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Financial Planning Profession Needs More Regulation, Group Says

Added on October 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The coalition, made up of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, says there are insufficient regulations for financial planners and members of the public are the ones being hurt because of it.

Charles Schwab to launch free 'robo'-adviser next quarter

Added on October 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Launching its own online advice platform, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. is aiming to make low-cost, web-based advice even cheaper in the latest development in the quickly evolving business, but some industry watchers say it could rankle advisers who custody assets with the firm.

Betterment Allies With Fidelity to Launch Betterment Institutional for Advisors

Added on October 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Betterment, the four-year-old robo-advisor, announced Wednesday the launch of Betterment Institutional, which will provide advisors with a self-branded, automated platform to serve existing clients and attract new clients with Betterment’s investing, tax harvesting and automated rebalancing offerings.

Advisors: What Boomers Want From You

Added on October 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: A majority of Americans nearing retirement are eyeing financial advisors for help with planning for the costs of health care.

Custodians jump into the robo game

Added on October 2014 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Custodians, those longtime third-party guardians of customer securities, are launching new products that give traditional registered investment advisers the technology to compete against so-called robo-advisers.

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