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BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2014
Raymond James adds Morgan Stanley adviser with $360 million in AUM

Adviser Stephen Besse will be part of the firm's presence in northern California.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2014
Taking Social Security early hurts your spouse's benefits, too

Earnings restrictions affect you and your spouse if you are working and collecting benefits, but they disappear at full retirement age.

By Mary Beth Franklin
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 08, 2014
Fidelity, BlackRock seek to expand dominance in ETFs

Firms set to launch actively managed accounts, a move likely to stoke competition.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2014
DoubleLine hires Pimco exec as Gundlach seeks expansion

DoubleLine Capital hired Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Ignacio Sosa as director for a newly created product solutions group as chief executive Jeffrey Gundlach looks to expand outside the U.S.

By Matt Ackermann
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2014
Rising stock market volatility is no “sell” signal

Strategists are still finding value in equities as the bull ages; more advisers warming to real assets.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 08, 2014
Finra arbitrator removed for allegedly lying about credentials

A Finra arbitrator who served on Finra panels for almost 15 years was removed after it was discovered that he is not a lawyer. He oversaw more than 40 cases. Were yours among them?

By Mason Braswell
Wirehouses sweeten succession deals for retiring advisers
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 08, 2014
Wirehouses sweeten succession deals for retiring advisers

Wirehouse firms are revamping their succession programs with higher payouts and lower barriers to entry for advisers who are preparing to retire. The efforts are aimed at competing with independent firms that hold a reputation for the highest payouts.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 08, 2014
With Finra's bonus disclosure moving ahead, practice how to break the news to clients

Focus on the positives, but be ready to discuss the details.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 08, 2014
Finra bonus disclosure rule goes to the SEC

If approved, the Finra rule would require brokers who receive more than $100,000 in incentive compensation to notify clients in writing; some say it could chill recruitment.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS MAY 08, 2014
E*Trade alumni launch their next big thing

Stock-trading site Kapitall woos investment-shy millennials with its online 'playground.'

By Aaron Elstein
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 08, 2014
What, me worry?

For anyone with money in the market, worrying is just a way of life. Here are money manager Scott Colyer's four potential “black swans.” Could any of them derail 2014 as another good or great year for financial assets?

By Scott Colyer
RIAS MAY 08, 2014
Rise of the machines

Will the rise of online advice platforms make traditional advisers extinct? Advisers face the challenge of defining their usefulness as technology continues to advance.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS MAY 07, 2014
F-Squared pays $35 million to settle claims it misled investors

SEC says company overstated performance of its flagship ETF over a seven-year period, and it charged the former CEO for making false and misleading statements.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES MAY 07, 2014
Junk-bond investors are jumping ship

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's up with junk bond investors? Plus: Four sorry years of Dodd-Frank, ignore the Fed's warnings at your own risk, mathematical excuses for sluggish wage growth, and it's not too late for a mid-year portfolio checkup.

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 07, 2014
Don't let Gen Xers push you around

Their fear of being &quot;taken&quot; makes them prone to trying to usurp your job as the professional

By Cam Marston
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 07, 2014
One of investors' biggest mistakes: paying attention

Behavioral economics shows that the more attention you pay, the more likely you are to make decisions that are driven by emotion.

By Mike West
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2014
Checkout lines are about to get a lot longer

Credit card companies plan a badly needed upgrade, but one report predicts chaos as companies put security chips in 1.2 billion credit and debit cards and upgrade readers at the country's 8 million sales counters.

By Ben Steverman
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2014
The ultimate revenge: Social Security benefits for divorced spouses

By lkonish
EQUITIES MAY 07, 2014
Weak earnings and the dark cloud of Ukraine continue to weigh on European markets

Plus: Alibaba IPO is on track to break records, what U.S. investors will really get when buying Alibaba shares, Goldman offers a leg up to Steven Cohen, and MSNBC apologizes for poor taste on Cinco de Mayo

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2014
A case for private equity in DC plans

By addressing four major challenges, advisers can help plan clients gain access to higher returns.

By Michael Riak