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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2015
To Roth or not to Roth? How to lower your tax bill on retirement savings

Guidelines for three different groups of workers on choosing a tax-smart combination of sources for retirement savings.

By Robert H. Beriault
HSBC says the dollar's powerful days are numbered
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 23, 2015
HSBC says the dollar's powerful days are numbered

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: HSBC thinks the strong dollar is poised to run out of steam, though it might just be wishful thinking.

By Jeff Benjamin
Exclusive: F-Squared Investments cutting 25% of staff
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2015
Exclusive: F-Squared Investments cutting 25% of staff

Top ETF portfolio builder cuts 40 people &amp;mdash; 25% of the staff &amp;mdash; three months after settling with regulators over false performance claims.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Wall Street bonuses up 3%, even as banks pay millions in legal settlements
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Wall Street bonuses up 3%, even as banks pay millions in legal settlements

Industry adds jobs in New York City for the first time since 2011.

By Bloomberg
Goodbye wealth management, hello financial life management
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Goodbye wealth management, hello financial life management

For professionals working with clients on life and investment choices, it's time for a new category to capture what they do.

By Joe Duran
Pivotal 401(k) fee lawsuit in front of Supreme Court means big changes for plan advisers
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2015
Pivotal 401(k) fee lawsuit in front of Supreme Court means big changes for plan advisers

Regardless of how the high court rules, ongoing investment monitoring will be here to stay.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2015
Art Tambaro, former Royal Alliance chief, returns to the securities industry

Longtime industry exec to use Cetera's First Allied as broker-dealer in setting up OSJ.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2015
Merrill to pay $400,000 over telemarketing compliance shortfall

New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation says B-Ds do not 'fully understand' how to comply with telemarketing rules.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 23, 2015
Tony Robbins pumps up advisers

Offers a glimpse of coaching program and outlines industry goals.

By Mason Braswell
Where to invest during the run-up to the presidential election
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 22, 2015
Where to invest during the run-up to the presidential election

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: As the dollars get thrown around the mud starts flying, you might as well invest along for the ride.

By Jeff Benjamin
Waning revenues may mean more fees
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 22, 2015
Waning revenues may mean more fees

Advisers could face new charges for services such as practice management and technology.

By Sarah O'Brien
Alternative investing education grows in stride with fast-growing liquid alts space
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Alternative investing education grows in stride with fast-growing liquid alts space

Wirehouses and broker-dealers are seen as the next area of expansion for year-old program.

By Jeff Benjamin
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley plans to sell adviser data to fund companies
INVESTING ETFS MAR 20, 2015
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley plans to sell adviser data to fund companies

ETF managers may look to broker-dealers to 'lower the veil' covering advisers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 20, 2015
First and foremost, it's not about the money

Words of wisdom from a young adviser about his first year on the job.

By Layton Cox
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 20, 2015
Tedious work and quarterbacking ultimately lead to grateful clients

A new planner looks back on what his first year in the business taught him.

By Sam Honey
The looming threat of an increasingly powerful dollar
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 20, 2015
The looming threat of an increasingly powerful dollar

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: It's important to understand the scary downside of an extremely strong U.S. dollar.

By Jeff Benjamin
Reading between the lines of liquid alternatives fund expense ratios
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 20, 2015
Reading between the lines of liquid alternatives fund expense ratios

What you see might not be what you get and the real cost of running some strategies can be steep.

By Jeff Benjamin
DoubleLine's Jeffery Gundlach says 'blockhead' Fed should postpone raising rates
INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 20, 2015
DoubleLine's Jeffery Gundlach says 'blockhead' Fed should postpone raising rates

$44.6 billion DoubleLine Total Return Fund manager says central bank should hold off on raising rates; gives a nod toward gold, India equities and shorting the dollar.

By Jeff Benjamin
Investors pile into bond ETFs ... at the wrong time
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAR 20, 2015
Investors pile into bond ETFs ... at the wrong time

Blame oil for the reversal of fortune that caught investors off guard.

By Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley's Hunger Games-inspired video they don't want you to see
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 20, 2015
Morgan Stanley's Hunger Games-inspired video they don't want you to see

The straitlaced wirehouse pulled the plug on this 10-minute spoof of the popular &quot;Hunger Games&quot; series. But did it go too far? You decide.

By Mason Braswell