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ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH MAY 28, 2014
SEC warns investors about pitfalls of Bitcoin

Checkered history, lack of regulation among reasons to be wary of virtual currency, agency says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 27, 2014
The Fed takes a long-term view of its record $4.3 trillion balance sheet

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Janet Yellen's Fed will sit on its record $4.3T balance sheet as the QE experiment continues. Plus: A top economist wants the Fed to raise rates now, stock buybacks push markets to the sky, beating short-sellers at their own game, and how not to get burned by pot stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo signs $1.5 billion Michigan team
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2014
Wells Fargo signs $1.5 billion Michigan team

Trio previously worked at J.P. Morgan Private Client Service Group.

By Alessandra Malito
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 27, 2014
Outcomes making fund management a hard-knock life

In this Take Five interview, Columbia Management's global CIO says outcomes are more than a buzzword and investors expect more than performance.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 27, 2014
Older investors turn to technology to manage their finances

Finding in-person meetings more of an onus than a bonus, more investors over 50 are firing their advisers and managing their own finances through online platforms.

By Joyce Hanson
How advisers are leveraging the bank channel
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 27, 2014
How advisers are leveraging the bank channel

While at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income Summit last week, our team spoke with a wide variety of advisors from all areas of the industry.

By Tom Daley
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 27, 2014
Stocks popping up in more bond portfolios as managers seek returns

At least 70 mutual funds across various fixed-income categories have more than 4% allocated to stocks, according to Morningstar. On the extreme end, almost half of those bond funds have equity weightings of between 10% and 63%.

By Jeff Benjamin
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 27, 2014
When searching for investment advice, consumers are drawn to the alphabet soup of credentials

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Consumers drawn by alphabet soup of adviser credentials. Plus: Job cuts continue at Barclays, pushing for nationwide fracking, a big retirement risk, commodity hedge funds take a beating, and another smidgen of bad news for the IRS.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2014
Social Security survivor benefits after botched second marriages

If second marriage ends, the first one may still count

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 27, 2014
Tech-savvy young planners band together to share the wealth

'FP Hackers' brainstorm issues facing new businesses &amp;mdash; and even refer clients to one another

By Joyce Hanson
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 27, 2014
Pimco overhauls unconstrained fund as Gross takes control

Pimco's Bill Gross has overhauled the firm's Unconstrained Bond Fund since taking over in December. His moves include ditching 30-year Treasuries, boosting corporate debt bets and extending duration. Whether the revamp will help performance remains to be seen.

By Gregory Crawford
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 27, 2014
Extending tax breaks priority for new Senate Finance Chairman

Extending tax credits and deductions is a priority for new Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, even as he indicates there won't be any major tax changes for individuals or businesses this year. What gives?

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 26, 2014
Fund your child's tuition with Social Security

Millions of people have no idea about the true value of the benefits they have earned throughout their careers. One reader finds that claiming after age 66 can result in retroactive benefits; another beneficiary was leaving $1,000 a month on the table.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 25, 2014
When money has an impact

Why impact investing, which targets companies or projects that effect positive change, while at the same time delivering a return, is gaining a foothold among advisers and clients.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2014
How well do you know your aging clients?

By Legg Mason Global Asset Management
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2014
How advisers can help clients deal with Alzheimer's

The inability to manage money is one of the earliest indications that a client may have Alzheimer's disease

By Dr. Robert Pokorski
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION MAY 23, 2014
How much would you pay for a safer car?

A cost-benefit analysis of a new regulation came up short when it only counted dollars. Then, regulators asked how much more a young child's life is worth.

By Cass R. Sunstein
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 23, 2014
The housing recovery is falling flat

On today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu, the housing recovery might have fizzled out. Plus more on junk bond yields, a big Barclays fine and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2014
Valerie Brown out at Cetera

Valerie Brown, longtime head of Cetera Financial Group and its predecessor ING broker-dealers, has stepped down and is being replaced by Larry Roth.

By Bruce Kelly
The tricky first-year rule for working while collecting Social Security
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2014
The tricky first-year rule for working while collecting Social Security

New retirees can use monthly rather than annual earnings limit.

By Mary Beth Franklin