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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2008
August Week 2: Delivering 'platinum' service

How do you structure your practice and your work flow to provide your wealthiest clients with the service they need?

RIA NEWS AUG 11, 2008
David Devoe

When David Devoe talks about mergers and acquisitions among RIA firms, advisers pay attention.

RIA NEWS AUG 11, 2008
The right role for international stocks

Over the past six years, international stocks — those of companies from both developed countries and emerging markets — have outperformed U.S. stocks by a wide margin.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2008
Securities America itches to make more acquisitions

Securities America Inc. has made a splash in the roiling mergers and acquisitions market for independent broker-dealers, and it could make more waves soon.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 11, 2008
Variable's loss is fixed's gain

Because of slumping second-quarter sales of variable annuities, industry observers believe fixed annuities could benefit.

RIA NEWS AUG 11, 2008
Uncorking a new asset class

The practice of fine wine investing, which has appealed to wealthy and sophisticated collectors for ages, is coming out of the cellar and could emerge as a legitimate alternative-asset class.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 11, 2008
Fortress exec bags $300 million deal

Adam Levinson, who has been with Fortress since 2002, will join five principals who hold around 77% of the stock.

RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2008
UBS to buy back $19.4 billion of ARS

UBS AG has agreed to buy back $19.4 billion in auction rate securities on which the value collapsed in February.

RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2008
Oil prices drop

Oil prices tumbled this morning on news of a stronger dollar, despite fears over a supply shortage after the threat of a terrorist attack.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2008
Principal report focuses on retirement income

The Principal Financial Group has released a white paper that examines the four methods of providing retirees with income.