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President Barack Obama announces a renewed push for laws to help clients save for retirement; Plus, the three worst states for clients to retire and what happens when you take out a 401(k) loan.

After announcing 11% growth in net income for the wirehouse's brokerage unit, Wells Fargo executives told analysts that they are thinking of launching a robo advisor.

Wells Fargo’s independent channel lands four recruits, including a husband-and-wife team.

Aggregator adds myCIO to its four previous investments Veritable, Clarfeld Financial, Baker Street Advisors and Welch & Forbes.

Independent broker dealer Securities America picked up an independent RIA with $6.5 million in production from LPL.

LPL has brought six teams on board worth approximately $2.8 billion in combined client assets to its RIA platform since February.

Those looking for easy answers from a government report about what caused recent volatility in the Treasury markets — including whether regulation is to blame — were likely disappointed.

Industry giants BlackRock and State Street are rolling out hedged ETFs at an unprecedented clip after smaller rivals lured the bulk of $41 billion of inflows this year.

White House reiterates support for controversial fiduciary proposal, outlines new initiatives to expand access to retirement savings plans.

Goldman Sachs Group agreed to buy Imprint Capital Advisors, an asset-management firm that advises clients on investing based on their environmental, social and governance views.