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Is Roth participation in DC plans being suppressed by record keepers?
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2019
Is Roth participation in DC plans being suppressed by record keepers?

For a large portion of DC plan participants, a Roth plan might be better than a traditional plan. But few participants choose the Roth option.

By Bloomberg
Overlooked fund category is dominating 2019
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2019
Overlooked fund category is dominating 2019

Mid-cap funds exhibit unexplained momentum to lead all fund categories so far this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Study: Fees down, quality up in 529 plans
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2019
Study: Fees down, quality up in 529 plans

Morningstar's annual look at education plans finds total assets unchanged in 2018.

By InvestmentNews
Selling your firm, even if you've never thought about it
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2019
Selling your firm, even if you've never thought about it

The advisory industry is consolidating, and firms that think they might want to do something at some point should explore their options.

By Scott Hanson
Bob Oros opens up about HighTower's aggressive growth strategy
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 29, 2019
Bob Oros opens up about HighTower's aggressive growth strategy

CEO expects acquisitions to continue over the summer.

By Bruce Kelly
Sometimes a sale is the best succession plan
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 28, 2019
Sometimes a sale is the best succession plan

Firm discovers the benefits of scale while searching for a way to transfer ownership.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC busts RIA for padding advisory fees by 40%
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 28, 2019
SEC busts RIA for padding advisory fees by 40%

In addition to overcharging clients, Stephen Brandon Anderson overstated his assets under management in SEC filings.

By Jeff Benjamin
Are China trade tensions a concern among your clients?
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS MAY 28, 2019
Are China trade tensions a concern among your clients?

The situation goes beyond tariff increases, so be ready to explain why China matters to the U.S. economy and investors.

By Liz Skinner
Mohamed El-Erian named president of Queens' College at Cambridge University
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 28, 2019
Mohamed El-Erian named president of Queens' College at Cambridge University

The chief economic adviser at Allianz will take up the position at Cambridge in October 2020, succeeding John Eatwell.

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan's Dimon criticizes Wells Fargo CEO transition
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 28, 2019
JPMorgan's Dimon criticizes Wells Fargo CEO transition

Chief executive says it was 'irresponsible' for the bank to announce Tim Sloan's departure without a succession plan in place.

By Bloomberg
How to replicate a stretch IRA
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2019
How to replicate a stretch IRA

Stretch IRA is no longer a retirement planning strategy when the SECURE Act was passed in 2019. There are still other options – find out what they are

By Ramon Berenguer
SEC to tackle thorny topic: How much advice brokers can give without being an adviser
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 28, 2019
SEC to tackle thorny topic: How much advice brokers can give without being an adviser

Language in the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 exempts brokers from registering as investment advisers — and being fiduciaries — if their advice is "solely incidental" to their work.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
How to battle sequence-of-returns risk
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2019
How to battle sequence-of-returns risk

Retiring during the longest-running bull market in history can be scary, as some begin to wonder when the good times will end.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Tony Robbins loses role with RIA amid charges of sexual misconduct
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 24, 2019
Tony Robbins loses role with RIA amid charges of sexual misconduct

Creative Planning had hired the self-help guru three years ago as chief of investor psychology.

By Jeff Benjamin
Reverse mortgage lenders pivot as sales falter
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2019
Reverse mortgage lenders pivot as sales falter

HECMs are seeing heavy competition from proprietary products for the first time in a decade.

By Greg Iacurci
Legg Mason cuts 12% of staff in revamp as investor Peltz joins board
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 24, 2019
Legg Mason cuts 12% of staff in revamp as investor Peltz joins board

Most of the 120 employees being let go are in the United States.

By Bloomberg
Team managing $100 million at Merrill Lynch goes indie with LPL
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 23, 2019
Team managing $100 million at Merrill Lynch goes indie with LPL

Father-and-son duo in Lufkin, Texas, affiliates with B-D and uses RIA platform.

By InvestmentNews
DOL sets date to propose new fiduciary rule
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
DOL sets date to propose new fiduciary rule

The regulation, expected in December, likely will be contoured to the SEC's new advice standards.

By Greg Iacurci
House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 23, 2019
House passes SECURE retirement bill with massive bipartisan support

The measure allows small employers to band together to offer plans and raises the RMD age. Another provision eases use of annuities in 401(k)s, which critics say goes too far

By Greg Iacurci
Auditor: Future of broker-dealer with history of problems is in doubt
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 23, 2019
Auditor: Future of broker-dealer with history of problems is in doubt

Newbridge Securities faces large deficit and negative cash flows.

By Bruce Kelly