RIA News

Displaying 36704 results
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Treasuries erase gains as economy improves

The Federal Reserve said policy makers see improvement in economic activity. How will this impact your bond investments?

By lkonish
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Social Security to release 2014 COLA data next week

Next week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will issue the September Consumer Price Index report, the final piece of data that the Social Security Administration needs to plug into its annual cost of living adjustment formula. Social Security benefits — and the taxable wage base for workers — will be slightly higher next year as a result of the COLA.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Government shutdown delays Social Security COLA announcement

Labor Department says CPI report will not be released next week.

By Mary Beth Franklin
WIREHOUSES OCT 30, 2013
Two teams join Wells Fargo from Merrill, UBS

Groups from Salt Lake City, Charlotte, N.C., manage close to $500M combined.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Understanding your clients' '3 am moment'

When your clients wake up in the middle of the night with sweaty palms, what are they afraid of? What is it they ultimately want you to protect them from?

By Joe Duran
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2013
LPL puts layoff, outsourcing plan into action

Cuts don't include client-facing functions.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients get two-fer when they postpone Social Security

They earn 8%-per-year delayed retirement credits plus annual COLAs

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
COLA boosts estate tax exemption for couples to $10.5M

IRS also sets tax break for single filers at $5.25M

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Report paints picture of 'typical' adviser

Median investment adviser under SEC regulation has $270M in AUM, 92 accounts, and eight employees

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2013
Don't let your debts sink your retirement goals

Why some financial professionals now say debt management is key to successful retirement planning

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2013
Best way an adviser can help: Cut up the credit cards

Plan advisers wanting to step up their service to 401(k) clients, and their workers need look no further than bread-and-butter debt management.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Ways to give to charity without getting weighed down by taxes

Major changes tied to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 could make charitable giving a way to soften the bite of higher taxes

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES OCT 29, 2013
Take Five with Dan Veru of Palisade Capital Management

From the upcoming Twitter Inc. IPO to the prospects for the United States becoming energy independent, Dan Veru, chief investment officer at Palisade Capital Management LLC, has an investment angle to share.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
BlackRock's Fink: There are 'bubble-like markets again'

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink, whose company is the world's largest money manager with $4.1 trillion in assets, said Federal Reserve policy is contributing to “bubble-like markets.”

By Matt Ackermann
RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Smallest stocks rally nearly twice as fast

Smaller companies usually climb faster at the start of a bull market. Is the economy on its way up?

By Matt Ackermann
RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Is cash king? Top money managers say yes

As stock markets flirt with record highs, steep prices make this a seller's market with few bargains, they say

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Tapering speculation on back burner after weak jobs report

Fed will start easing off its tapering in March at earliest, market watchers say

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS OCT 28, 2013
Pressure is on

Restructuring at MetLife has put two broker-dealers under one roof, and has increased the pressure on reps to sell the company's proprietary products.

By Andrew Leigh
WIREHOUSES OCT 27, 2013
Wirehouses find a way through 401(k) regulation

As 401(k) plan advising gets closer attention from regulators, brokers are finding a way to play

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS OCT 26, 2013
Wall Street profit may drop 37%, bitten by laws, Congress

Employment drops to near post-recession low; bonuses could be crimped by profit squeeze.

By Gregory Crawford