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RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2010
BofA Merrill Lynch beefs up retirement biz with Fidelity hires

Linton, Ulian jump to Bank of America; 'organizational shift in mindset'

Are index-linked CDs a sucker bet?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2010
Are index-linked CDs a sucker bet?

Investors seeking the safety of government-insured certificates of deposit and a chance to profit from market rallies may end up earning nothing and owing taxes for their efforts.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2010
Advisers: Plenty of clients won't hit retirement targets

One out of four clients need to save – or make – more money, majority of polled advisers say; focus 'on the gap'

ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2010
Pimco: A debt bet to avoid

The rally in bonds from real estate investment trusts that's made property debt the best performer this year is overdone as a slowing economy may threaten their performance, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2010
SEC proposes new disclosures for target date funds

Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed new disclosure rules for target-date retirement funds that would require sponsors to spell out how they are investing the money and to warn about risks.

RIA NEWS JUN 17, 2010
Jeremy Siegel tells advisers: Markets still have 'extraordinary' potential

Despite the huge equity market rally since the March 2009 lows, U.S. stocks remain undervalued relative to long-term trends, according to Jeremy Siegel.

'Boiler room' brokerage operation busted
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 17, 2010
'Boiler room' brokerage operation busted

FBI agents raided the offices of a New York-based brokerage and arrested several people suspected of running a boiler room operation, with links to the mob, that allegedly defrauded investors out of $12 million.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 16, 2010
SEC monitor admits 'slam-dunk' enforcement cases were encouraged

Securities and Exchange Commission officials tried to assure Congress on Wednesday that the agency's examination and enforcement divisions are working together more effectively to catch and prosecute rogue advisers like Robert Allen Stanford, who allegedly bilked clients out of $8 billion.

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 16, 2010
GenSpring adds family investment officer

GenSpring Family Offices LLC said today that it has hired Puneet S. Sahi as a family investment officer for its Costa Mesa, Calif., office.

Boston Private: We've paid back our TARP money
RIA NEWS JUN 16, 2010
Boston Private: We've paid back our TARP money

Boston Private Financial Holdings Inc. announced today that it has repaid the remaining $104 million in TARP money it owes the U.S. Treasury.