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Baby boomers have not considered how they will pay the cost of enjoying their time in retirement, according to a new study from Merrill Lynch and research firm Age Wave.

Information is flying at clients from TV and the Internet, and it's just too much, says Wells Fargo adviser Matt Fryar.

A typical fund with an expense ratio of 0.75% will set a young investor back by nearly a half million dollars over the span of 40 years; plus, the portfolio strategy your clients need before and during retirement.

The advisers are also balking at the firm's insistence that former advisers seeking to claim comp go through its dispute resolution process instead of FINRA.

The firm's newest recruits generated $3.5 million in annual revenue.

These funds have the luxury of time to be more aggressive – which had the best five-year returns?

The former rep allegedly stole $1,380 from a customer's bank account by issuing and then using a debit card without the customer's knowledge.

The firm's newest hire was an ex-Morgan Stanley complex manager.

The wirehouse terminated the broker two days after losing a $34 million arbitration case brought by the client's widow, who alleged elder abuse and other misconduct.

When retirement is still nearly two decades off, which funds posted the best five-year returns?

Small companies that pay out distributions outperform those that don’t over the long term – with lower volatility.

Now that the sharply contested rule is the law of the land, a senior agency official says the department looks to help with compliance, not find targets to sue.

The recruit says the firm's fiduciary business model was a draw.

Concerns about the new fiduciary rule helped propel the move, along with a drop in LPL service, an adviser says.

Which funds that are approaching their target year have had the best five-year returns?

The wirehouse will consider the move if “conditions remain as they are or grow worse,” CEO Sergio Ermotti says.

The acquisition hungry firm added nearly 800 independent and employee advisers over the previous year.

Which funds that already reached their target year have had the best five-year returns?

The recruit made more than $1 million in production before making the move, according to the regional broker-dealer.

Rejection is unsurprising and RCS plans to contest objections by Nicholas Schorsch-affiliated entities, says David Orlofsky, RCS' chief restructuring officer.