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Madoff victims get early holiday gift with $1.1M checks
RIA NEWS FEB 01, 2016
Madoff victims get early holiday gift with $1.1M checks

Bernard Madoff's victims are getting an early holiday treat as the trustee unwinding his fraud begins sending out a total of $1.2 billion in recovered funds.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 01, 2016
How to tell a financial adviser from a scam artist

How do you know whether to trust someone with your money? These seven tips can help.

By Bloomberg
SEC fines RIA $2.8 million and bars owner in 'Madoff of Main Street' case
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 01, 2016
SEC fines RIA $2.8 million and bars owner in 'Madoff of Main Street' case

Regulator bars owner of Total Wealth Management, Jacob Cooper, known as 'Main Street Madoff' by former clients, and holds him liable in case where losses are expected to total as much as $44 million.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2016
Adviser Twitter fight erupts when Dave Ramsey bashes DOL fiduciary rule

The controversial financial guru said the Labor Department rule would "kill" the middle class' ability to get retirement advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2016
The next big thing in retirement advice

Guidance for plan sponsors on how to motivate employees to get beyond their 401(k) inertia

By Christine Gaze
EQUITIES JAN 31, 2016
Keep calm and invest on

In the face of volatility, it's now time to review investors' long-term strategies, take the long view, and remain calm.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JAN 29, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule arrives at OMB

A Labor Department rule that would raise investment advice standards for retirement accounts took its last step toward finalization Thursday night.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Jeremy Siegel sees a more dovish Fed, discounts market bubbles
FIXED INCOME JAN 29, 2016
Jeremy Siegel sees a more dovish Fed, discounts market bubbles

Wharton professor forecasts September rate hike from Fed.

By Jeff Benjamin
Adviser's Consultant: How to build a social media strategy that begets business
FINTECH JAN 29, 2016
Adviser's Consultant: How to build a social media strategy that begets business

David Edwards of Heron Financial Group says advisers shouldn't be afraid to experiment on the web.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES JAN 29, 2016
Vanguard's John Bogle injects a sense of calm into the markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Vanguard's Jack Bogle tells investors to stay the course, but that doesn't mean the market is done falling.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH JAN 29, 2016
Consider yourself warned on message archiving

Firms may have to spend more money and more management time upgrading their archiving systems

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2016
Assets of largest retirement funds tumble 2.3% for year

Meanwhile, asset movement among defined contribution plans was flat.

By James Comtois
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2016
U.S. stocks climb on oil rally as dollar plunges most in 7 years

The dollar sank the most in seven years against major currencies as the Dow jumped more than 180 points, recouping some of Tuesday's slump.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 28, 2016
Adviser accused of fraud boycotts SEC's in-house administrative trial

Dawn Bennett skips the start of her trial on grounds that it's unfair for SEC to use in-house administrative law judges.

By Bloomberg
Prudential's Robert Tipp supports hiking Fed rate to 1% by year-end
FIXED INCOME JAN 28, 2016
Prudential's Robert Tipp supports hiking Fed rate to 1% by year-end

Gives the Fed credit for delicately 'threading the needle'

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2016
Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders sticks to her bullish tone

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Liz Ann Sonders' reason to remain bullish: The economy not being as bad as many believe.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gov. Christie signs bill to create retirement plan marketplace for small businesses
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2016
Gov. Christie signs bill to create retirement plan marketplace for small businesses

Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill to create a retirement plan marketplace for New Jersey businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

By Pensions&amp;Investments
Test your knowledge about upcoming Social Security changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 28, 2016
Test your knowledge about upcoming Social Security changes

A new online quiz is tougher than it looks.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Rebound in global equities sputters in the U.S. as crude slips, bonds rise
EQUITIES JAN 28, 2016
Rebound in global equities sputters in the U.S. as crude slips, bonds rise

American equities struggle to hold gain amid global share rise

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JAN 28, 2016
Which robos got off to the fastest start in 2016?

By Alessandra Malito