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Morgan Stanley: Accelerating Earnings Taking S&P 500 To 2,700 This Year

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The bank says there’s still juice in the equity rally.

Variable Annuities As Pension Plans? Consider A VAPP

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The Milliman Sustainable Income Plan is technically a defined benefit plan, but benefits adjust with the plan's performance.

UBS Invests In iCapital, Initiates New Partnership

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UBS will leverage iCapital to automate its alternative investment offerings within its wealth management business.

Fiduciary Benchmarks Introduces IRA Rollover Tool

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Fiduciary Benchmarks has launched a tool to simplify the process of making DOL rule-complaint rollover recommendations.

Schwab Preps For First ETF Since 2013

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The company has filed for a fund that would track a proprietary index of the 1,000 largest U.S. companies.

Schwab Says Affiliated RIAs See Steady Growth, Richer Clients

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Advisors using the Schwab platform have seen median 10% annual AUM growth the past five years, the company says.

Nothing Wrong With 'Lifestyle' Advisor Practices, Study Says

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Advisors are often encouraged to scale up to an enterprise practice, but a new study says this isn't always a good path.

Vanguard's $4.4 Trillion Man: Can New Boss Keep Raking In Cash?

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Vanguard's new president is facing a world in which cheap market-tracking index funds are everywhere.

JPMorgan Just Had The Most Profitable Year In The History Of Banking

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The outstanding results happened despite trading results that were below analysts' expectations.

Dimon Says Being An American Abroad Is 'Almost An Embarrassment'

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The JPMorgan CEO said the media should be focused on major U.S. issues such as infrastructure and education.

BlackRock Cuts Fees, Rolls Out Self-Indexed Bond ETFs

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The company joins a list of ETF providers creating their own indexes.

This Is One Inheritance You Don't Want

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If parents have trouble fulfilling their financial responsibilities, this study says there's a good chance their children will, too.

Vanguard CEO McNabb To Step Down As Investment Chief Takes Helm

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Under McNabb, Vanguard more than tripled in size as investors embraced the low-cost index funds for which it is best known.

LPL Prepares Mutual Fund Platform To Comply With DOL Rule

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The "mutual fund only" platform will reduce fees and standardize compensation for financial advisors, LPL said.

CFP Board, Harvest Exchange Launch Advisor CE Program

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The CFP Board and a clearinghouse of asset manager insights are teaming to offer free continuing education for advisors.

Who Gets More Out Of Marriage, Women Or Men?

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She makes me tense. He argues with me. She appreciates me. Husbands and wives rate each other, and their unions.

The $5 Trillion ETF Market Heads To China And Locals Want In

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CICC’s purchase of KraneShares signals China’s ambition to play a bigger role in the global ETF trade.

Social Security, Medicare Trust Funds Get Extra Year Of Breathing Room

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A stronger economy could make the programs more sustainable, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said.

If Janet Yellen Is Headed For The Exit, Who's Next Leading Fed?

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President Donald Trump has a chance to reshape the leadership of the world’s most influential monetary authority.