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Clients of RidgeWorth Investments will now be able to access a variety of functions and data from their investment accounts thanks to a new application available for the iPad.

So you want to tap into the global markets and find new opportunities for growth? But before you do that, you need to get re-acquainted with the new IRS requirements for reporting the basis of the cost you ascribe to a security or fund you purchase.

Nearly one out of four pension plan participants invest solely in target-date funds, according to new research released from The Vanguard Group—a six-fold increase over the past five years. Further, adoption of these funds among new plan participants is even higher, with 64% of employees entering plan for the first time with a single target-date fund.

So you want to tap into the global markets and find new opportunities for growth?

Securities regulators charged two Ameriprise Financial advisors and three others with insider-trading, saying they made $1.8 million in illicit profits based on confidential merger information one of the advisors learned through an Alcoholics Anonymous relationship.

Investment education company FiPath has hired Michael Turgeon as managing director of Advisor Services.

Nearly one out of four pension plan participants invest solely in target-date funds, according to new research released from The Vanguard Group—a six-fold increase over the past five years.

FINRA developed a more robust market surveillance and whistleblower group. And the regulator recently imposed rules that require firms to report violations.

Marketing expert Marie Swift offers up some tips for advisors looking to restore their creativity, intuition and communications skills.

More than half of those surveyed have investable assets of less than $25,000.