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Want To Boost Number Of Clients? Use These Techniques, FPA Says

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Be a "behaviorist" says the Financial Planning Association, to boost your client number.

Powell Heaps Trump-Like Praise On Economy As Rate Hikes Loom

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In four public appearances over the past week, the Fed chairman lauded the economy’s performance.

Bond Bears Popping Champagne See Treasury Yields Even Higher

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The bond selloff deepened Thursday and short-sellers have reason to celebrate.

Liquidity The Name Of The Game In Bond Market, BlackRock Says

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Rising interest rates call for a different set of strategies, company strategists said.

U.S. Investors Warming Up To ESG Investing, Survey Says

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Fewer U.S. investors are outright rejecting ESG investing, according to surveys by RBC Global Asset Management.

JPMorgan Sees ‘Full-Blown Trade War,’ And China Stock ETF Sinks

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The biggest ETF tracking Chinese equities tumbled Wednesday after JPMorgan forecasted a "full-blown trade war" with China.

Amazon Is Eliminating Bonuses, Stock Awards To Help Pay For Raises

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Hourly operations and customer-service workers will still see their total compensation increase.

New RIA Firms Climb By 59 Percent Since 2013, Schwab Says

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238 new RIA firms were formed last year with nearly $84 billion in AUM, according to Schwab.

JPMorgan Analysts Sees Equity Markets Disagreeing With Fed

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The equity market may feel the Fed is underestimating risks, they said.

Companies Are Furiously Guiding Down Analyst Earnings Estimates

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CEO sentiment has soured amid trade tensions and a global slowdown.

FPA Announces 2019 President-Elect, New Board Members

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The FPA has named Martin C. Seay as its 2019 president-elect.

Marks Says Oaktree Finds More Selling Than Buying Opportunities

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Bargains aren't coming easy, the Oaktree Capital co-chairman said.

Traders Are So Scared Of Regulators They've Even Quit Swearing

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The pendulum has swung away from the relatively permissive environment of earlier this decade.

Older CEOs Are Keeping Their Jobs Longer Thanks To Bull Market

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About 10 percent of the CEOs in the S&P 500 are 65 years old or older. Warren Buffett is the oldest, at 88.

Prevent Family Problems From Ruining Retirement Plans

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Many of the more serious threats to client retirements come from family issues, according to advisors.

The Super-Rich Are Stockpiling Wealth In Black-Box Charities

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Critics say donor-advised funds may slow the flow of money directly into nonprofits that serve the needy.

New York Tax Department Probes Trump Taxes From Decades Ago

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The New York Times reported that Trump received vastly more from his father than he has previously stated.

IMF Says Crisis Legacy Is Slower Growth, More Debt, Fewer Babies

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The 2008 financial crisis continues to leave its mark on the global economy, the fund says in a new report.

Steve Cohen-Backed ETF Platform Is About To Break New Ground

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A 50-year old Yorkshireman is taking on the likes of BlackRock to shake up the ETF industry in Europe.

Retail ETF Has Worst Day In Nearly Two Years

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Amazon.com and Stitch Fix weighed on the largest retail-tracking ETF.