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Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Ex-JPMorgan banker partnered with his dad in a multi-year insider-trading ring

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> The banker was caught sharing insider information with his dad, who then used golf jargon to try and disguise the scheme.

By Jeff Benjamin
Stay calm and don't worry about the jobs report
EQUITIES AUG 06, 2015
Stay calm and don't worry about the jobs report

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: A modest change in employment data won't change the Fed's course.

By Jeff Benjamin
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2015
Michael Kitces' weekend reading for financial advisers

Pimco gets put on notice, the latest twist in the CFP Board-Camarda battle, and the rest of the week's must-reads for advisers

By mkitces
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
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
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?
EQUITIES 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
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
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
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
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
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
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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