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SEC Exams To Focus In On RIAs With Many Senior Clients

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Recent SEC exams have found "significant weaknesses" in the way RIAs handle senior clients.

New York's Cuomo Calls For Making 2% Property-Tax Cap Permanent

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His comments came as the legislature faces an April 1 deadline to approve a budget for fiscal 2020 .

UBS Joins Morgan Stanley In Warning Of Amazon's UPS-FedEx Threat

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The retail giant is expanding its package pickup and delivery operations.

State Personal Exemptions Vary Widely After Trump Tax Reform

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Some states mirror Trump's tax law, while others set their own exemption amount.

California Makes It Easier To Tweak Trusts

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Estate planners have a freer hand to alter trusts based in California.

'Fix The Damn Roads': States Step In After Trump's Plans Stall

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Governors are now taking the lead in using taxes, bonds and tolls to pay for infrastructure work.

Trump Bid To Ease Wall Street Rules Hurt By Regulators' Missteps

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Attempts at deregulation under the Trump administration have slowed to a crawl.

Wall Street's Got It All Wrong When It Comes To U.S. Bond Market

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There's disagreement about the term premium, a notoriously hard-to-understand feature of the U.S. Treasury market.

JPMorgan Steps Closer To Zero Fees With Cheapest-Ever Stock ETF

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More than 97 percent of flows into ETFs last year went to funds that charge $2 or less.

Global Economy Hits Its Weakest Spell Since Financial Crisis

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There are, however, signs of stabilization in China.

Morgan Stanley Says Market Overpricing Goldilocks Scenario

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Morgan Stanley has been skeptical about the strength of the global economy for some time.

New York Life Offers Advisors Guide For Serving Female Clients

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Women clients sometimes have different needs and views than male clients, the life insurance company said.

IRS Looks For Ways To Squelch NY, Connecticut SALT Workarounds

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Disqualifying these programs would eliminate nearly all remaining efforts in high-tax states to minimize tax bills.

Want A High Valuation For Your Advisory Business? Take These Steps

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Advisors should revisit succession goals early and often if they want the highest valuation.

Warren Proposes Splitting Tech Companies Like Amazon, Facebook

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The Democratic presidential candidate said the companies have "bulldozed" competition.

The SALT Cap Isn't Going Anywhere, Right And Left Agree

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Republicans have no desire to tinker with the signature legislative achievement of the Trump administration.

The $20 Trillion Stock Bull Run Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be

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t’s the longest in history, but now also the second slowest.

Goldman Rips Into U.S. 'Misconceptions' About Share Buybacks

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U.S. companies have been buying back shares for nearly 140 years, a company strategist said.

Altfest Personal Wealth Promotes Andrew Altfest To President

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Altfest will oversee the $1.3 billion AUM company’s nearly 40 employees while also advising clients.

Average Tax Refunds Are Up As Total Payments Continue To Slide

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The average tax refund check is nearly identical to last year’s average refund, increasing less than 1 percent.