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Retirees lose $3.4 trillion by claiming Social Security too early
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Retirees lose $3.4 trillion by claiming Social Security too early

Study finds suboptimal timing costs $111,000 per household.

By Mary Beth Franklin
TIAA exit from life insurance market exposes void for RIAs
RIA NEWS JUN 28, 2019
TIAA exit from life insurance market exposes void for RIAs

Fee-only advisers who want to sell clients life insurance without a commission have few options available.

By Greg Iacurci
Confusion around Medicare enrollment
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2019
Confusion around Medicare enrollment

Tools and courses can help advisers guide clients through deadlines and choices

By Mary Beth Franklin
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suspends broker over Woodbridge-related sales

Former IFG rep Jeffrey Schwebach ordered to disgorge $19,534 plus interest.

By InvestmentNews
Insurers bend rule on indexed universal life with new policy features
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 27, 2019
Insurers bend rule on indexed universal life with new policy features

Firms are able to inflate projections of cash accumulation in IUL policies via bonuses and multipliers.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS JUN 27, 2019
Envestnet Tamarac expanding into wirehouses with Merrill partnership

The RIA technology will provide Merrill Private Wealth Management advisers with reporting on held-away assets.

By Ryan W. Neal
Increase diversity or die, Pershing CEO Tibergien tells RIAs
RIA NEWS JUN 27, 2019
Increase diversity or die, Pershing CEO Tibergien tells RIAs

If firms want to keep pace with changing investor demographics, they have to hire more diverse viewpoints.

By Ryan W. Neal
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Adviser regulation caught up in partisan era, making it hard to plan for future

A change in the White House in 2020 could result in a reversal of new SEC advice reform rules, just as the last presidential transition left the DOL fiduciary rule dead.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid
WIREHOUSES JUN 27, 2019
Team managing $1.5 billion at UBS creates hybrid

Eleven-person Venture Visionary Partners is based in Toledo, Ohio

By InvestmentNews
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 27, 2019
Finra suffers net $68.7 million loss despite increased revenue, decreased expenses

Broker-dealer regulator saw 2.3% decline in investment portfolio.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
American Century taps DFA vets for new factor-based business
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2019
American Century taps DFA vets for new factor-based business

Avantis Investors has an independent look, but has plenty of support from American Century

By Jeff Benjamin
TIAA exits the life insurance business
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 26, 2019
TIAA exits the life insurance business

The move is a big deal for RIAs, experts say, since TIAA was one of only a few insurers to offer fee-only life policies.

By Greg Iacurci
As AssetMark files for IPO, experts value TAMP at more than $1.2 billion
RIA NEWS JUN 26, 2019
As AssetMark files for IPO, experts value TAMP at more than $1.2 billion

Turnkey asset management platform says it's seeking to raise $100 million in an initial public offering.

By Jeff Benjamin
House passes Maxine Waters' amendment to stymie SEC advice reform rules
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 26, 2019
House passes Maxine Waters' amendment to stymie SEC advice reform rules

Measure prevents funding for Reg BI, but could die in Senate.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Broker-dealer pays $9.5 million to settle alternative investment claims by Native American tribe
RIA NEWS JUN 26, 2019
Broker-dealer pays $9.5 million to settle alternative investment claims by Native American tribe

The tribe claimed it was unaware of the $11 million in commissions paid to a former Purshe Kaplan Sterling broker.

By Bruce Kelly
Milestone planning helps clients and advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2019
Milestone planning helps clients and advisers

There are many benefits to milestone planning. Here is what you need to know

By Jonathan Russell
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Rising nursing home prices bode poorly for the future

Georgetown University Medical Center reveals brutal dynamic governing long-term care in America.

By Bloomberg
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2019
Funding for Reg BI, other SEC advice reform efforts denied in Waters amendment

House likely to approve measure that effectively kills rule package, but it faces uphill battle in Senate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Advisers step up efforts to help clients manage student loan debt
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2019
Advisers step up efforts to help clients manage student loan debt

As some Democrats campaign to wipe the slate clean, financial planners focus on limiting the amount students borrow.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2019
Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million

The settlement is notable due to the relatively small size of the company's plan.

By Greg Iacurci