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Pre-retirement earnings can limit Social Security survivor benefits
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2017
Pre-retirement earnings can limit Social Security survivor benefits

Life insurance can fill the gap when a survivor's earnings jeopardize benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Good luck picking the "best" insurance product
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION OCT 19, 2017
Good luck picking the "best" insurance product

Hint: There's no silver bullet for evaluating the best insurance products.

By Barry Flagg
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 19, 2017
E*Trade acquiring custodian Trust Company of America

Discount broker buying second-tier custodian for $275 million.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 19, 2017
LPL retains $2 billion firm affiliated with NPC

Deal with California-based Trilogy Financial comes as other big advisory firms have decided to leave.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2017
Shift to Roth 401(k)s 'highly likely' part of tax reform: former Treasury official Mark Iwry

Mandated contributions to Roth accounts would likely only be partial, as opposed to having a full repeal of pre-tax accounts.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2017
SunTrust group managing $540 million moves to Raymond James

William Keaton and Alfred Sams III lead a group joining the brokerage firm's employee unit.

By InvestmentNews
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 18, 2017
GAO report says American retirement system not providing adequate security

Agency recommends Congress establish a retirement security commission.

By Hazel Bradford
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2017
Private equity eyes advisory firms, but at what cost?

Some executives warn private capital could be disruptive for advisers, others welcome them as valuable partners

By Greg Iacurci
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 17, 2017
IMCA rebrands to attract broader audience

The Investment Management Consultants Association has become the Investments & Wealth Institute, and will begin offering a retirement income designation.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2017
Slowing revenue growth in advice business will impact career development

The rate of growth in the industry is important because it defines the rate at which firms can develop the careers of their employees.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 17, 2017
Brokers support Finra ranking of reps to identify bad apples as long as list stays private

Some in industry fear a data breach that could make list public.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 17, 2017
Morgan Stanley sees slower fee-based asset flows on fiduciary rule delay

Flows to advisory accounts, while still higher than the start of 2016, dropped off more than 20% from Q2 and were the lowest in a year.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2017
Wisconsin advisory firm leaves broker-dealer NPC for Woodbury Financial Services

Feucht Financial Group, started as tax-prep service, administers more than $430 million in assets.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2017
Finra orders Wells Fargo to pay $3.4 million over risky ETFs and ETNs

Regulator reminds firms of their duty to understand volatility-linked products and supervise how they are sold.

By InvestmentNews
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2017
$1.3 billion advisory firm leaves NPC for Commonwealth

New York-based Paris International started looking for new broker-dealer as National Planning Holdings' deal with LPL Financial came to light.

By John Waggoner
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 16, 2017
Finra ranking brokers in effort to crack down on industry's bad apples

All 634.403 reps have been ranked based on factors such as prior regulatory disclosures, disciplinary actions and employment history.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 16, 2017
Fill the Gaps of Special Needs Financial Planning

By Tom Halloran, President, Voya Financial Advisors
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2017
Building blocks of special needs financial planning

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2017
Retirement Planning is Possible While Caring for a Child with Autism

By Jon Kurtz, Voya Financial Advisor and co-founder of KCBP Wealth Management
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2017
Advice industry in hiring mode

New data show firms are bringing up employee advisers like never before.

By Matt Sirinides