessandra Malito
The tax risks of clients' overfunding their 529 savings plans
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2015
The tax risks of clients' overfunding their 529 savings plans

Make sure clients set aside the right amount to optimize savings and avoid unnecessary taxes and penalties.

By Masood Vojdani
Greece's latest problem is the IMF
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 13, 2015
Greece's latest problem is the IMF

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The IMF is throwing a wrench into the Greek bailout works, setting off a political earthquake in Europe.

By Jeff Benjamin