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FINTECH OCT 04, 2014
Financial Twitter explodes in response to Bill Gross' departure from Pimco

Advisers and financial experts take to Twitter to respond to Bill Gross' shocking exit from Pimco and his decision to join Janus Capital Group Inc.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 03, 2014
A 401(k) conundrum: Can you make cash pile last for life?

Little thought – or government help — is given to the question of how to make withdrawals from a retirement plan

ALTERNATIVES OCT 03, 2014
Finra asks for delay in implementing rule affecting nontraded REIT customer statements

Changes would not take effect until 18 months after SEC signs off, three times longer than originally proposed.

FINTECH OCT 03, 2014
Why Ron Carson is afraid of robo-advisers

In a Take Five interview, the adviser-coach says traditional advisers risk irrelevance if they can't respond to firms like Wealthfront and Betterment.

FINTECH OCT 02, 2014
10 social media do's and don'ts for advisers

OPINION OCT 01, 2014
Apple Pay may feel painless. At first.

Studies show that people spend as much as 100% more when they don't use 'real' money.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2014
Finra assessing costs for second phase of CARDS affecting broker-dealers

Jonathan Sokobin, the regulator's chief economist, will bring together a group of small firms to better understand costs and benefits of the proposal.

FINTECH SEP 30, 2014
FSI sets up task force to influence CARDS development

Group will advance recommendations, with a key focus on cost versus benefit.

EQUITIES SEP 30, 2014
The dangerous downside of the stronger dollar

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu covers the U.S. dollar threatening to knock markets off balance, riding an ETF back into commodities, retirement plans turning on the Pimco Total Return Fund, and more.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2014
Investors may resist quizzing brokers about compensation

Finra proposal bashed as an 'envelope-stuffer'

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2014
Rule proposal for new hire background checks moving to SEC

The role moving to the SEC would require brokers to put written procedures in place to verify the accuracy of applicants' U4 forms.

RIAS SEP 30, 2014
Chairman White's political will may determine fiduciary-duty outcome

Advocate urges SEC leader to move ahead with split commission.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 30, 2014
Why separately managed accounts are undergoing a rebirth

RIAS SEP 29, 2014
Wood Investment Counsel, Obermeyer merger makes a mountain of an RIA

Obermeyer Wood takes over top spot for asset management in the state.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 29, 2014
Finra charges SWS with improper supervision of VA transactions

SWS Financial Services charged with green-lighting variable annuity applications without proper review for suitability.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2014
Putting an end to elder financial abuse

As a first step, communication and coordination between advisers, regulators needs to be improved.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2014
Adviser M&A activity suggests sellers firmly at the helm

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 29, 2014
Beatty takes reins of NASAA, focuses on protecting senior investors

Other issues state regulators are tackling include expungement, broker fee disclosures and REIT concentration in portfolios.

FINTECH SEP 29, 2014
What to do when your cloud crashes

Outages are a fact of life, but most are short-lived.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 28, 2014
The next generation of advisers

Sign up for the InvestmentNews NextGen Virtual Career Fair, taking place on November 7th