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INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 06, 2015
Classic car investing not for the faint of heart

Author of report on classic cars as alternative investment calls sector 'exceptionally' complex.

By Deborah Nason
How advisers can get Gen Yers to take some risk
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2015
How advisers can get Gen Yers to take some risk

Young investors' conservative investing mindset will work against them in saving for retirement.

By Jamie Hopkins
As Puerto Rico crisis intensifies, mutual fund investors face loss of capital
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2015
As Puerto Rico crisis intensifies, mutual fund investors face loss of capital

If the island can't pay back all of its debts, some fund holders could suffer haircuts.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 06, 2015
What lies ahead for investors in the second half of the year

Six investment experts discuss what investors should expect from the markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
Flows to liquid alts funds slow after torrid run
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 06, 2015
Flows to liquid alts funds slow after torrid run

Strategies have attracted just $1.2 billion through May, compared with $39 billion in all of 2014 and a record $96 billion in 2013.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUL 06, 2015
The Fed has painted itself into a corner, and is only trying to manage expectations

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> An economist says Janet Yellen and the Fed are too chicken to raise rates, but at the same time the FOMC is trying to reassure markets that rate hikes will be slow and deliberate.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC appointment of in-house judges 'likely unconstitutional'
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 06, 2015
SEC appointment of in-house judges 'likely unconstitutional'

U.S. district judge says regulator many not have authority to divert cases from regular courts.

By Bloomberg
Ramifications of Supreme Court decision on 401(k) fee lawsuit run deep
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 06, 2015
Ramifications of Supreme Court decision on 401(k) fee lawsuit run deep

The court underscored the critical importance that persons entrusted with the assets of others cannot simply make the initial investment decision and walk away.

By Blaine F. Aikin
Ketchum tells lawmakers CARDS is on hold, not dead
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 06, 2015
Ketchum tells lawmakers CARDS is on hold, not dead

Finra chief Richard Ketchum says the regulator has put its CARDS proposal on hold but hasn't given up on the plan despite heavy pushback from critics.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Greeks vote 'no' and everybody loses
RIAS JUL 03, 2015
Greeks vote 'no' and everybody loses

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: Greek voters opt for a collision course with the European Union over austerity. Go figure.

By Jeff Benjamin
Social Security claiming strategy short-circuited by excess earnings
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2015
Social Security claiming strategy short-circuited by excess earnings

Both older nonworking wife and younger employed husband can lose benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAs post record growth: Schwab survey
RIAS JUL 02, 2015
RIAs post record growth: Schwab survey

Markets and wealthier clients are driving up assets under management and profits.

By Mason Braswell
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 02, 2015
Is lifestyle creep hurting your financial well-being?

Champion savers keep their spending stable even while their incomes rise.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 02, 2015
Mutual fund investors face losses as Puerto Rico crisis intensifies

If the island can't pay back all of its debts, then some fund holders could suffer haircuts.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
How to explain alternatives' place in portfolios to your clients
ALTERNATIVES JUL 02, 2015
How to explain alternatives' place in portfolios to your clients

By viewing alternatives through the lens of the three primary colors, they can be demystified

By Thomas Hoops
Growing consumer demand for health care and Social Security advice
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2015
Growing consumer demand for health care and Social Security advice

Report shows an opportunity for advisers with this expertise.

By Mary Beth Franklin
IRS shuts lump-sum window for retirees already receiving benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
IRS shuts lump-sum window for retirees already receiving benefits

Defined benefit plan sponsors can no longer replace annuity payments with lump-sum distributions to retirees and their beneficiaries.

By Hazel Bradford
Advisers' big opportunity in the small 401(k) plan space
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
Advisers' big opportunity in the small 401(k) plan space

Small plans desperately need advisers to increase understanding, build an education policy and educate participants.

By Douglas Dubitsky
Same-sex couples inch closer to full Social Security benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2015
Same-sex couples inch closer to full Social Security benefits

Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Wednesday that federal marriage benefits soon will be available to same-sex couples nationwide following the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26.

By Mary Beth Franklin
How high-tech is your firm?
FINTECH JUL 01, 2015
How high-tech is your firm?

Where do you fall on the technology-adoption scale &amp;mdash; and where do you want to be?

By Sheryl Rowling