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RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 11, 2017
Fi360 upgrades adviser fee-benchmarking tool

Retirement plan advisers and firms can use software filters to see how their fees compare to industry peers.

By Ryan W. Neal
ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2017
Bitcoin futures debut with 26% rally

Cboe temporarily halts trading twice to calm market, as initial volume exceeds dealers' expectations.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 11, 2017
Finra fines three former Cetera firms over sales

Investors Capital, J.P. Turner and VSR to pay $698,612 for pushing higher-priced fund classes.

By InvestmentNews
FIXED INCOME DEC 11, 2017
Brace for steepest rate hikes since 2006 in new year

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase predict average interest rates across advanced economies will climb to at least 1 percent in 2018.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH DEC 11, 2017
Bitcoin is likely to gain widespread acceptance

Your clients see the cryptocurrency absorbing criticism and generating global interest.

By John Maher
OPINION DEC 11, 2017
Capitalism is beautiful. Young prospects might disagree

Financial advisers should have this crucial conversation with next-gen clients.

By Warren Stephens
FS Investments parts ways with Blackstone, announces new partnership with KKR
ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2017
FS Investments parts ways with Blackstone, announces new partnership with KKR

With $18 billion in assets, FS Investments and KKR will have the largest BDC on the market.

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 11, 2017
More advisory firms develop bench strength as competition for heavy hitters intensifies

By Gabriel Garcia
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2017
Why private equity wants a piece of the RIA market

Several factors, including consolidation in the independent advice industry and PE's own growing mountain of cash, are fueling the zeal to invest.

By Jeff Benjamin
Largest fee-only RIAs by region, based on assets under management
RIA NEWS DEC 09, 2017
Largest fee-only RIAs by region, based on assets under management

<i>InvestmentNews</i> Research sorted through Form ADVs to rank the top independent firms in the Northeast, Midwest, South and West.

By InvestmentNews Research
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
Getting bitcoin exposure without its baggage

Thomas Lee, research head for Fundstrat Global Advisors, suggests owning these stand-in assets.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
Tax reform will boost food, chemicals, rail stocks. Technology? Not so much

Conagra and Berkshire Hathaway are two stocks that should benefit most from changes in the tax code.

By John Waggoner
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
Morgan Stanley will boost savings with broker-protocol exit, UBS analysts say

Report from rival firm says wirehouse stands to benefit from lower recruiting costs.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
Richard Thaler talks about the formation of his RIA ... and winning the Nobel Prize

The behavioral economist creates new strategies and thinks broadly about long-term questions for the firm, in a role he was once paid for in wine.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 08, 2017
Finra report hints at trouble with L-share variable annuities

Regulators question why investors would pay more for additional liquidity on a long-term product.

By Greg Iacurci
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
As firms pull out of protocol agreement, wirehouse brokers show more interest in breaking away: execs

Firms such as Dynasty Financial Partners and Raymond James have seen an uptick in engagement among wirehouse brokers.

By Greg Iacurci
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 08, 2017
Barred Florida broker goes on to sell millions in defunct Woodbridge loans

Since the SEC bar in 2010, Barry Kornfeld has sold commercial mortgage loans of the Woodbridge Group of Companies, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has stopped paying investor distributions.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
Raymond James gets Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley advisers managing $560 million

Four advisers join employee-channel offices in New York's Westchester and Long Island suburbs.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2017
SEC orders Ameriprise and other firms to pay $9 million for F-Squared sales

Firms allegedly sold AlphaSector strategies with false track records.

By InvestmentNews
ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2017
Stripped of fat commissions, nontraded REIT sales tank

The &quot;income, diversify and interest rate&quot; pitch was never the main draw for brokers.

By Bruce Kelly