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OPINION SEP 15, 2009
Warning: Hubris Brings Down the Best of the Best

If it happened to Federer, it could happen to you

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 15, 2009
Morningstar: Mutual funds recoup 90% of assets lost from market collapse

Investment managers are close to making up the ground they lost in the second half of 2008 when investors pulled $251 billion out of mutual funds, according to data released today by Morningstar Inc.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 14, 2009
Schwab says advisers are growing 'cautiously optimistic'

Managing client expectations about investment performance remains independent advisers' biggest challenge, but they are regaining confidence in the economy and directing more investments to equities and away from cash and bonds, according to The Charles Schwab Corp.'s semiannual Independent Advisor Outlook Study.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 14, 2009
Advisers skeptical of Obama's Wall Street reform plans

Advisers are wary of President Obama's financial-regulation plans despite his warning today against a return “to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess.”

RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2009
A year later, worries linger on economy

Seven out of 10 Americans lack confidence that the federal government has taken safeguards to prevent another financial industry meltdown, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2009
Regulators: accounting changes need global reach

James Kroeker, the chief economist at the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the financial crisis "has highlighted for us the importance of global solutions, even on an accounting front, to complex issues."

RIA NEWS SEP 14, 2009
Russell 2000 loaded with smallest companies in years

The stock market downturn has led to a significant reshuffling of the Russell 2000 Index, loading the benchmark with the smallest companies it has seen since 1993.

FINTECH SEP 11, 2009
Tamarac announces new Advisor 9 and outsourced services

To date, Tamarac Inc. has been known for its re-balancing and trade order generation platform, but that is about to change. The company is simultaneously making two announcements.

RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2009
Federal deficit hits $1.38T through August

The federal deficit surged higher into record territory in August, hitting $1.38 trillion with one month left in the budget year.

RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2009
Dollar slump continues as gold hits 18-month high

The week's dollar sell-off continued today, with the greenback hitting a fresh 12-month low.