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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
Invesco adds risk parity in balanced fund

By Jason Kephart
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
Is the Fed making a mistake in the way it's ending asset buying?

A roundup on what top experts had to say about this week's market moves

By lkonish
NEWS RIAS OCT 08, 2013
Beacon Pointe acquires $175M RIA

California-based advisory conglomerate has its eye on national expansion

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 07, 2013
Treasuries calm as debt cap approaches

The world's biggest investors are finding U.S. government bonds becoming safer, not more risky, as the deadline to avoid the first American default approaches

By Matt Ackermann
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 07, 2013
Staying the course

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 Andrew Leigh
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2013
Three biggies add $1B teams to ranks

Moves by Wells, Merrill, LPL sign of times?

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2013
Schorsch isn't done after Investors Capital

Two deals in two days and Nicholas Schorsch isn't done yet. Today's deal for Investors Capital marks the second independent broker-dealer he's purchased this year. What's next on his bucket list?

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2013
Don't let the tax tail wag the dog

Strategies to mitigate new surtax could kick Medicare prices higher

By Darla Mercado
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 07, 2013
Court says Bank of America can't force brokers into arbitration

A federal judge has ruled that Merrill Lynch can't force a group of brokers suing the firm over overtime into arbitration. The case has big implications for the Finra-Schwab class action case.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 06, 2013
SEC fiduciary panel calls for '40 Act rule

Move would require brokers to meet the same standard that RIAs meet — putting best interests of clients first.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 06, 2013
Morgan Stanley hard hit by broker defections

<i>IN</i> data indicate the firm lost a net 11 adviser teams, $8.4B in client assets, in the third quarter.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 06, 2013
Stick to it

Even though the partial shutdown of the government is set to give way to a prolonged &#8212; and probably nasty &#8212; debt-ceiling debate, now is not the time to bail from the markets.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 06, 2013
Is market history repeating itself with another "Eisenhower rally'?

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Will older advisers pay more than younger colleagues for health care coverage?

Small-business health care plans traditionally have based rates on the average age of employees, so that older individuals in a plan benefited from lower rates if there were many younger employees.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 04, 2013
Weighing new choices for your business's health plan

The Affordable Care Act has small businesses grappling with tough choices on employee health plans

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 04, 2013
Poll: Will you buy Twitter?

Twitter's IPO filing put the social media micro-blogging phenom on course for a stock market debut that could raise as much as $1 billion

By dsouthwood
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 04, 2013
Why now is not the time to sell your stocks

While things are likely to get hairy amid talk of budget deficits and the debt ceiling, experts say investors who stay in the game will win

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 04, 2013
Advisers dismiss worries about debt default

Say even Congress not that stupid.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Shutdown leads retirement plan regulator to hit pause

Labor Department's hiatus to delay investigations, enforcement actions

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 04, 2013
Gundlach to oversee $450M in annuities push

By Matt Ackermann