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SEC: Retired Advisor Illegally Solicited Nearly $13 Million From Investors

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The SEC has barred the 73-year-old former advisor from the industry.

U.S. Money-Market Funds Raise Fees After Years Of Cutting Them

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U.S. money-market funds, which have lost billions of dollars in revenue since the height of the financial crisis, are raising fees after years of cutting them.

Feds Want RIAs To Comply With Anti-Money Laundering Rules

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The greater the risk of money laundering at an advisory firm, the stiffer the requirements for company programs would be.

Blackrock To Acquire Robo-Advisor

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The firm hopes to use the robo-advisor to enable banks, brokerage firms, insurers and 401(k) plans to use the company's digital platform to serve mass affluent investors and millennials.

Advisors Save Clients From Costly Mistakes By Social Security Workers

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Getting wrong answers from Social Security is not unusual, according to financial advisors and experts on claiming strategies.

New Jersey Penalized In Biggest Muni Bond Sale Since 2013

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A recent $2.2 billion bond offering shows the penalty New Jersey is paying to borrow as it faces financial pressure from an $83 billion deficit in its employee-retirement system.

2016 Republicans Mum On Social Security Privatization

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As they barnstorm the country trying to win supporters, Republican presidential hopefuls are regularly talking up the need to "save" Social Security by cutting it.

Vanguard Launches Muni Bond Fund

by FA Staff

New Vanguard Tax-Exempt Fund includes ETF shares.

Panelists: Fed Will Probably Think Twice About Raising Rates

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A panel of fixed-income specialists say the Fed will likely delay plans to raise interest rates.

Some Advisors Feared Volatility Back In June

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Advisors were concerned about volatility and an interest rate increase in survey taken in June and July, Eaton Vance says.

Real Estate Financier Defrauds Chinese Investors In $125 Million Scheme

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Lobsang Dargey, of Bellevue, Wash., faces fraud charges after he allegedly defrauded Chinese investors with promises of residency in a real estate scheme.

Mobius Says Too Soon To Buy Emerging-Market Stocks

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The famed money manager believes the rebound from six-year lows will be shortlived amid widening price swings.

Was It A Flash Crash? And Other Questions Post-Swoon

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U.S. investors were jittery on Monday morning after fears of an economic slowdown had rocked markets around the world.

Bridgewater's Dalio: Next Big Fed Move Will Be To Ease, Not Tighten

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The founder of the world's largest hedge fund believes the Fed’s next move will be to loosen monetary policy, not tighten it.

Amazon's 401(k) Plan Is Pretty Brutal, Too

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The company’s workplace culture now under scrutiny for its reportedly brutal tendencies is paired with a comparatively stingy and risky retirement plan.

Schwab To Pay $2M For Net Capital Violations

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A Charles Schwab Corp unit has agreed to a $2 million civil fine for failing to keep sufficient cash on hand to meet capital requirements on three separate days last year.

Savant Capital Acquires The Corcoran Group

by FA Staff

The acquisition brings Savant's AUM to $4.5 billion.

Advisors Stay The Course Amid Monday's Market Drop

by Karen DeMasters and Christopher Robbins

Some advisors anticipated the decline, and on days like today their role is as much soothing client nerves as it is managing money.

Why Oil-Producing Countries Keep On Pumping

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It defies logic as oil prices plummet, but the major players have their own peculiar reasons.

Nick Murray Sees Correction As An Opportunity

by FA Staff

If one has cash to be deployed for long-term goals, it should be invested before nightfall, says Nick Murray.