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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 10, 2008
Allstate CEO out after two years

The Allstate Corp. of Northbrook, Ill., has announced the departure of James E. Hohmann, president and chief executive of Allstate Financial LLC, who is leaving on Jan. 5.

NEWS RIAS DEC 09, 2008
Fidelity launches platform for RIAs

Fidelity Investments today announced the formal launch of its Fidelity <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071029/FREE/710290351/1009/TOC&amp;ht=&quot; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>WealthCentral</a> management platform for registered investment advisers.

NEWS RIAS DEC 09, 2008
Pershing escalates pitch for 'breakaway brokers'

Pershing LLC, the securities clearing and RIA custody affiliate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., has set up a website and suite of tools for stockbrokers who are considering shifting from large broker-dealers to other business models.

RETIREMENT TAX DEC 09, 2008
S corporation tax planning now

Your client owns a small business that operates as a subchapter S corporation. She elected S corporation status when the individual tax rates were lower than those for a C corporation.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 09, 2008
H&R Block posts loss but gains some ground

The Kansas City, Mo.-based tax services provider reported a net loss of $134.9 million, or 41 cents a share, for the quarter ended Oct. 31, compared with a net loss of $502.3 million, or $1.55 cents a share, in the year- earlier period.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 09, 2008
Ray of light seen for battered home sales

Pending sales of existing homes and median home prices fell in October, although the declines were smaller than anticipated &#8212; and there were even signs of improvement in certain markets.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 08, 2008
December Week 2: Outlining your 2009 goals

Our goals are twofold: to help you retain your top clients &#8212; who are receiving their shrunken December statements, as well as phone calls from other advisers going after disgruntled clients &#8212; and to help you outline your plan for what is likely to be a tough year.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 08, 2008
MetLife forecasts 4Q boost

MetLife Inc. today said that its fourth-quarter profits will be up from the 2007 period and that it will reap the benefits of investment gains.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2008
Fidelity and Amex team to bolster IRAs

Fidelity Investments of Boston today launched a program that allows investors to save for retirement while spending money.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 08, 2008
EMMA to provide one-stop shopping for bond info

The SEC has designated the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board&#8217;s electronic municipal market access system &#8212; or EMMA &#8212; as the sole repository in which issuers must file necessary disclosures.