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A few years ago, a trio of analysts created a stir when they published two memos suggesting that the American economy had become a “plutonomy” – one that is highly and disproportionately controlled by the extremely wealthy. Keith Webber says that, when looking ahead to the millions of baby boomers who will be retiring in the next 15 years, it’s not hard to envision the idea of retirement turning into a “plutirement,” with two very different retirement realities facing your clients.

As advisors wait to see whether they'll be regulated by the SEC or FINRA, the SEC announced that its enforcement director, Robert Khuzami, will leave the agency.

Goldman Sachs said it will begin publishing values of the assets held in its money market mutual funds in the United States on a daily basis. The first funds for which the daily market values will be published are funds that invest in commercial paper.

A new mobile application from Peak Advisor Alliance aims to revolutionize the client-advisor relationship.

What trends stand to reshape retirement planning in the new year?

In the sharply contested fight over how to avoid the automatic tax increases and spending cuts that became known as the fiscal cliff, President Obama emerged as the "clear political winner," according to a new study by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press.

Newly appointed Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter this week unveiled the agency’s General Counsel in the form of Geoffre Aronow, who will begin his new role later this month.

JPMorgan Chase named Tim Ryan its Global Head of Regulatory Strategy and Policy. SIFMA names Kenneth Bentsen its acting chief, starting Feb. 23, and will search for a permanent successor.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority assessed financial firms and individuals $68 million in fines in 2012 and ordered them to pay a record $34 million in restitution to investors, the regulator announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it may tighten the time limits that apply when the Securities and Exchange Commission and other government agencies seek to impose fines on people and companies accused of fraud.