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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2017
Private equity adds fuel to 401(k) record-keeper consolidation

Private-equity firms have snapped up a bunch of record keepers, perhaps motivated by access to millions of participants to whom they can sell a variety of financial product

By Fred Barstein
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2017
Cambridge's partnership program for advisers undergoes an overhaul

The old partnership program is being revamped, but some advisers claim they are being shortchanged.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2017
Bronfman acquisitions to push firm to $5 billion

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2017
Fidelity launches savings plan for disabled children

Investing giant's entry into market could boost use of these new planning tools.

By Liz Skinner
10 graduation gift ideas inspired by Warren Buffett
RIA NEWS MAY 10, 2017
10 graduation gift ideas inspired by Warren Buffett

Want to impart some of the Oracle of Omaha's investment wisdom to your favorite graduate? Try these suggestions.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2017
What's really behind the opposition to state auto-IRAs?

Some arguments against the programs appear flimsy when examined closer.

By Greg Iacurci
Western International to acquire retail assets of Financial West as Kovack Securities picks up TKG Financial
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2017
Western International to acquire retail assets of Financial West as Kovack Securities picks up TKG Financial

Western International to acquire retail assets of Financial West as Kovack Securities picks up TKG Financial.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2017
9 more firms adopt fee disclosure template for clients

The fee schedule, developed by state regulators and other groups, details account maintenance and cash management charges.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2017
RIA consolidation hits new high in first quarter

Smaller firms are becoming bigger targets of banks, consolidators and larger RIAs.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2017
Social Security blocks clients' claiming strategies

Sometimes it is possible to reverse unintended claims.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2017
Once dominant, bank custodians still hold a coveted slice of RIA market

With less than 20% market share, banks promote safety in targeting high-end RIAs.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2017
The conundrum of state-run retirement plans

Some opposed to state-run retirement plans argue that these types of plans should be handled by the private sector rather than the government.

By Terry Dunne
WIREHOUSES MAY 08, 2017
Morgan Stanley's decision to cut Vanguard funds likely due to DOL fiduciary rule

Because of the fiduciary rule, broker-dealers are looking to have level compensation across their platforms.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2017
Why Congress is making it tougher to retire

The new health care bill and a move to limit retirement savings will both hurt those trying to prepare for retirement

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 08, 2017
Opponents of DOL fiduciary rule want SEC to modify suitability standard

ICI chief executive Paul Schott Stevens is the latest to telegraph the route the financial industry wants the agency to take.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 07, 2017
Independent broker-dealer Triad Advisors sues former advisers

Firm takes action against former advisers for allegedly violating terms of promissory note

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2017
Forget bingo! More Americans are working part-time in retirement

Whether it's for financial, social or mental health reasons, Americans are opting to work part-time in retirement and advisers are helping them figure out how to do it.

By Greg Iacurci
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2017
Milestone birthday triggers crucial financial decisions

In latest dispatch from the retirement front, InvestmentNews' contributing editor mulls health insurance, estate planning choices.

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 05, 2017
ICI head casts doubt on further delay of DOL fiduciary rule

Paul Schott Stevens says prospects for a delay are 'uncertain' and that the rule 'is already causing great harm.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH MAY 05, 2017
Millennials design the financial service that would get them to invest

Hypothetical "Zenvestr" would work mostly through an app.

By Liz Skinner