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IRS provides guidance on pass-through taxes, targets loophole
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
IRS provides guidance on pass-through taxes, targets loophole

Proposed regulations make it clear the agency considers splitting up businesses to get around income limits abusive.

By Bloomberg
Tax changes fuel boom in Florida luxury home sales
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2018
Tax changes fuel boom in Florida luxury home sales

Refugees from New York area, where the limit on deducting state and local taxes will hit hard, are heading to the Sunshine State.

By Bloomberg
Are Roth conversions after 70½ advisable? 5 factors to consider
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
Are Roth conversions after 70½ advisable? 5 factors to consider

Future tax rates and when the money will be needed are among the things advisers should take into account.

By Bloomberg
Custodians ponder charging RIAs asset-based fees
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2018
Custodians ponder charging RIAs asset-based fees

A new pricing model has people reevaluating — and talking.

By Jeff Benjamin
DOL fiduciary rule death leaves 401(k) advisers in legal 'grey area' with rollovers
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
DOL fiduciary rule death leaves 401(k) advisers in legal 'grey area' with rollovers

American Retirement Association asks Labor for clarification on rollovers, showing again how the regulation is causing problems even after its demise.

By Greg Iacurci
Registered reps, firms in brokerage industry decline: new Finra report
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2018
Registered reps, firms in brokerage industry decline: new Finra report

Regulator publishes first-ever snapshot of sector it oversees.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Genworth raises long-term-care insurance costs an average 58%
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
Genworth raises long-term-care insurance costs an average 58%

The cost increases, approved by regulators in the second quarter, affect roughly $160 million of in-force premiums.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo team managing $462 million moves to Raymond James
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2018
Wells Fargo team managing $462 million moves to Raymond James

Linda Pardini and Douglas Wulbrecht join employee unit in Santa Rosa, Calif.

By InvestmentNews
Social Security finances worsen as reliance on the program increases
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2018
Social Security finances worsen as reliance on the program increases

New study predicts earlier exhaustion of trust fund in 2032.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Two firms overseeing $378 million affiliate with Woodbury
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2018
Two firms overseeing $378 million affiliate with Woodbury

Next Financial and Kestra Financial lose out in B-D swap.

By InvestmentNews
IRS provides guidance on pass-through taxes, targets loophole
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2018
IRS provides guidance on pass-through taxes, targets loophole

Proposed regulations make it clear the agency considers splitting up businesses to get around income limits abusive.

By Bloomberg
Envestnet says advisers are opening fewer new accounts in 2018
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2018
Envestnet says advisers are opening fewer new accounts in 2018

Envestnet prepares for slower growth in net flows for the rest of the year.

By Ryan W. Neal
Deluge of comment letters to SEC shows usual split on raising broker standards
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2018
Deluge of comment letters to SEC shows usual split on raising broker standards

Industry groups support SEC advice rule proposal, investor advocates call for overhaul.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Enough with the surveys saying millennials need to save more for retirement
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2018
Enough with the surveys saying millennials need to save more for retirement

Sure, Gen Xers and baby boomers are saving more, but they also are likely earning higher incomes and closer to retiring.

By Ryan W. Neal
Wages can boost Social Security taxes, Medicare premiums
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2018
Wages can boost Social Security taxes, Medicare premiums

Advisers must understand when individual or household income will trigger complex rules.

By Mary Beth Franklin
SIFMA: Regulation Best Interest raises bar on investor protection
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 07, 2018
SIFMA: Regulation Best Interest raises bar on investor protection

SEC advice rule proposal puts regulators, industry, investors in much better starting position than where we ended with DOL fiduciary rule.

By Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr.
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Wells Fargo 401(k) lawsuit
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2018
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Wells Fargo 401(k) lawsuit

Participant argued that the plan could have offered a better-performing, nonproprietary TDF.

By Robert Steyer
Wells Fargo discloses accidental foreclosures, tax credit probe
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES AUG 06, 2018
Wells Fargo discloses accidental foreclosures, tax credit probe

Regulators are looking at the bank's purchases of low-income housing credits, according to a filing.

By Bloomberg
401(k) robo Guideline tries to woo advisers with new service
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2018
401(k) robo Guideline tries to woo advisers with new service

Firm is one of a number of robo-advisers looking to capitalize on small 401(k) plans

By Greg Iacurci
SoFi said to report loss of $200 million in second quarter
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH AUG 06, 2018
SoFi said to report loss of $200 million in second quarter

The student-loan refinancer projects it will be profitable again by the end of the year, according to a person familiar with the matter.

By Bloomberg