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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2016
How 401(k) advisers can make financial wellness programs more effective

Implementing a financial wellness program without any means of measuring its success is a failure, according to advisers and analysts.

By Greg Iacurci
Social Security program to run out of money in calendar year 2029: CBO report
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 28, 2016
Social Security program to run out of money in calendar year 2029: CBO report

In fiscal year 2016, the $905 billion spent on Social Security benefits accounted for nearly one-quarter of federal spending.

By Hazel Bradford
Raymond James grabs four-man team from Wells Fargo
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 28, 2016
Raymond James grabs four-man team from Wells Fargo

The team had $288 million in client assets and generated $1.7 million in fees and commissions annually.

By Bruce Kelly
Advisor Group taps wirehouse veteran Jamie Price to be CEO
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 28, 2016
Advisor Group taps wirehouse veteran Jamie Price to be CEO

The new head of one of the largest independent broker-dealers served as head of wealth management at UBS's Advisor Group Americas.

By Bruce Kelly
UBS to pay close to $1 million in another Puerto Rico claim
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 28, 2016
UBS to pay close to $1 million in another Puerto Rico claim

The wirehouse is facing a raft of customer complaints tied to its sales of the commonwealth's municipal bond funds.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH DEC 27, 2016
Orion launches fee analyzer for DOL fiduciary rule

Benchmarking tool will help advisers show reasonable compensation, firm says.

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 27, 2016
Could Trump inspire a U.S. housing boom?

Economist and Nobel laureate Robert Shiller thinks this could be a pivotal moment for the U.S. housing market.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 27, 2016
2017 will be year of change for retirement industry

Demographics, demise of pensions will shift focus from assets to income planning.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 27, 2016
Why the financial planning industry needs a Jerry Maguire-like paradigm shift

Let's build a tribe of like-minded advisers and clients who understand the importance of life beyond the numbers.

By Michael Conway and Zachary Conway
Former LPL Financial rep gets more than five years for Ponzi scheme
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 27, 2016
Former LPL Financial rep gets more than five years for Ponzi scheme

Government says he took in $1.4 million, diverting some of it to investors and using much of the money on himself.

By Bruce Kelly
Smooth transition expected at LPL Financial under new CEO Dan Arnold
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 27, 2016
Smooth transition expected at LPL Financial under new CEO Dan Arnold

One analyst says company likely not for sale at this time after all.

By Bruce Kelly
Leveraging portfolios to take advantage of Donald Trump's policies
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 27, 2016
Leveraging portfolios to take advantage of Donald Trump's policies

Biotech, healthcare, banks and energy look to benefit.

By Jeff Benjamin
REIT investors brace for a December rate hike
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 27, 2016
REIT investors brace for a December rate hike

Riding out the short term for the longer-term upside.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security rules for the twice-widowed client
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2016
Social Security rules for the twice-widowed client

Surviving spouse can choose when to collect each benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Stocks versus bonds: Which best help meet retirement goals?
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 22, 2016
Stocks versus bonds: Which best help meet retirement goals?

The asset-side case for stocks is unambiguous, though most people think that bonds hedge human capital better than stocks.

By Sebastien Page and James Tzitzouris
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 22, 2016
Why you need to have the money talk with your parents this weekend

While many parents are leery of asking their children for help with their finances, most adult children surveyed said they actually wanted to help.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2016
Magazine cover has a bull on it: Time to sell?

If you see a flurry of markets-related headlines on the front pages of newspapers or, better yet, a bull on the cover of a general audience magazine, chances are it's time to head for the hills.

By John Waggoner
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 21, 2016
Wells Fargo Advisors to pony up $35.5M in race discrimination, class action settlement

The group of six brokers are joined by 325 confirmed African American brokers or trainees at the firm. There could be another potential 200 class members.

By Bruce Kelly
LPL Financial's new CEO Dan Arnold to receive big pay hike in 2017
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 21, 2016
LPL Financial's new CEO Dan Arnold to receive big pay hike in 2017

Replacing Mark Casady as chief executive, Mr. Arnold is slated to receive $5.4 million in total compensation next year, almost three times the $1.85 million he earned in 2015.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2016
President Obama's myRA retirement plan slow to gain traction

Unless a lot more people open accounts, the program's impact on America's retirement savings shortfall will remain a rounding error.

By Bloomberg