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‘Advice’ is changing due to client awareness of fees

Cerulli study says advisers have to pay attention to other aspects of client engagement.

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Kestra loses $11 billion retirement group to LPL

Strategic Retirement Partners is joining GRP Financial, an LPL super-OSJ.

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UBS considers sale, acquisition and other options for its asset management business

Unit has been hit particularly hard by investor flight to cheaper funds.

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Top Democrat proposes revival of plan to eliminate capital gains loopholes

Plan would require wealthy investors to pay capital gains tax on appreciation of their assets each year.

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Looking beyond the S&P 500: Time to refresh portfolios, benchmarks

Investors should broaden their focus beyond large caps, and advisers should ensure that their clients benchmark their portfolios correctly.

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United Capital adds $800 million in AUM through two acquisitions

Irongate International of Moline, Ill., and Atlanta's Peachtree Investment Advisors join firm.

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BlackRock leadership undergoes massive overhaul

Changes come amid speculation about who will succeed Larry Fink, 66, as the firm's CEO.

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To thrive, do what you love

Focusing on doing the things you enjoy and delegating the rest will boost growth and serve you better down the road.

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NASAA president calls on Congress to prevent advisers, brokers from putting their interests ahead of clients’

Michael Pieciak details four ways lawmakers can empower investors in 2019, including banning mandatory arbitration.

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New annuities starting to address RMDs

Allianz's new indexed annuity could be a forerunner for how insurers will seek to keep assets in-house as baby boomers are forced to withdraw retirement savings.

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Socially responsible investments reach $30.7 trillion

Climate change has become a leading issue for investors worldwide.

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The hedger’s opportunity

Using hedged positions can protect clients' portfolios if the market goes south.

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Three crucial compliance requirements to satisfy right now

Advisers who don't know exactly what they need to file, haven't done it or haven't invested the resources to do it right can make big mistakes that can be very time-consuming and costly to undo.

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Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers: The research and the data

Here's a look at five key areas where best places and the firms that didn't make the list differed most

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Longest-running 401(k) fee lawsuit ends in $55 million settlement

Tussey v. ABB, one of the few such cases to go to trial, resulted in one of the largest settlements ever paid by a plan sponsor.

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Advisers with $876 million in AUM join UBS from U.S. Trust

Troy Swaner and Fowler Hatley are based in Dallas.

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Wells Fargo must find an outsider for its next CEO

Here are five seen as among the most likely.

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When living on a half-million dollars a year seems hard

Even though the median family income is roughly $76,000.

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Is your office space keeping up with the times?

Decisions about space should take into account such trends as the shift to less conventional configurations.

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401(k) adviser fees for small plans buck compression trend

Fees for plans with $10 million have increased 12% in five years, while those for plans with $100 million have declined 20%.