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Housing market foundation crumbling as seizures surge
ALTERNATIVES SEP 12, 2010
Housing market foundation crumbling as seizures surge

Seizures, defaults on pace to hit record number; 'serious price depreciation'

ETFS SEP 12, 2010
Vanguard in focus as it takes on SSgA with S&P 500 ETF

Financial advisers are keeping a close eye on The Vanguard Group Inc.'s new Standard & Poor's 500 ETF to see how the exchange-traded fund performs and whether it can compete with State Street Global Advisors Inc.'s SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

ALTERNATIVES SEP 12, 2010
Guess what Michael Burry is buying now?

Michael Burry, the former hedge fund manager who predicted the housing market's plunge, said he is investing in rich farmland, small technology companies and gold as he hunts for original ideas and braces for a weaker dollar.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 12, 2010
Adviser accused of deceiving retirees about 'low-risk' investments

Advisers up in arms over The Hartford's VA 'exchange' letter
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 10, 2010
Advisers up in arms over The Hartford's VA 'exchange' letter

Financial advisers are fuming over a letter The Hartford sent to clients which entices them to swap their variable annuities for a replacement. Why so angry? Advisers say the new VA actually strips away generous guarantees.

RIA NEWS SEP 09, 2010
Raymond James COO has 'mixed feelings' about 12(b)-1 proposal

The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to revamp 12(b)-1 fees may not be as draconian as feared, but it would eliminate a cost-efficient choice for investors, said Chet Helck, chief operating officer of Raymond James Financial Inc.

Bond investors headed for a doozie of a hangover: Mark Gilbert
FIXED INCOME SEP 08, 2010
Bond investors headed for a doozie of a hangover: Mark Gilbert

The party's almost over for the raucous debt markets, predicts Mark Gilbert. And the endgame is going to leave bond investors with a doozie of a headache.

FINTECH SEP 08, 2010
Here's a first: Tech IPOs lagging large-cap performance

Days of Nasdaq offerings trouncing S&P 500 at an end; 'looking for the next Google' -- and not finding it

SEC about to rock muni bond world?
FIXED INCOME SEP 08, 2010
SEC about to rock muni bond world?

Settlement of N.J. suit seen as opening salvo in crackdown on lax disclosure; 'harbinger'

WIREHOUSES SEP 08, 2010
Squawk box brokers lose retrial bid on new evidence

A former broker at Merrill Lynch & Co. and Citigroup Inc. lost a bid to throw out his conviction for selling access to his brokerages' internal “squawk boxes” after arguing prosecutors hid evidence of his innocence.