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ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 21, 2014
Advisers in Northeast prep for blizzard, close offices

After learning lessons from Superstorm Sandy, firms are planning ahead with staff and clients, expecting days of potential power outages and working remotely.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2014
The right glide path for smaller accounts

Resist the temptation to increase risk for low savers, as every dollar becomes more important.

By James P. Lauder
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Strawberry strikes out with advisers

IRS will auction an annuity that was part of a contract Darryl Strawberry signed with the Mets nearly 30 years ago.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 21, 2014
Stocks carry momentum into the holiday-shortened trading week

Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features stocks poised to move higher in a holiday-shortened week. Plus: Lots of data in just a few days, OPEC plays a game of chicken, and using dividend stocks to make up for an under-funded retirement portfolio

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 21, 2014
New ETF lets active managers keep secret sauce

Fund investors are flocking to index-tracking ETFs as they try to improve performance.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2014
Is your core strategy getting flabby?

Increasing high-yield exposure in an intermediate-bond portfolio may add return, but is risky

By Aldo Ceccarelli
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2014
Schorsch accused of manipulating ARCP books: Suit

American Realty Capital Properties Inc.'s former chief accounting officer alleges the ex-chairman ordered numbers to be changed.

By Mason Braswell
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2014
How advisers are guiding clients through critical crossroads

Advisers forced to go beyond numbers when faced with clients' concerns

By InvestmentNews Staff
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 20, 2014
New platforms for alternatives trading miss the mark

Smart money should be focused on finding ways to help advisers first navigate the liquid alts world.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Nicholas Schorsch resigns from RCAP, boards of AR Capital affiliates

REIT czar resigns from RCAP, boards of 11 AR Capital affiliates. New chairman says change allows company to simplify governance, minimize 'perceived' conflicts and cut complexity. (And check out <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141223/FREE/122309998/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">the triumphs and trials of Nick Schorsch</a>.)

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Time to strap in for the downsides of cheap oil, higher interest rates

Booming equity markets leave investors blissfully unaware of risks.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 19, 2014
Shrugging off diversification, more advisers chase stock market performance

On Friday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>, advisers are starting to shun alternatives to avoid the risk of missing out on the stock market's run. Plus: Venezuela's sinking credit rating, attractive valuations even at these prices, and investing rules from Stephen Colbert

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 19, 2014
Investors move to Janus as new Gross-run fund adds $769 million

Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund reports assets of $1.21B; fund returned 0.38% in November, beating 85% of peers.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2014
It's time for transparency at the CFP Board

Should be a transparent protocol for planners to follow when they disagree with the board's judgments.

By Andrew Leigh
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS DEC 19, 2014
Bill Gross says take chips off the table as end to asset increases nears

In latest outlook report, Janus bond manager, using Punch and Judy to analyze central bank policies, wonders how a debt crisis can be solved with more debt.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING FIXED INCOME DEC 19, 2014
Off with his head: How Pimco deposed the Bond King

The inside story of the final months of turmoil at Pimco as Bill Gross lost control.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2014
Massachusetts regulator Galvin investigating Schorsch B-D

Massachusetts regulator has launched an investigation into Realty Capital Securities, the wholesaling broker-dealer arm of Nicholas Schorsch's nontraded REIT empire. (<b><i>Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109957/schorsch-remains-confident-in-his-empire&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Schorsch remains confident in his empire</a>)</b></i>

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2014
Bernanke joins Pimco as senior adviser

His second consulting agreement with a top money manager in as many weeks.

By Bloomberg
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 18, 2014
The Super Bowl ending and what you can learn from it

Three lessons about making decisions under pressure gleaned from the epic conclusion to Super Bowl XLIX.

By Joe Duran
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 18, 2014
Restored Cuba relations will lead to travel, cigars, not investment opportunities

Even if Cuba's economy doubled, it still wouldn't be 'big enough to move the needle for the U.S.'

By Jeff Benjamin