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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2015
Advisers ramp up efforts to create tax-conscious retirement withdrawal strategies

Advisers ramp up efforts to create tax-conscious retirement income withdrawal strategies with an aim to extend the life of clients' nest eggs.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 01, 2015
Vanguard money markets still a buck, but with potential for gates, fees

Largest mutual fund company announces its response to reforms intended to prevent a run.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Wirehouse advisers pile into euro-stock ETFs
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 01, 2015
Wirehouse advisers pile into euro-stock ETFs

Currency-hedging ETF strategies are a no-brainer: Merrill Lynch portfolio manager

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Warren Buffett's financial results start to raise red flags
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 01, 2015
Warren Buffett's financial results start to raise red flags

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Warren Buffett rejects analysts' criticism of Berkshire Hathaway's financials. Plus: Family Dollar's lesson in luck, small-cap stocks at odds with jobs data, and Alan Greenspan on Greece exiting the euro.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 30, 2015
Nontraded REIT sponsors changing compensation for advisers

New share class dubbed a &#8220;T share&#8221; cuts upfront commission brokers are paid but creates an annual trailing commission.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 30, 2015
The independent broker-dealers with the most female advisers

The business is male-dominated, but some independent broker-dealers have come close to having 30% of producing female reps on staff. Here's a break down of the gender divide.

By Ellie Zhu
New York Life raises the living benefit stakes — on a fixed annuity
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2015
New York Life raises the living benefit stakes — on a fixed annuity

Can the new product compete against its variable and indexed annuity cousins?

By Darla Mercado
Password managers are a powerful tool in the fight to fend off cyber crooks
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 30, 2015
Password managers are a powerful tool in the fight to fend off cyber crooks

Breaking down how password managers actually work, plus details on three good options for advisers to consider

By Blane Warrene
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH APR 29, 2015
Finra CARDS data breach risk is real

Potential security risk concerns over Finra's highly-debated data collection proposal are not unfounded, experts say. <i>(See also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20150504/BLOG07/150509984/finras-longtime-critics-become-its-supporters-and-vice-versa&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Finra's backers are now its critics</a>)</i>

By Alessandra Malito
The housing market steps up to provide a needed economic boost
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 29, 2015
The housing market steps up to provide a needed economic boost

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: The solid housing market stands in contrast to the dismal first quarter GDP numbers.

By Jeff Benjamin
The independent broker-dealers with the biggest revenue and asset gains in 2014
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 29, 2015
The independent broker-dealers with the biggest revenue and asset gains in 2014

These firms boosted their businesses significantly between 2013 and 2014

By Ellie Zhu
Sofia Vergara lawsuit teaches planning lesson for couples using IVF
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2015
Sofia Vergara lawsuit teaches planning lesson for couples using IVF

Here's the key: Thinking through what happens in the event of a divorce, death or breakup.

By Andy and Danielle Mayoras, Guest Columnists
Parent PLUS loans and student loan cosigning: Just say no
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2015
Parent PLUS loans and student loan cosigning: Just say no

Snares abound for parents who are eager to take on additional debt in the name of sending their children to their dream school.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2015
529 benefits go beyond college savings

A new variation offers an option for saving for disabled children.

By Liz Skinner
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 29, 2015
Vanguard tiptoes into the liquid alternatives market

New multialternative fund seen as endorsement of alts, while pressuring fees

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2015
Bernanke backs Pimco, not Gross, with Fed rate hike forecast

Janus fund manager says impact of falling oil prices could hinder Fed, but former central bank chief says focus will be on momentum.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 29, 2015
Top advisers break away for chance to own equity

Some of the biggest adviser moves in 3Q were teams who left wirehouses to join firms that offered company shares for those willing to take the risk. <i>Plus:</i> Check out <i>IN</i>'s <a href=&quot;http://data.investmentnews.com/aotm/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Advisers on the Move database</a>.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 28, 2015
T. Rowe Price names successor to CEO James Kennedy

William J. Stromberg to become CEO Jan. 1; Kennedy to retire at annual meeting in April 2016.

By James Comtois
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 28, 2015
Take a page from active managers to get clients past the pack mentality

Trends can be tempting and tough to ignore, so knowing where to look for opportunities others are missing is key.

By James Jessee
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2015
Dying penniless: It's not just the poor

Nearly a quarter of retirees 85 and older are dying with assets of less than $10,000

By Bloomberg