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ALTERNATIVES FEB 11, 2008
How Lee Ainslie does it

As [Lee] Ainslie [founder of Maverick Capital Ltd. of Dallas] began attracting assets and adding investment staff, he created a business model that differs slightly from those of most large funds, which generally fall into two categories.

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2008
Plan sponsors brace for new regs

Complying with new 401(k) fee disclosures will be an arduous task, said a number of leading attorneys.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 11, 2008
Next Financial, Raymond James reach settlements

A broker who was recently booted from the securities industry has cost Next Financial Group Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services Inc. dearly — with the two firms paying out almost $850,000 to settle cases involving clients who got burned.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2008
Pioneer fund hits the big 8-0

If an investor had invested $1,000 in the Pioneer Fund when it was launched in 1928, his or her heirs would be millionaires today.

RIA NEWS FEB 11, 2008
Mark R. Fetting of Legg Mason

Mark R. Fetting thinks that he can hit the ground running as the new president and chief executive at Legg Mason Inc.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2008
Clinton's run for presidency may raise profile of stalled bill

Sen. Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House may rekindle momentum behind a bill she co-sponsored last year that would offer a tax break on some annuities, according to a retirement trade group.

RIA NEWS FEB 11, 2008
Incapital snaps up LaSalle's B-D division

“This will create one platform and one-stop shopping for broker-dealer customers,” said Incapital CEO Tom Ricketts.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 11, 2008
AIG stock tumble as it re-evalutes debt

The value of its super-senior-credit-default swap portfolio declined $5.9 billion and not $1.6 billion, AIG reported to the SEC.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2008
New mutual fund taps alternatives market

A new mutual fund is purchasing alternative investments — a strategy designed to defy market volatility when stock and bond prices are plunging.

RIA NEWS FEB 11, 2008
Showing a little faith

People are no longer content to merely walk with God. They want to invest with him, too.