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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2013
Age differences can muddle Social Security-claiming strategies

Married couples should focus on maximizing survivor benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 15, 2013
Cost of the shutdown: $300M a day

IHS says cost will accelerate; one week closure could shave 4Q GDP by 0.2%

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2013
Warning: gov't shutdown could topple your portfolio

How will the federal government's impending Oct. 1 shutdown affect your savings?

By lkonish
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2013
Finra charges B-D chief with using investor funds for home remodeling

Finra claims the head of a B-D that packages and distributes illiquid equipment-leasing funds misused investor money to pay for personal expenses including remodeling her house.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 14, 2013
World keeps faith in Treasuries

Finance chiefs from nations holding more than $1.3 trillion of Treasuries signaled no plans to sell

By Matt Ackermann
Decoding Social Security's family maximum-benefit rules
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2013
Decoding Social Security's family maximum-benefit rules

Couples aren't affected if no minor children are collecting benefits.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2013
Community Leadership Awards deadline extended

Through April 28, nominate an adviser who is dedicated to making the world a better place.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2013
Community Leadership Awards: Deadline is today

Nominate an adviser who is dedicated to making the world a better place for a Community Leadership Award.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2013
Gurus: Bull market alive and well

Coté, Doll love equities but hate Washington politics, health care law.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2013
Giving back, not giving up

At the 7th annual Community Leadership Awards, a fighter pilot tells of finding real fulfillment serving others. Plus, other stories of financial advisers' stepping up to give back to their communities.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS IRA ALERT OCT 13, 2013
IRA Alert: Tax court shoots down medical exception

By Ed Slott
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2013
Schwab ETF 401(k) platform has hiccup

Expected to launch in fourth quarter, platform hits regulatory snag.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2013
Two teams join Wells from rivals

Managed total of nearly $500 million.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS TAX OCT 13, 2013
James Glassman touts taxing consumption instead of earnings

Live from the IMCA conference: 'Policy change is really key to growth,' he says

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 13, 2013
Despite debt ceiling debate, now is not the time to exit markets

Market experts say investors shouldn't pull their assets out of the market despite the looming debt ceiling debate. But they should be ready for plenty of volatility.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2013

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2013
Pundits wildly wrong about shutdown fallout

Why the media may be misstating the shutdown's impact, and other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown

By Joshua Brown
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2013
Money funds drop risky treasuries as investors speed exodus

BlackRock joined the two biggest providers of money-market mutual funds in reducing exposure to the riskiest U.S. Treasury maturities as investors stepped up withdrawals across the industry.

By Matt Ackermann
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 11, 2013
Billion-dollar teams on the move

Two advisers split Morgan Stanley to join RBC but the wirehouse adds three teams.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2013
T. Rowe bans 1,300 airline workers from trading 401(k) accounts

Group banned in an attempt to deter en-masse trading

By Darla Mercado