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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 08, 2010
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' company sued in $15M securities fraud case

A lawsuit accuses an energy company owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones of aiding and abetting an alleged $15 million securities fraud.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 08, 2010
Insurers would take modest hit from Obama's proposed tax: KBW

Major life carriers' earnings will take just a minor hit from President Obama's proposed Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee, according to a report from securities firm Keefe Bruyette and Woods.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 08, 2010
Merrill bonuses to receive congressional grilling

Key members of Congress will begin an investigation to determine whether officials from Merrill Lynch deliberately misled lawmakers about bonuses the brokerage firm intended to pay out to top executives for its 2008 performance.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 04, 2010
Mind maps: The 'Swiss Army knife of cognition'

Instead of handing out charts and graphs to clients to explain their financial plans, adviser Gary Klaben provides “mind maps.”

'Incredibly inexpensive' U.S. stocks cheapest since 1990
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 02, 2010
'Incredibly inexpensive' U.S. stocks cheapest since 1990

Earnings outpacing market sentiment, analysis shows. Says one investment strategist: 'The recovery is real, it's V-shaped and it's got legs.'

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 02, 2010
Florida insurance seller nabbed in police sting, say local officials

Florida authorities have locked up Richard M. Incandela, on charges of selling insurance without a license and organized fraud exceeding $50,000, according to published reports.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 02, 2010
Who will replace Rodger Lawson at Fidelity?

When Rodger Lawson officially steps down as president of Fidelity Investments at the end of March, some industry experts predict the company may not act to fill the position immediately.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 01, 2010
Insurance groups slam Obama's budget proposal

The life settlements and life insurance industries are criticizing President Barack Obama's 2011 budget proposal, which includes provisions that would require additional reporting to the IRS for life settlements and would impose taxes on corporate-owned life insurance.

NEWS RIAS FEB 01, 2010
Affiliated Managers Group reverses its 4Q loss and buys a stake in Artemis

Asset manager Affiliated Managers Group reported a fourth-quarter profit on Monday, reversing a loss for the same period a year ago.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 01, 2010
Freshen up your office and give your practice a boost

With the new year comes a surge of resolutions, many of which won't be kept. I recently read that 88% of all resolutions are broken. Why? No matter how well-intentioned, they fail because there is no continuing plan with specific action steps to follow.