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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2009
Proving your value to affluent clients

In your best clients' eyes, are you a knowledgeable, informed resource? Do you know about issues that are of greatest concern to your affluent clients?

ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2009
Single-family home building rises for 5th month

Construction of single-family U.S. homes rose 1.7 percent in July, the fifth-straight monthly increase as builders poured foundations at the fastest pace since last October, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2009
Wholesale prices drop more than expected in July

Wholesale prices dropped sharply in July, and over the past 12 months fell by the largest amount in more than six decades of record-keeping.

ETFS AUG 18, 2009
SEC joins Finra in warning about use of leveraged and inverse ETFs

The Securities and Exchange Commission today got behind the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.'s effort to alert investors about the potential pitfalls of leveraged, inverse and leveraged-inverse exchange traded funds.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2009
Homebuilder sentiment index rises in August

The National Association of Home Builders said Monday its housing market index rose in August to the highest point in more than a year, as homebuyers hurried to take advantage of a federal tax credit before it expires.

RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2009
Chinese stocks tumble 5.8% on policy jitters

Chinese stocks plunged to their lowest level in two months today, tracking regional losses on renewed jitters over the economic outlook and government policy.

RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2009
World stocks, oil slide on U.S. consumer worries

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2009
Former executive at Securities America feared a "run on the bank'

A former top executive of Securities America feared “a panicked run on the bank” from clients who invested in private securities of Medical Capital Holdings Inc., which the Securities and Exchange Commission sued last month for fraud.

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 14, 2009
Stifel set to absorb 350 UBS reps, add new recruits

Having already added nearly 300 financial advisers in the first six months of the year, Stifel Financial Corp. is now poised to add another 350 new advisers — at least — in the second half of 2009.

RIA NEWS AUG 14, 2009
Industrial production up for first time in 9 months

The Fed says industrial production rose 0.5 percent in July, after falling in 17 of the previous 18 months.