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Raymond James Expands By Snagging $1B Pennsylvania Team From Merrill Lynch

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Financial advisors William “Rusty” Seyle and Tim Hickey of Allentown, Penn., are leaving Merrill Lynch, where they managed approximately $1 billion in client assets and had $3...

Finra Panel Awards Couple $519K In Case Against Morgan Stanley

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A Morgan Stanley broker used inappropriate investments for the New Mexico residents, the arbitration panel ruled.

Global Survey Shows Many Workers See Retirement As Unattainable

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Less than a third feel they are track to attaining the money they need for retirement, the study found.

SEC Again Postpones Long-Awaited Decision On A Bitcoin ETF

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The SEC on Monday asked for additional comments on a plan by Cboe to list an ETF from VanEck Associates Corp. and SolidX Partners Inc.

Nike, Adidas Call Tariffs 'Catastrophic' In Open Letter To Trump

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In all, 173 companies signed an open letter to the president.

Trump Says He Still Wants To End Carried Interest Tax Benefit

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The 2017 GOP tax overhaul imposed new curbs on carried interest but fell far short of eliminating its benefits.

Tears Of Joy Flow In Steel Industry As Trump Rolls Back Tariffs

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The Trump administration on Monday officially removed the steel and aluminum tariffs it imposed on Canada and Mexico.

Women ESG Investors Call For Standardized Reporting

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More companies are self-reporting, but a common framework is needed, the panel of investors said.

Super-Rich Americans Aren't Getting Audited As Much, New IRS Data Show

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The audit rate last year was less than half what it was the year before.

Raimondi's Dakota Wealth To Pass $1B AUM With Ohio RIA Acquisition

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Springside Partners in Akron, Ohio, will give Dakota a footprint in the Midwest.

Fears About Parents' Finances Causing Some U.S. Adults To Cut Spending

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Twenty-seven percent of U.S. adults lack confidence in their parents' financial security, according to a TIAA survey.

China Tech Shunned, S&P 500 Shorted As ETF Investors Play Trade

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ETF investors are shaking up their portfolios to prepare for U.S.-China trade spat fallout.

A $1.6 Trillion Manager Launches New Fund Targeting BBB-Credit

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The fund is capitalizing on a sudden turnaround for debt pegged as the next source of financial havoc.

AARP: Student Loan Debt Endangering Retirements For Those Over 50

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Pre-retirees are responsible for about 20 percent of the nation's $1.5 trillion student loan debt.

Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Let Businesses Donate To Candidates

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The justices refused to question a Massachusetts law that bars for-profit corporations from making campaign donations.

N.Y. Bill May Give Access to Trump's Tax Returns—And Open Door To Target Others

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Tax and ethics experts are worried the provision could be used by both parties to target political opponents.

'No One Wants To Give In': Rally Riches Too Tempting To Abandon

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There are a lot of reasons to sell, but many investors aren't listening.

Wealthy Clients Vulnerable To Audits Despite Depleted IRS Budget

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Total IRS audits are down, but tax reform has created a variety of traps that could flat your clients' tax returns.

JPMorgan Says Bitcoin's Jump Mirrors 2017 Boom-Bust Pattern

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They came to this conclusion by treating Bitcoin as a commodity and calculating its “cost of production.”

Sorenson Seeds $150 Million Fund To Invest In Overlooked America

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Utah entrepreneur Jim Sorenson said his private equity firm will invest in opportunity zones.