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How To Help Grieving Clients

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Advisors need to deal with their clients as people, as well as handling their finances, experts say.

Adult Children Need Special Protection

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When clients have children turning 18, advisors can help them with the kids' transition to adulthood.

Advisors Bullish On Market

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Despite optimism, many advisors are diversifying clients' portfolios, just in case, an Aberdeen Asset Management study says.

'Go Anywhere' Bond Funds Pose Risks That Investors Can't See

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Understanding the mechanics of these funds has gotten difficult and even analysts at fund research shops can't get a handle on what they are doing.

Pimco’s Rate-Rise Bond Strategy: Buy Corporates Straddling Junk

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Securities near the middle of the quality scale will probably be in a sweet spot when the Federal Reserve raises rates.

Investment Advisor Fined $2.6 Million For Misleading Clients

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A large fine and other punishments are dished out by the SEC to a California advisor as a warning to others, a judge says.

An $89 Million-A-Year Stock Picker Is A Bull On Adult Diapers

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Wall Street's highest-paid CEO is bullish on adult diapers! This is an investment theme that could spawn so many think pieces.

Pimco Sees Sept. Fed Move Underpriced, In Clash With Options

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Investors are underpricing the chances of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates next month, according to Pimco.

Regulator: Broker-Dealer Audits Are Unacceptably Faulty

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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board charged that deficiencies in the audits of broker-dealers were intolerably high.

TD Ameritrade Expands Approach To Solving Advisor Shortage

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TD Ameritrade has expanded its program to bring new talent to RIAs and brokerages through scholarships, internships and a career exchange website.

Envestnet To Add NextShares Funds To Advisor Platform

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NextShares are exchange-traded managed funds that combine elements of mutual funds and ETFs.

Gundlach Says 'Bad Idea' For Fed Rate Hike Next Month

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DoubleLine's Jeffrey Gundlach warned that it might be premature for the Fed to raise interest rates with junk-bonds near four-year lows.

Principal Names CEO; Will Build On Retirement, Asset Management

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Principal Financial Group, with about $540 billion in AUM, promoted Daniel Houston to CEO.

Why 6 Million Americans Would Rather Work Part Time

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Many are abandoning the traditional career path their parents took and working just enough hours to pay the bills or pursue a passion.

Republicans Sketch Obamacare Alternative, Finally

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The GOP’s vision of health coverage naturally differs from that of the Democrats.

UBS Pays $750,000 Fine For Muni-Interest Snafu

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UBS Financial Services has agreed to pay a $750,000 fine to settle a Finra case over the misclassification of municipal bond interest payments.

BNY Mellon To Pay $14.8M To Settle SEC Anti-Bribery Case

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Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will pay $14.8 million to settle a U.S...

Got China? Two Big Emerging Market ETFs Diverge On Their Exposure

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The two leading emerging market ETFs have very different exposure to now-vulnerable Chinese stocks and will probably diverge further, says S&P Capital IQ.

10 Places Where Health Insurance Will Cost Retirees Less

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HealthView Services has created an app to tell advisors where their retired clients can spend the least on health insurance.

New Fiduciary Rule Will Cost Industry, Investors $3.9B, FSI Says

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FSI says new retirement plan fiduciary rule will force advisory firms out of business and hurt consumers.