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State regulators report advisers' top five trouble areas for compliance
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
State regulators report advisers' top five trouble areas for compliance

Latest exam data from state regulators show deficiencies are down dramatically, but some areas are particularly problematic.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2015
How to show clients what they're missing when they focus on products over plans

Sometimes clients need a reminder they're not investing because they want to own one of the "10 hot funds"

By crichards
Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs
EQUITIES OCT 22, 2015
Morningstar shines an ESG light on all mutual funds and ETFs

New zero-to-100 rating would indicate the environmental, social and governance impact of a fund's holdings.

By Jeff Benjamin
FINTECH OCT 21, 2015
LPL lays out timetable for robo-platform

Firm hopes to roll out full version to advisers before next annual conference in July.

By Alessandra Malito
Does technology eliminate job opportunities?
FINTECH OCT 21, 2015
Does technology eliminate job opportunities?

Computers can take the place of people for some tasks, but that can free up employees to strengthen client relationships.

By Sheryl Rowling
Pension trade group believes DOL fiduciary rule is all but inevitable
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2015
Pension trade group believes DOL fiduciary rule is all but inevitable

American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries now plans to shape -- not kill -- the proposal.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Support grows to repeal Obamacare 'Cadillac tax'
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2015
Support grows to repeal Obamacare 'Cadillac tax'

Bipartisans in Congress — as well as business and labor groups — are coalescing to try to stop a tax on high-premium health care plans.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BROKER DEALERS OCT 20, 2015
RCS Capital stock may be delisted from NYSE

Exchange warning on share price comes as Massachusetts securities cop Galvin <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20151112/FREE/151119971/massachusetts-galvin-charges-realty-capital-securities-with-proxy&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">charges its wholesale brokerage, Realty Capital Securities, with proxy fraud</a>.

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
eMoney and MoneyGuidePro take a second stab at an integration

The two powerhouses of financial planning software providers, MoneyGuidePro and eMoney, announced they are integrating with one another after pulling similar plans earlier this year.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
These jobs offer the greatest work-life balance

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance can be tough in today's work environment, but some jobs allow for more flexibility than others.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 20, 2015
Results not guaranteed

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Financial adviser Rick Kahler says advisers could lose clients who expect to be given guarantees. And that's OK.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
Your young clients lack self-reliance

By Bloomberg
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios up 37% in third quarter
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
Schwab Intelligent Portfolios up 37% in third quarter

Growth likely reflects existing clients shifting to automatic platform.

By Alessandra Malito
From Total Rebalance Expert's CEO: Why Morningstar, why now
FINTECH OCT 20, 2015
From Total Rebalance Expert's CEO: Why Morningstar, why now

Sheryl Rowling says that after a few months working together, the two companies realized a closer relationship made sense.

By Sheryl Rowling
Finra presses ahead with proposal to temper expungement
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 20, 2015
Finra presses ahead with proposal to temper expungement

The regulator's Board of Governors authorized amendments to the code of arbitration and also approved a separate item to protect senior investors.

By Mason Braswell
FINTECH OCT 19, 2015
Personal Capital slashes account minimum to $25,000 from $100,000

As the robo market heats up, Personal Capital cuts minimum account requirements in a move to attract younger clients.

By Alessandra Malito
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 19, 2015
You may not have to compensate workers well to keep them happy

Employees who were paid less than the market rate for their positions were more satisfied when their companies did one thing, according to a recent survey.

By Bloomberg
Have founderitis? Learn to let go
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 18, 2015
Have founderitis? Learn to let go

It's hard, but you have to let your successor make decisions and step up into the leadership role.

By Joni Youngwirth
FINTECH OCT 18, 2015
Building traffic to BrokerCheck

The question for Finra: How deep is their resolve to make BrokerCheck as popular as services like Yelp, TripAdvisor or Angie's List?

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 17, 2015
Who earns what?

By Ellie Zhu