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Issue Date: February 23, 2012

News

SEC seeks more examiners, but SRO idea still looming

By Mark Schoeff Jr.

Although unlikely to emerge from Congress intact, the budget proposal released last week by the Obama administration would allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to add hundreds of RIA examiners. Increasing the SEC's budget to $1.57 billion in fiscal year 2013, which starts

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

For CPAs, it's revenge of the nerds

By Andrew Osterland

Make way for the nerds. Certified public accountants may make a good living doing personal tax returns and auditing financial statements, but increasingly, they are looking to offer investment advice and financial planning services. In the post-financial-crisis environment, geeky is good in

Whitney Houston: Estate planning lesson in a sad, untimely death

By Liz Skinner

The premature death of pop star Whitney Houston should serve as a concrete reminder to financial advisers to make sure that wealthy clients properly fund the trusts that they have set up for their heirs and that they update estate documents every few years.

estate planning

Getting a look under the fixed-income ETF hood

Markets hang in, despite Greek woes

RJ says that RIA custody is a 'strategic imperative'

Succession plans are new recruiting tool

Columbia exec jumps to Fidelity

Nontraded REIT files for initial public offering

Longevity insurance promising - but higher rates would help

TIC investments come back to bite

Separately managed accounts: What drove the 4Q markets

For succession to be success, advisers must face their fears

Obama to the rich: Time to ante up

Fidelity takes a global approach to dividends

Envestnet to buy Tamarac

Big guys get bonked, little guys get boost

Housing biggest expense for 50-plus set

Tax break called "indefensible' by Calpers CIO

Institutional investors move into local-currency debt

Editorial

Why longevity insurance is a good solution

For millions of Americans, the odds of living comfortably during retirement will be significantly improved by a newly announced regulatory initiative aimed at making sure that retirees don't run out of money. The initiative involves a set of proposed regulations by the Treasury