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June 22, 2018
Elizabeth MacGowan urged a DOL council to help put indexed annuities on the QDIA menu.
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June 22, 2018
Vanguard and Mercer counsel advisors and clients to look beyond the oft-cited lifetime cost estimates.
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June 22, 2018
Hermes Investment Management, Impax Asset Management, NEI Investments and Walden Asset Management are among a $1 trillion-in-assets group demanding change.
Market Insights
Ginger Szala
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June 22, 2018
Some factor funds may be falling behind, but it's the strategies, not the factors themselves, that are underperforming, Northern Trust argues.
Market Insights
Bernice Napach
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June 22, 2018
A Broadridge survey found that obstacles include questions about data availability, quality and standardization as well as business justification and cost.
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Emily Zulz
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June 22, 2018
Morningstar assigned new analyst ratings to five U.S. funds and upgraded ratings for 11 funds.
Commentary
Stephen Gandel |
June 22, 2018
If this year’s bank stress tests were graded on curve, Wells Fargo would be at the bottom.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 22, 2018
The OMB's plan, which involves merging the Labor and Education departments, has many other far-reaching provisions.
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Bernice Napach
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June 22, 2018
Craig Phillips told a SIFMA conference that this new approach would permit "experimentation for services and processes.”
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June 22, 2018
In other enforcement actions, the CFTC ordered JPMorgan Chase Bank to pay a $65 million penalty.
Instant Insights / Asset Manager Awards: 2018
By Ginger Szala
| April 29, 2018
This year’s award winners will be announced and honored in May at the Envestnet Advisor Summit; winners also will be profiled in the July issue of Investment Advisor.
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June 22, 2018
The decision is throwing uncertainty into the agency's future.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 21, 2018
House lawmakers questioned Clayton about the SEC's proposed best-interest rules.
News
Janet Levaux
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June 21, 2018
The move means that the independent broker-dealer, which is part of Advisor Group, could double its size.
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Emily Zulz
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June 21, 2018
More than half of Ariel's staff are women, and minorities are better represented than in most of the rest of the industry.
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Bernice Napach
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June 21, 2018
A new report from The Senior Citizens League shows how the COLA has failed to keep up with rising expenditures.
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James J. Green|
June 21, 2018
Co-op cleverDome’s deal with 3PAS provides secure guidance in choosing an external vendor.
News
Rachel Evans|
June 21, 2018
The rule would let asset managers sell certain ETFs without first getting SEC approval under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Commentary
Mark Buchanan|
June 21, 2018
There are better ways to measure well-being than old-style economic models focused on maximizing consumption.
News
Toluse Olorunnipa|
June 21, 2018
OMB Director Mick Mulvaney supports the plan, which also calls for moving food stamps and possibly privatizing the Postal Service.
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Allison Bell
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June 21, 2018
Carriers are looking for ways to make themselves more efficient, and enrollees healthier.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 21, 2018
U.S. Appeals Court for the 5th Circuit cited groups’ objections on “multiple grounds” to Labor’s fiduciary rule.
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Allison Bell
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June 21, 2018
Barry Stowe, the unit's CEO, says the industry needs to work together to improve Americans' retirement financial security.
Allison Bell
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June 21, 2018
National Guardian Life now has LTC Partnership program approvals in 13 states.
Q&A
Jane Wollman Rusoff
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June 21, 2018
Shannon McLay tells ThinkAdvisor about her Financial Gym, where “money is more interesting with a glass of wine in hand.”
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Melanie Waddell
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June 21, 2018
The SEC is seeking to shore up its performance with new hires.
News
Tony Mauro|
June 21, 2018
But the court does not address DOJ's request about the power of the president to fire officers of the United States.
News
Janet Levaux
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June 20, 2018
Meanwhile, more reps leave Wells Fargo for rival broker-dealers; LPL Financial and Commonwealth share their latest recruiting news.
Commentary
Angie Herbers
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June 20, 2018
Today’s up-and-coming reps want more than a paycheck, and smart teams know how to use this fact to their advantage.
News
Michael Fischer
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June 20, 2018
Capgemini studied wealthy clients and found that their needs go far beyond investment performance.
Commentary
Barry Ritholtz|
June 20, 2018
Falling stock prices seem to precipitate a broad range of physical and psychological problems. The best medicine: a little perspective.
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Emily Zulz
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June 20, 2018
“This community is large. It's growing. It has money.”
Market Insights
Bernice Napach
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June 20, 2018
The current quarter may be as good as it gets, market watchers say, discussing how portfolios should be positioned.
News
Emily Zulz
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June 20, 2018
The scheme involved buying or taking over books of business of retiring investment professionals from around the country.
News
Allison Bell
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June 20, 2018
Atul Gawande, a surgeon, will face some of the headwinds blowing at Trump's association plans.
Expert Opinion
Robert Bloink and William H. Byrnes|
June 20, 2018
The 2017 tax reform legislation expanded the child tax credit so that the credit is no longer limited, as historically has been the case, to lower income taxpayers.
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Allison Bell
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June 20, 2018
A bill calling for tech changes, H.R. 5773, passed in the House Wednesday by a voice vote.
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Allison Bell
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June 20, 2018
Commissions and other distribution-related payments increased 4.1%, year-over-year.
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Bernice Napach
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June 20, 2018
But there are ways to offset the loss, the AEI report notes.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 20, 2018
The firm hopes to attract more clients at a time when donors are looking to "bunch" donations for tax reasons.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 19, 2018
The budget also invokes parts of the Financial Choice Act.
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Emily Zulz
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June 19, 2018
In a survey, client-facing professionals complained of a lack of support and limited autonomy, though most were satisfied with their jobs.
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Ginger Szala
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June 19, 2018
The legendary trader says society will have to rethink the definition of capitalism and changes will have to come through business.
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Jesse Westbrook|
June 19, 2018
From 2008 to 2013, the Bank of America unit hid that the fact that client requests to buy and sell stocks were being handled by proprietary trading firms and other outside entities.
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Erik Wasson|
June 19, 2018
The proposal fast-tracks at least $302 billion in spending cuts over 10 years, including repeal of the Affordable Care Act.
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Allison Bell
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June 19, 2018
MHPAEA mental health parity rules will apply. ACA benefits package rules won't.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 19, 2018
Treasury's OFR, created by former President Obama, faces potential budget and staffing cuts under President Trump.
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Allison Bell
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June 19, 2018
Private-pay patients of all kinds pay only about 19% more for skilled care than Medicaid patients do.
Ginger Szala
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June 19, 2018
Tech magazine Computerworld ranks Commonwealth Financial the fifth best place to work for IT professionals.
Commentary
Scott Harris|
June 19, 2018
Surveys show that older Americans are also learning about the value of the 'sharing economy.'
Commentary
Brian Chappatta|
June 19, 2018
Managers of the huge retirement funds appear to be in the midst of a big shift into bonds.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 19, 2018
CFFM offers four flagship products that are widely used among financial advisors.
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Allison Bell
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June 18, 2018
Florida awarded Molina two Medicaid contracts. New York approved a Centene acquisition.
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Allison Bell
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June 18, 2018
Sequoia Re's CEO has been head of health at PartnerRe.
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Janet Levaux
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June 18, 2018
The wealth group is "reimagining" its business to boost efficiency, a spokesperson said.
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Bernice Napach
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June 18, 2018
Chairman Jay Clayton says that brokers should create a culture that doesn't accept lying — even when the law allows it.
Slideshow
Michael Fischer
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June 18, 2018
High unemployment, poverty and foreclosure rates undermine these states’ performance.
Commentary
Barry Ritholtz|
June 18, 2018
Yes, prices are rising faster, but all signs suggest it won’t amount to much.
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Janet Levaux
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June 18, 2018
The independent broker-dealer's move is being hotly debated by industry players and observers.
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Michael Fischer
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June 18, 2018
Direct investments are "upending traditional approaches to portfolio construction," says Family Office Exchange.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 18, 2018
While on three-month suspension, Miami broker "never stopped his association" with the broker-dealer and with continued soliciting customers, FINRA hearing panel found.
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Allison Bell
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June 18, 2018
Ken Burdick of WellCare is on track to be the chair of the health insurer group in 2020.
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Emily Zulz
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June 18, 2018
Meanwhile, TCA by E-Trade added capabilities for RIAs.
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Charles Stein|
June 18, 2018
In addition to cutting fees on target date funds, Fidelity is adding long-term Treasuries and TIPS as investment options.
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Bernice Napach
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June 18, 2018
ESG investing, by nature, forces investors to think about the long term.
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Charles Toutant|
June 15, 2018
The case involves life insurance policies from John Hancock and Lincoln National.
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Sally Bakewell and Lisa Lee|
June 15, 2018
One of the companies getting large amounts of debt financing is Vertafore.
Commentary
Deep Banerjee|
June 15, 2018
An S&P Global analysts talks about how he sees the life sector gameboard.
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Mike Patton
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June 15, 2018
Part II of this series examines the duration and severity of each recession, the change in unemployment, and consider when the next recession may occur.
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Bernice Napach
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June 15, 2018
Firms are “dancing on the grave” of the rolled-back fiduciary regulation, HighTower CEO Elliot Weissbluth says.
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Ginger Szala
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June 15, 2018
A study commissioned by OppenheimerFunds looked at how generations view investments and advisors, and the findings were surprising.
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Michael Fischer
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June 15, 2018
A big gender gap exists in Social Security wealth because of married women’s retirement decisions, an NBER study found.
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Erik Larson|
June 15, 2018
This is the latest development in probes by governments around the globe into banks’ manipulation of benchmark interest rates.
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Caroline Marwitz|
June 15, 2018
The Center for Retirement Research explores the far-reaching financial consequences of ending a marriage.
Emily Zulz
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June 15, 2018
In other enforcement actions, the CFTC halts a $5.5 million precious metals fraud.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 15, 2018
DOJ lets last deadline to save the fiduciary rule pass; industry officials debate likelihood of SEC "uniform fiduciary" rule.
Janet Levaux
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June 15, 2018
The move by the independent broker-dealer is earning it varied reviews by industry insiders Michael Kitces and Tim Welsh.
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Allison Bell
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June 14, 2018
The list of founding organizations includes many major annuity issuers.
News
Allison Bell
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June 14, 2018
A professional maze runner reveals some of what he knows about the twists and the turns.
Best Practices
John Pojeta|
June 14, 2018
How you leave a client meeting says a great deal about you.
News
Ginger Szala
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June 14, 2018
The retirement landscape garners scary headlines, but 72% of mass affluent Americans would be well-prepared if they took these steps, Morningstar's Wendel says.
Commentary
Max Nisen|
June 14, 2018
The AT&T puts many potential corporate relationships in a flattering new light.
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Anna Edney and Steven T. Dennis|
June 14, 2018
The Senate majority leader said he supports some of the core health law benefits rules.
News
Julie Verhage|
June 14, 2018
The Iron Man actor-backed company is using Assurity Life as the underwriter and Munich Re as the reinsurer.
Slideshow
Michael Fischer
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June 14, 2018
WalletHub rated the states based on economic activity, economic health and innovation potential.
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Ben Bain|
June 14, 2018
Statement eases concerns that regulators would crack down; digital currency rises as much as 10 percent on announcement.
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Michael Fischer
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June 14, 2018
High minimums, illiquidity and finding appropriate clients persist as impediments to investment.
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Janet Levaux
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June 14, 2018
The broker-dealer’s platform was built by Entreda and works across desktops, laptops, smartphones and other devices.
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Allison Bell
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June 14, 2018
Doug Ommen says California has adopted the same accounting framework laws that he applied to a company's captives.
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Emily Zulz
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June 14, 2018
Morningstar research finds that TDFs have proved remarkably consistent at producing good results for investors.
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Melanie Waddell
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June 14, 2018
The SEC lists signs that a broker may be running a side business offering investments that are not approved for sale.
News
Allison Bell
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June 14, 2018
Two judges say insurers had no contract with the ACA risk corridors program. The dissenter says the ruling is unfair.
News
Melanie Waddell
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June 14, 2018
FINRA's new WebCRD interface is designed “to give more immediate responses to firms about potential red flags in their submissions.”
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Bernice Napach
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June 14, 2018
At Pershing Insite, Winterberg and other tech experts discussed some service-boosting technologies and how to integrate them.
News
Melanie Waddell
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June 14, 2018
Completing all five certificates will give CPAs another path to earning the Personal Financial Specialist credential.
News
Janet Levaux
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June 14, 2018
Meanwhile, Kestra adds a team from UBS, and Lightyear-based Wealth Enhancement Group buys Cimino Wealth Advisors.
Commentary
Angie Herbers
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June 13, 2018
Your decisions define your firm’s success, so it's worthwhile to give them the right consideration before taking action.
Commentary
Sally Poblete|
June 13, 2018
Some Millennials are the workers. Some are the boss.
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Allison Bell
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June 13, 2018
About half of the consumers with advisors said they would talk to the advisors before changing their portfolios.
News
Allison Bell
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June 13, 2018
One goal is 'Cadillac plan tax' repeal. Another is protecting the current group health tax advantages.
News
Melanie Waddell
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June 13, 2018
SEC chief responded to questions at agency’s first town hall, held in Atlanta.
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Bernice Napach
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June 13, 2018
The more aggressive projection reflects a more bullish economic outlook from the Fed.
News
Michael Fischer
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June 13, 2018
U.S. equity allocations rose 16 percentage points; meanwhile, investors see possible trade war as the biggest tail risk to markets.
News
Janet Levaux
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June 13, 2018
Other states likely will make similar announcements regarding the return of money to investors as part of a nationwide agreement.
News
Melanie Waddell
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June 13, 2018
CEO Nagengast and Shelley O’Connor, co-head of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, are running to fill the large firm governor’s seat.
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Emily Zulz
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June 13, 2018
The Nobel-winning behavioral economist discusses how to build portfolios that clients will stick with when times get tough.
News
Ginger Szala
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June 13, 2018
“When millennials think investing, they think ETFs,” Kari Droller of Schwab says.
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Ginger Szala
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June 13, 2018
Jeremy Grantham had a sobering warning for Morningstar conference attendees.
News
John Gittelsohn|
June 13, 2018
A recession is possible by 2020, the Bond King says, and that could make the next presidential election “a wild ride.”
News
Melissa Karsh and Emily Chasan|
June 13, 2018
Assets in ESG funds tracked by Bloomberg stood at $445 billion in 2017, but less than 10% of 401(k) plans now offer such choices, according to Natixis Investment Managers.
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