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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Working women dramatically skewing Social Security payouts

Household replacement rates decline as women's earnings increase

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Social Security plan for an unplanned early retirement

Apply for disability and retirement benefits simultaneously

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2013
Passive investing gets some action in target date funds

By Jason Kephart
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: New Social Security prospecting tool all sizzle, no steak

Marketing tool aimed at helping advisers land clients, but comes with no SocSec calculator

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
Reps responsible for variable annuity guidance: Regulators

Regulators are stressing that reps are on the hook and suitability rules apply when discussing variable annuities. Darla Mercado explains.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUL 16, 2013
LPL's recruiting still slow, pickup seen months away

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2013
Bank loans no cure-all for rising interest rates

By Jason Kephart
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 16, 2013
Wells Fargo, Merrill to pay $5.1 million to settle charges over bank loan funds

Finra has ordered Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch to pay $5.1 million to settle charges related to sales of bank loan mutual funds -- just as investors are stampeding into such funds.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS FINTECH JUL 16, 2013
The Takeaway: Buffett and Goldman, sittin' in a tree...

By Joshua Brown
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2013
The Hartford's rich VA buyout a lone rider

The Hartford's generous VA buyout deal is creating a buzz in the industry. Just don't expect other carriers to follow suit.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2013
Learning to ditch the training wheels

The economy's interest-sensitive sectors are providing it critical support, allowing flexibility

By By Jeffrey Rosenberg
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUL 15, 2013
Fed officials intensify effort to curb surge in rates after Bernanke comment

After investors interpreted Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's recent comments as signaling a sooner-than-expected end to central bank bond buying, Fed officials have sought to alter that view and halt the surge in interest rates.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2013
See America first: Investors like U.S. best

In a dramatic shift, investors now say they're uber-bullish on U.S. stock markets. And surprise! They like Japan a whole lot, too. | <i>Plus</i> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20130514/FREE/514009999/PH>12 pricey &#8212; yet underperforming &#8212; funds</a>

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 15, 2013
Peter Schiff: Lessons learned from Japan

The only true path to prosperity is free-market capitalism

By By Peter Schiff
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUL 14, 2013
Learning to ditch the training wheels

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 14, 2013
'Tony Soprano's' estate likely to get whacked

Heirs facing $30M tax bill; 'will not be pleased with their tax advisers'

By Liz Skinner
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 14, 2013
Finra postpones action on recruitment disclosure rule

By DJAMIESON
NEWS RIAS JUL 14, 2013
Chance of sizable SEC budget boost gets dimmer

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2013
Glass-Steagall 2.0? Lawmakers look to revive firewall at banks

Lawmakers in Washington, including Sen. John McCain, have introduced a bill that would force Wall Street giants to hive off their investment banking units. The obvious question: Does this proposal have even the slightest chance of passing?

By John Goff
NEWS FIXED INCOME JUL 11, 2013
Strong jobs report suggests sooner-than-expected end to bond purchases

Economists say the strong jobs report suggests Fed chief Bernanke could begin tapering bond purchases as soon as September.

By Gregory Crawford