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RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2012
Neither a borrower nor a lender be

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 26, 2012
Life settlement products turn out to be killer for Tex. reps

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH FEB 26, 2012
A wealth of online tools

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 24, 2012
Big guys get bonked, little guys get boost

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
IRA business seen booming

By Bloomberg
Clients with Alzheimer's pose 'scary' legal risks
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
Clients with Alzheimer's pose 'scary' legal risks

Advisers unable to meet fiduciary obligation to clients with reduced capacity; 'document, document, document'

By Andrew Osterland
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
States with the heftiest real estate taxes

By John Goff
Breach of fiduciary duty still No.1 investor charge
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 24, 2012
Breach of fiduciary duty still No.1 investor charge

But overall, Finra says number of arb cases down substantially last year

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 24, 2012
Merrill pays ex-Red Sox catcher $1.2M in damages

By Bloomberg
Finra beefs up online disclosures of brokers' disciplinary info
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 24, 2012
Finra beefs up online disclosures of brokers' disciplinary info

Virtual database of actions replaces old paper-based system; not a response to BrightScope, spokeswoman says

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
65: A speed limit, not a milepost

Increased longevity and the Great Recession are making Baby Boomers reassess the normal retirement age

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
Time for a retirement income specialist designation?

By Bloomberg
Garden State facing withering backlog of foreclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
Garden State facing withering backlog of foreclosures

By John Goff
Big threat for big wealth managers? Their local bank
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
Big threat for big wealth managers? Their local bank

Community and regional banks nabbing clients from wirehouses and larger financial institutions; 'easy to buy assets'

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
CEO rips GOP, Dems for fiscal irresponsibility

In a speech delivered to a group of private investors on Feb. 15, Robert Rodriguez, managing partner and CEO of First Pacific Advisors, warned of ongoing market instability if the federal government doesn't make “credible and material fiscal reforms” by the end of 2013.

By Paul Menchaca
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
INsider: Something Obama and the GOP can finally agree on?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
INsider: Something Obama and the GOP can finally agree on?

Some politicians who received money from alleged Ponzi-schemer R. Allen Stanford have thus far refused to return the cash, instead making charitable donations.

By Doug Cubberley
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 21, 2012
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition

Purchasing IRA business of Lincoln Trust; larger custodians dumping nontraditional investments

By Dan Jamieson
Party like it's 1999: Soros, hedgies streaming into tech sector
FINTECH FEB 21, 2012
Party like it's 1999: Soros, hedgies streaming into tech sector

Fund managers snapping up shares of Google, other IT outfits; solid six-month run

By John Goff