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Potter Financial shifts from Kestra to Commonwealth
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 20, 2018
Potter Financial shifts from Kestra to Commonwealth

Hybrid manages $130 million in Durham, N.C.

By Bloomberg
MetLife, Brighthouse sued for $500 million over missing pensioners
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 20, 2018
MetLife, Brighthouse sued for $500 million over missing pensioners

Lawsuit claims insurers 'betrayed' thousands of pension plan participants and beneficiaries.

By Greg Iacurci
Wells Fargo weighs changes to wealth unit
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 19, 2018
Wells Fargo weighs changes to wealth unit

The move would reflect the bank's effort to cut $4 billion in costs.

By Bloomberg
Finra bars broker for failing to provide information during investigation
RIAS RIA NEWS JUN 19, 2018
Finra bars broker for failing to provide information during investigation

Colorado broker Dennis Farrah quit firm before state regulators revoked his license.

By Bloomberg
Vanguard research reframes retiree health care as annual expense
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Vanguard research reframes retiree health care as annual expense

Says viewing health costs as a staggering lump sum impedes action and planning.

By Bloomberg
Trump administration will let small businesses offer cheaper health plans
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Trump administration will let small businesses offer cheaper health plans

Association health plans would lack some of the protections required under Obamacare.

By Bloomberg
Advisers use ethical wills to look beyond client assets
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Advisers use ethical wills to look beyond client assets

Personalized letters to friends and family can help clients resolve personal issues while also explaining their estate plan.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC charges eight in $102 million Ponzi scheme
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 19, 2018
SEC charges eight in $102 million Ponzi scheme

One defendant allegedly used some of the stolen money to commission a song about himself and had it played at a Las Vegas nightclub.

By Greg Iacurci
Small-cap stocks unfazed by trade tensions
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2018
Small-cap stocks unfazed by trade tensions

But an all-out trade war could change everything

By John Waggoner
401(k) fund fees continue to fall
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
401(k) fund fees continue to fall

Equity and bond fund fees down more than 45% from the early 2000s.

By Greg Iacurci
401(k) advisory firms creating in-house financial wellness programs
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
401(k) advisory firms creating in-house financial wellness programs

Clear benefits for advisory firms, but some think advisers may be ill-equipped to deliver financial wellness and see potential conflict.

By Greg Iacurci
Merrill Lynch fined $42 million for misleading customers
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 19, 2018
Merrill Lynch fined $42 million for misleading customers

In addition to the practice of 'masking' trades, the wirehouse went to extremes to cover up the wrongdoing.

By Jeff Benjamin
Divorce reduces retirement readiness
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2018
Divorce reduces retirement readiness

The new tax law could increase financial challenges for divorced people, but planning opportunities abound.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Should investment advisers be put on a pedestal when it comes to advice standards?
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2018
Should investment advisers be put on a pedestal when it comes to advice standards?

Former SEC chairwoman Elisse Walter says their fiduciary duty is largely about disclosing conflicts, not eliminating them.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
When your client dies, who gets their airline miles?
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUN 19, 2018
When your client dies, who gets their airline miles?

Now that a new law provides executors with access to digital assets, estate planning needs to include such assets

By Amy Florian
Take 5: Naureen Hassan talks integration, aggregation and retaining brokers at Morgan Stanley
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH JUN 19, 2018
Take 5: Naureen Hassan talks integration, aggregation and retaining brokers at Morgan Stanley

The wirehouse's chief digital officer discusses the company's push to use technology to engage in more holistic planning.

By Ryan W. Neal
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION JUN 18, 2018
Going independent: Which business model is right for you?

Wealth managers making the transition need to pick the model that's appropriate to their needs and best serves their clients.

By Ben Harrison
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 18, 2018
Small broker-dealers seek legislative relief from annual audits

Bills introduced in House, Senate would remove PCAOB requirement.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LPL rolls out blockchain separately managed account
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2018
LPL rolls out blockchain separately managed account

Separately managed account invests in stocks of companies that use the distributed ledger system.

By John Waggoner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 15, 2018
Homeowners looking to dodge property tax caps turn to Alaskan trusts

Strategy involves a limited liability company and non-grantor trusts set up in a no-tax state.

By Bloomberg