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The secret history of index mutual funds
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2016
The secret history of index mutual funds

The real story of index funds begins far earlier than Vanguard's entry into the retail market in 1976.

By Stephen Mihm
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2016
Creating an enduring financial advisory business: Lessons from Fisher Investments

By Ellie Zhu
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2016
Morningstar slams some liquid alternative funds for masking actual expense ratios

The funds take advantage of the SEC's reporting rules on derivatives to make their high fees look smaller than they actually are.

By John Waggoner
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
Are junk bonds becoming the new equities?

Tempting yields might be just replacing one kind of risk with another.

By Jeff Benjamin
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with combined $807 million of assets from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 06, 2016
Wells Fargo recruits brokers with combined $807 million of assets from JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley

The Anderson Remchuck Wealth Management Group managed $700 million at JPMorgan.

By Christine Idzelis
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 06, 2016
El-Erian says Fed risks instability, excess by keeping rates low

Federal Reserve officials need to consider the costs of keeping interest rates low, even as the U.S. economy is pressured by diminished worker productivity, according to Allianz's chief economic adviser.

By Bloomberg
CFP Board poised to make advisers' arbitration results public
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2016
CFP Board poised to make advisers' arbitration results public

Tweaks to new rule mean details of disputes may surface.

By Christine Idzelis
IRS says Finra fines not tax-deductible for broker-dealers
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 06, 2016
IRS says Finra fines not tax-deductible for broker-dealers

The tax code says fines paid to a government "agency or instrumentality" for violation of a law aren't tax-deductible.

By Greg Iacurci
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 06, 2016
Tax change may mean more money for small business owners

Small businesses stand to attract even more investors with tax-free gains upon the sale of qualified stock.

By Jennifer Friedman
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 06, 2016
More millennials avoid reckoning with the Tax Man

The prevalence of student loans, a gig economy and transitory lifestyles makes it difficult for millennials to own up to what they owe and pay back the IRS.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 04, 2016
Why financial advisers hate Elizabeth Warren

The senator has emerged as an ardent champion of the DOL fiduciary rule and has used congressional hearings to take on Wall Street and industry regulators alike.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Do retainers beat AUM-based fees under fiduciary rule?
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2016
Do retainers beat AUM-based fees under fiduciary rule?

New paper makes the case for advisers to charge clients flat fees versus fees based on assets given the approaching DOL regulation. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq&quot;_blank&quot;>A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION SEP 02, 2016
Insurance that advisers will need to cover new fiduciary duties

Fiduciaries have certain responsibilities that trigger liability separate from contract and ordinary tort liability.

By Daniel J. Healy
Attorney Jerry Schlichter opens up about 403(b), 401(k) suits
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2016
Attorney Jerry Schlichter opens up about 403(b), 401(k) suits

After recent filings of a dozen lawsuits against university retirement plans, <i>InvestmentNews</i> spoke with the high-profile attorney about the broader world of ERISA fee litigation.

By Greg Iacurci
After bankruptcy, Cetera Financial Group looking to sell Legend Equities Corp.
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 02, 2016
After bankruptcy, Cetera Financial Group looking to sell Legend Equities Corp.

Cetera CEO Larry Roth says the company is shedding the RCS Capital name, officially putting the Nicholas Schorsch era behind it.

By Bruce Kelly
How Social Security benefits are calculated
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2016
How Social Security benefits are calculated

Estimated benefits assume continued earnings through full retirement age.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 01, 2016
Investors gobbled up risk assets in August

Plus: The Fed's new spin, Wall Street women dish out career advice, and how to spend away a summer

By Jeff Benjamin
New Congressional bill addresses Medicare enrollment confusion
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2016
New Congressional bill addresses Medicare enrollment confusion

An antiquated, overly complex Part B enrollment process contributes to costly enrollment mistakes among many people new to Medicare.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Why consistency adds value in retirement investing
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2016
Why consistency adds value in retirement investing

By Ellie Zhu
Cetera leadership issue could be settled within days
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2016
Cetera leadership issue could be settled within days

CEO Larry Roth acknowledges that the company has been looking at senior management structure.

By Bruce Kelly