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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2008
September Week 2: Committing to a review-plan calendar

Unless you position your value as a retirement rollover resource for your top clients now, you risk losing out on the significant assets these clients hold away from you.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 15, 2008
Advisers watch grim AIG saga unfold

After a weekend of turmoil, shares of American International Group Inc. lost more than half their value in the first hour of trading.

WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2008
Exodus from ‘broken’ wirehouses seen

“There will be massive defections of clients and advisers,” said Liz Nesvold, managing partner of Silver Lane Advisors LLC of New York. “The wirehouse model, which was damaged, is now broken.”

WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2008
Layoffs seen skyrocketing in wake of turmoil

Following this weekend’s turmoil on Wall Street, financial-sector job cuts may hit new heights, according to a report from Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc. of Chicago.

ETFS SEP 15, 2008
Infrastructure should be its own asset class, some argue

Companies involved in the operation of toll roads, airports and seaports represent a new asset class, according to some industry experts.

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2008
A reality check on criticisms of debit card loan programs

Debit card loan programs recently have been the focus of criticism in Washington.

FINTECH SEP 15, 2008
Advisers get their 15 minutes

While financial advisers provide far from the most popular content on YouTube, they are there.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 15, 2008
Texas pol proposes annuities for public funds

Wayne Christian figured the registered representatives of Center, a small town in eastern Texas, could use a business boost. He also thought its pension funds and endowments, which fund scholarships, needed some new investment options.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 15, 2008
Fannie, Freddie red flags profited alert managers

Clearly, some mutual fund managers saw the writing on the wall.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE SEP 15, 2008
Claiming bias, subprime exec appeals arbitration

The chief executive of a subprime lender who lost a $65 million lawsuit against Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. is demanding another bite at the apple.