From Financial Advisor Magazine
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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.
From InvestmentNews
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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.
From Think Advisor
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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.
From InvestmentNews
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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.
From InvestmentNews
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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.
