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NEWS RIAS MAR 17, 2010
On Facebook? So are the feds — and they're watching

Law enforcement officials go undercover to catch fraudsters, scammers and crooks

By Associated Press
NEWS RIAS MAR 17, 2010
From our blogs: When wirehouses can't compete, do they just sue?

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney made an attempt to use the legal system as a bludgeon against a team departing to HighTower while Goldman Sachs did the same with a team departing to Credit Suisse.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2010
Wirehouses have hard time building up broker head count

The big wirehouses face major challenges that could thwart their announced plans to recruit brokers aggressively and hire more trainees, recruiters and analysts say.

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS RIAS MAR 16, 2010
High anxiety for clients amid tax time

Financial advisers this tax season are coping with what they say is an unprecedented level of client anxiety over recent tax code changes and the potential for higher taxes.

By David Hoffman
The most tax-efficient way to own gold
NEWS TAX MAR 16, 2010
The most tax-efficient way to own gold

Taxes on gold can be complicated and costly, but there are tax-efficient ways to participate in the gold market. Find out how in this article

By Mark Rosanes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2010
Washington state proposes 'shocking' estate tax changes

The Washington state Legislature has proposed a bill that would double the estate taxes for residents.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
Securities America CEO retiring after 22 years
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 16, 2010
Securities America CEO retiring after 22 years

Securities America Inc. chief executive Steve McWhorter said he will retire this spring after 22 years at the helm of the independent broker-dealer.

By Hilary Johnson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 16, 2010
Texas Tech students well-equipped with financial software

A new technology center focused on financial planning was dedicated at the Texas Tech University College of Human Sciences.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2010
Handful of distributors winning IRA rollover wars

A handful of distributors are seeing a rising tide of wealthy-client assets going into individual retirement accounts.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2010
Charles Schwab: Rollovers on the rise

More people are rolling over their 401(k) savings into IRAs when they leave their jobs or retire.

By Robert Steyer
Push to curb tainted rollover advice could hamstring IRA sales
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2010
Push to curb tainted rollover advice could hamstring IRA sales

A push by officials in Washington to curb tainted IRA advice could spoil the party for brokers and plan service providers

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2010
Ex-bank president first to be charged with bailout fraud

The former president of a small community bank has become the first person ever charged with trying to defraud the bailout program.

By Bloomberg
Red-faced ASPPA apologizes for e-mail gaffe
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2010
Red-faced ASPPA apologizes for e-mail gaffe

The pension and actuary group sends a mea culpa to members after a financial advisory firm got hold of the association's mailing list for an upcoming conference.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2010
Retirees facing minimum $200K bill for lifetime care

And there's a 5% chance the tab could top $570K, according to a sobering study published this week by Boston College.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 15, 2010
Annuities can limit longevity risk, expert says

By integrating annuities into financial plans, advisers can take precautions against their clients' outliving their assets, according to a retirement income planning expert.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2010
Neuberger Berman's Matthew Rubin: 10 predictions for the next 10 months

We expect to see job growth in the first quarter of 2010 and an improvement in labor and housing fundamentals throughout the year.

By Matthew Rubin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2010
Former UBS muni chief pays $2.8M to settle insider trading charge

A former executive at UBS has agreed to pay nearly $2.8 million to settle civil insider trading allegations made by New York state regulators.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS MAR 15, 2010
Johnson amendment would let brokers off the fiduciary hook

Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is circulating legislative language that would delete a requirement that brokers acting as advisers be registered investment advisers.

By Sara Hansard
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2010
Neuberger Berman's Arthur Moretti: Pick stocks that will grow while things are slow

The stock market over the next several months will be most kind to those companies that have the ability to grow in a slower economy, according to Arthur Moretti, manager of the $1.1 billion Neuberger Berman Guardian Fund (NGUAX).

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2010
Obama touts Wall Street changes on Lehman anniversary

President Barack Obama is going to the heart of Wall Street on the first anniversary of Lehman Brothers' collapse to outline changes needed to prevent a future crisis like the one that sent the global economy into a tailspin last year.

By Bloomberg