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RIA NEWS OCT 11, 2010
Investors rush to cash out stocks ahead of cap-gains hike

Financial advisers say clients are booking gains now at cheaper tax rate; 'better bang for the buck'

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2010
Single-family offices could get a pass on regulation, SEC says

The commission proposes to reverse Dodd-Frank proviso and reinstate the exemption shielding smaller operations from the agency's oversight

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 10, 2010
TARP bill likely to be fraction of initial forecast

Bailed-out banks, insurers and automakers are a sore spot for millions hurt by the financial crisis

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 10, 2010

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 10, 2010
State securities cops target structured products, gold scams

Broker-dealers' sales of structured products, including private-placement notes and reverse convertibles, remain a top concern of state securities regulators, according to Joseph Borg, director of the Alabama Securities Commission.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2010
Artificial insemination a real headache for estate planners

In-vitro fertilization spawns confusion among wealth managers, trust attorneys; 'wide-open field'

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2010
Stick with stocks, says one of world's oldest investors

When it comes to investment strategies, 94-year-old Edward Zajac takes the long view. And it's paid off handsomely.

RIA NEWS OCT 08, 2010
Economist who called recession's end sees recovery

Morningstar may drop star ratings for leveraged, inverse ETFs
ETFS OCT 08, 2010
Morningstar may drop star ratings for leveraged, inverse ETFs

Morningstar Inc., a Chicago-based research firm, may stop rating leveraged and inverse exchange- traded funds on a scale of one to five stars because of concerns about their suitability for individual investors.

FDIC selling bank loans so cheap it's 'very hard to lose money'
RIA NEWS OCT 08, 2010
FDIC selling bank loans so cheap it's 'very hard to lose money'

The regulator looks to unload assets from some 182 failed banks. Government-to-investor incentives include big discounts and zero-percent financing for qualified buyers