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Trekking to Europe and Japan for attractive dividend income
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Trekking to Europe and Japan for attractive dividend income

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Where to look when it's time to go beyond the traditional hunting grounds for dividend income.

By Jeff Benjamin
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Mountains of corporate cash drive stock buyback plans to a record high

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Stock buybacks hit an all-time high in April as companies continue to view repurchase plans as the best use of cash stockpiles.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAY 08, 2015
Good or bad, jobs report could roil the markets, investors

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Good or bad, investors could react sharply to the April jobs report. Plus: Bitcoin could be back, Fitbit plans an IPO and offbeat economic indicators.

By Jeff Benjamin
Forget a rate hike – Peter Schiff expects more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2015
Forget a rate hike – Peter Schiff expects more quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve

Euro Pacific Capital CEO and chief strategist says economy is not recovering and central bank will only hike rates when 'market forces its hand.'

By Jeff Benjamin
Take advantage of 'tax alpha'
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2015
Take advantage of 'tax alpha'

Be cognizant of the tax treatment of investments and where they should be held.

By Theodore E. Saade and Richard J. Nott III
Strong markets, fund flows boost Janus with Gross
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2015
Strong markets, fund flows boost Janus with Gross

CEO Weil says most significant driver was strength of active stock funds, which drew $1.6 billion in first quarter.

By Bloomberg
Real estate company seeks $20M for New York City mausoleum high-rise
RIA NEWS MAY 07, 2015
Real estate company seeks $20M for New York City mausoleum high-rise

Rest in peace and luxury: Average prices are expected to top $65,000 for crypts and $17,000 for niches for funerary urns.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2015
Four retirement mistakes investors are making now

Once, these moves might have been seen as wise. But the environment has changed.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS MAY 07, 2015
RCAP closes another independent B-D deal

Completes purchase of Girard Securities, the second independent broker-dealer acquisition in as many weeks

By Bruce Kelly
Federal Reserve opens door to increase in interest rates
RIA NEWS MAY 07, 2015
Federal Reserve opens door to increase in interest rates

Yellen and board still looking for more improvement in the labor market and uptick in inflation before pulling the trigger.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 06, 2015
LPL hires E*TRADE CFO Audette to replace Dan H. Arnold

Manager known as a 'turnaround artist' to take financial helm after Arnold bumped to president to replace Moore.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Advisers, investors reopen rate hike debate, send stocks higher after so-so jobs report
EQUITIES MAY 06, 2015
Advisers, investors reopen rate hike debate, send stocks higher after so-so jobs report

Strong market rally and mixed jobs report adds fresh fuel to the debate over when the Fed might institute the first rate hike since 2006. <i>(See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20150506/FREE/150509951/forget-a-rate-hike-ndash-peter-schiff-expects-more-quantitative&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Schiff: Forget rate hike, look for QE4</a>)</i>

By Jeff Benjamin
Schwab considers expanding RIA custody model outside U.S.
FINTECH MAY 06, 2015
Schwab considers expanding RIA custody model outside U.S.

CEO Bettinger also defends robo-advisers, although he acknowledges they haven't been tested by a bear market

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Online financial advisers edge into retirement market
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Online financial advisers edge into retirement market

For now, the service provided is advice, rather than management.

By Alessandra Malito
Betterment gets a finger-hold in retirement advice market
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Betterment gets a finger-hold in retirement advice market

It will be tough, however, to compete with 401(k) behemoth Financial Engines.

By Alessandra Malito
Is adviser compensation rising in tandem with advisory firm revenues?
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 06, 2015
Is adviser compensation rising in tandem with advisory firm revenues?

Private-sector wages have grown at a 2% clip for the past five years, but how did advisers fare?

By Matt Sirinides
BlackRock alternative credit fund hopes to play rising rates to its advantage
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2015
BlackRock alternative credit fund hopes to play rising rates to its advantage

Hedging out rate risk puts the focus on credit opportunities ... and manager sees plenty of them ahead.

By Jeff Benjamin
Entice employees to save for retirement with a creative campaign
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Entice employees to save for retirement with a creative campaign

Advisers must go further than automatic features if they'd like to get employees interested in saving at work.

By Darla Mercado
Financial industry asks DOL for more time on fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Financial industry asks DOL for more time on fiduciary rule

Groups say they need an extra 45 days above the 75-day comment period to respond.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2015
Expect tumult for broker-dealers if DOL fiduciary plan goes through

Retirement plan experts predict a major shake-up in the way broker-dealers do business with small retirement plans and IRAs &#8212; all thanks to a prohibited transaction exemption in the Labor Department's new fiduciary duty proposal.

By Darla Mercado