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Firstrade Rolls Out Platform With 703 Commission-Free ETFs

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The move makes Firstrade Securities the largest provider of commission-free ETFs

Here's Who Might Win Most If Fed Moves Unlock Billions At Banks

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Two big financial companies in particular could end up way ahead.

Life Insurance In The Age Of Shrinking Estate Taxes

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Should the wealthy dump life policies now that estate tax deductions are so huge? Or is the insurance still useful?

Wall Street Economists See Global Growth Cresting Not Collapsing

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Economists on Wall Street and beyond are sticking to forecasts for another solid economic expansion in 2018.

Fed's Dudley Sees More 'Gradual' Hikes Unless Inflation Jumps

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“I don’t think we know exactly how many more rate hikes we are going to do this year,” he said.

Estate Planners Give Back To American Cancer Society

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Two attorneys who work with clients on legacy planning are acknowledged for their fund-raising planning.

Real U.S. Wage Growth Led By Women Over Last Four Decades

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Weekly pay for women working full-time has increased almost 24 percent over the last four decades.

House Clears Bill That Makes It Easier To Soften Volcker Rule

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The bill says the Federal Reserve would be the sole regulator in charge of the Volcker Rule, a key Wall Street aim.

Rise Of ‘Gray’ Divorce Is Forcing A Financial Reckoning After 50

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With rising divorce rates among seniors, divorced women find they must finally deal with long-term planning.

BlackRock Pays CEO Fink $27.7 Million As Assets Top $6 Trillion

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The asset increase was driven by investors continuing to move money into passively managed funds.

Female Bond-Fund Managers Win On Returns As They Fight For Jobs

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Only 14 U.S. debt funds were managed exclusively by women as of September 2017, despite their outperformance.

Americans Struggle To Save For Rainy Day, Nonprofit Says

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About one-third of households with less than $75K in income don't have emergency savings, said NeighborWorks America.

Pimco Accused Of Discrimination, Retaliation By Female Executive

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The firm was accused of sex and age-based discrimination by an executive who alleges she was passed over for promotion.

Goldman Sachs Says You Must Own Commodities In These Tense Times

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Raw materials are rallying on escalating political tensions and global economic growth, the bank’s analysts said.

Pershing Sees No Evidence Of 'Fee Compression' Among Elite RIAs

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Informal polling and increasing RIA revenues point to fee compression as being a "myth," a company executive said.

Ascensus Expands In Northeast

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A benefits administrator, Ascensus buys another TPA as it implements its growth plans.

Social Security Recipients May Get Less Than They Think

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Social Security's cost-of-living increases don't keep up with retirees' real costs, advisors say.

Advisors Need To Protect Clients From The Next Market 'Gold Rush'

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Fad investments can be alluring to clients, but advisors need to be steadfast in avoiding them, this analyst says.

SEC Warns Advisors On Overcharging Clients

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The regulator has devoted a new investor alert to the many ways advisors may incorrectly eat away at their assets.

NorthStar's TAMP Purchase Will Expand Services It Provides Advisors

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The acquisition means NorthStar can increase its portfolio and back-office services for advisors.