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NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2013
Cetera exec steps aside

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2013
How to improve your odds of picking the right active manager

Start with funds that have low expense ratios and whose managers eat their own cooking

By Jason Kephart
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2013
Knott's Berry Farm heiress files $8.5M claim against LPL

An heiress to the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park fortune claims a former LPL broker took her for a ride, wiping out nearly $8.5 million in her estate. Now, she's going after LPL.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2013
Social Security options worth investigating

Maxing out benefits requires some homework

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Ticking the right boxes for Social Security

More than one spouse? Pick the highest benefit

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2013
Two dentists drill down into bonus-disclosure controversy

By Danny Sarch
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2013
Dwyer latest executive to exit LPL

20-year vet was key to broker-dealer's emergence as industry juggernaut

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS MAR 28, 2013
National Advisors Trust hires ex-SEI exec as chief executive

Combs fills gap left by departure of Ferguson; 'logical installment'

By DJAMIESON
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2013
Advisers can boost retirement readiness but calculators can do more

Advisers can boost retirement readiness but calculators can do more. So, are your clients listening to you?

By Darla Mercado
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 28, 2013

By MFXFeeder
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 28, 2013
American Funds back in the black, boosted by shift to equities

Buoyed by the flood into equities, American Funds finally recorded net positive inflows last month. The question: Where to from here?

By JKEPHART
Seal of approval for advisers? Goldman, Lockshin say it's in the works
NEWS RIAS MAR 28, 2013
Seal of approval for advisers? Goldman, Lockshin say it's in the works

Industry heavyweights launching branding cooperative for IAs; imprimatur to be based on a number of screens

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2013
American Realty Capital offers to buy a Cole REIT for $5.7 billion

Suddenly, two giants in the REIT universe are going at it hammer and tong. At stake? Creation of the largest net-lease real estate investment trust.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 27, 2013
Finra's broker-comp proposal raises hackles

Two large industry groups have slammed a Finra proposal that would require greater disclosure of incentive bonuses.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2013
Creating opportunities from the DOL's fee disclosure rules

Few changes in the retirement plan landscape have been as far-reaching and significant as the Department of Labor's (DOL's) recent fee transparency initiative. As a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), you have likely already assessed whether you are subject to the new regulations, and if you are, have reviewed your fee disclosure practices to ensure that you are in compliance. It's now time to turn your attention to business opportunities presented by the DOL's fee transparency rules, according to this white paper from TD Ameritrade Institutional.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 27, 2013
InvestmentNews launches 'The Career Center'

<i>InvestmentNews</i> has launched a jobs board, The Career Center, at Investment News.com/careers that provides financial advisers with information about employment opportunities.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2013
Reps working hard to calm panicky investors

The uncertain economic recovery and stock market volatility, which have driven many equity investors to the bond market, are leading advisers to do intensive client hand-holding.

By Hilary Johnson
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 26, 2013
Adviser mulling offer for NHL's Phoenix Coyotes

A California-based adviser is heading up a group of investment bankers and sports-entertainment advisers looking to take the NHL's Phoenix franchise out of bankruptcy.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 26, 2013
Apple set to raise dividend by more than half

Analysts expert iPad maker to ramp it payouts to shareholders; stacks of cash

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 26, 2013
Searching for return in a tough bond world

By MFXFeeder