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Nationwide Financial Network Merges Two B/Ds
Nationwide Financial Network (NFN) has merged broker/dealers 1717 Capital Management Company and Nationwide Securities, Inc. into Nationwide Securities, LLC (NSLLC).
Dow Jones Expands with Indian Blue-Chip Index
Dow Jones Indexes is expanding its Dow Jones Global Titans family by adding a blue-chip index for India.
Benefits Firm Offers Fiduciary Checkup Product
A St. Louis-based firm has unveiled Fiduciary Health Check to help employers meet their legal responsibilities for their retirement plans.
Morningstar Announces Fund Classification Changes
Morningstar has added two categories and one broad asset class to its proprietary classification system for mutual fund portfolios domiciled in the United States.
First All-ETF 529 Plan Available for Adviser Distribution
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and 529 plan administrator Upromise Investments, Inc., introduced a 529 college savings plan designed with portfolios that invest exclusively in BGI's iShares exchange-traded funds...
USAA Launches Target-date Series
USAA launched a new family of five Target Retirement funds with costs it says are 47% below the latest comparable Lipper category expense ratio average.
IMHO: No One To Blame
Like most of you, I have found the soaring price of gasoline to be enormously frustrating.
IMHO: No One To Blame
Like most of you, I have found the soaring price of gasoline to be enormously frustrating.
RIA Industry Rife With M&A Activity
Since 2006, the average number of annual deals among registered investment adviser (RIA) firms rose 37% in the last two years, to 48, and the increase in acquisitions...
Massachusetts Charges Merrill with Fraud over ARS Sales
The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth has charged Merrill Lynch&Co. with fraud over charges it marketed auction-rate securities while not accurately disclosing the potential market risks.
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A Calculated Risk
Risk-based funds remain popular on plan menus. Why some plans pick them, and how some advisers benchmark them
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Correction Appended
The IRS offers ways for deferred compensation plans to correct mistakes voluntarily
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ETF Uptake
Financial advisers see ETFs as the most innovative investment vehicle in the last two decades
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Even You Might Not Be Saving Enough
It is the classic situation of the doctor who does not have time to exercise or the hairdresser with unkempt hair.
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Fee Country
A study by research firm Strategic Insight says that advice in the mutual fund business increasingly is provided through fee-based accounts.
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Gray Area
The number of financial advisers in the U.S. declined from 256,569 in 2005 to 245,831 last year, according to The Cerulli Edge Advisor Edition.