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A new body of research suggests an ideal retirement-planning approach may exist — but buyer beware.

The No. 1 competitor for its robo and hybrid platforms is neither Vanguard nor any startup, says Tobin McDaniel, president of Schwab Wealth Investment Advisory.

Investors would be required to sell the shares they purchase first, which often is the lot that has the most gains and thus generates the bigger tax hit.

Analysts are worried that flows to passive funds may create lockstep moves between shares, distorting the market.

Top performing planners adopt tech tools at nearly twice the rate of the typical RIA, according to an annual study by Jefferson National.

The move occurred just days before UBS said it would exit the Broker Protocol.

One-third of households headed by Americans aged 65 and older derive 90% of their retirement income from Social Security, according to a GAO report.

A massive acquisition, the possible end of the Broker Protocol and other issues will shape the industry in 2018.

The cryptocurrency is viable, more private and more secure than the world’s major reserve currencies, proponents argue. They are wrong.

The regional firm pulled its latest hires from Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch.