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Advisors Need To Counsel Spooked Clients, Managers Say

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Financial professionals need to take the emotion out of risk so clients don't drop stocks at the worst times possible, according to a panel of portfolio managers.

Should Medicare Rate Hikes Force Clients To Take Social Security

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Medicare costs may go up for 15 million participants not on Social Security, but starting Social Security benefits probably doesn't make sense.

Florida Advisor Admits He Stole From Elderly Clients

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The SEC has charged Michael Donnelly in a criminal complaint with stealing from unsophisticated investors.

Tech Changes Should Make Investors Agile Or Patient, Depending On Time Horizon

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As globalization becomes more deeply ingrained and technology creates changes previously unimaginable, portfolio managers need to reassess ways they invest for their clients.

LTC Costs Pressing Problem For Financial Advisors, Study Says

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Consumers underestimate the cost and need for long-term care, Lincoln Financial says.

Staying Ahead Of The Dementia Storm

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Dementia is a difficult subject to bring up with clients, but few advisors have had a wake-up call like Deborah Juran did -- one that had a policeman on the other end.

UBS Firms Fined $17.5 Million For Failing To Disclose Fund Strategy Changes

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Two UBS-affiliated firms will pay $17.5 million to settle charges that they failed to disclose a change in investment strategy that cost clients nearly $5 million in estimated losses.

FSR Backs Cybersecurity Bill

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A bill before the U.S. Senate would encourage businesses to share security threats with each other and the government.

Unemployed 65-Year-Old Fighting U.S. For Debt Relief On College Loans For His Kids

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U.S. officials say he may need to work longer to pay back $246,500 in debt from sending his three kids to college. He says even if he were able to find a job, the debt would balloon to $500,000.

Here's Who's Hiring And Firing On Wall Street

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Under pressure to keep a lid on expenses, the six largest banks cut 20,065 jobs in the third quarter.

Dividend Bull Case Deflates As Payouts Rise Least Since 2010

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The biggest expansion of U.S. stock dividends in eight decades is slowing to a crawl.

Morgan Stanley Misses Estimates On Drop In Bond-Trading Revenue

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Morgan Stanley reported profit that missed analysts’ estimates with a drop in fixed-income trading revenue and said it had a loss in its Asian private-equity investments.

Summit Trail Advisors Snags More Advisors From Barclays Wealth

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An advisory team with $1 billion under management left Barclays Wealth to join their former colleagues as partners at a new independent financial firm based in New York.

New Portfolio Invests In Women CEOs

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Eqis Capital Management has joined the growing number of firms offering a portfolio that focuses on companies run by women.

Advisor Cheated Three Elderly Clients, SEC Says

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A former advisor for Pruco Securities has been barred from the financial industry by the SEC for allegedly using $1.4 million in clients' money for himself.

Wisconsin Advisor Cherry Picked Profits, SEC Says

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Mark P. Wellhouse kept winning investments for himself and assigned losing ones to clients, the SEC says.

Internal SEC Hearings A 'Fair Forum,' Enforcement Chief Says

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SEC Enforcement Division Director Andrew Ceresney said Thursday he has not heard any objections from investors about the SEC’s use of internal administrative law judges.

Bush, Clinton Are Wall Street's Favorites, Donations Show

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Jeb Bush is leading the U.S. presidential campaign by at least one measure: financial support from Wall Street.

Trump: Yellen Keeping Rates Low As Political Favor To Obama

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Trump faulted the Federal Reserve for not having acted sooner. “Yellen is keeping rates too low, too long,” Trump said.

Goldman Sachs Said To Dismiss 20 Analysts For Cheating On Tests

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Goldman Sachs is dismissing about 20 analysts in offices including London and New York after discovering they had breached rules on internal training tests, said people familiar with the matter.