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NEWS RIAS MAR 15, 2012
There are 22 jobs better than financial adviser right now

Last week, U.S. News &amp; World Report released its <a href=http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2012/02/27/the-best-25-jobs-of-2012-rankings>25 best jobs of 2012</a> ranking, and we couldn't help but notice that 'financial adviser' cracked the list.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2012
Grantham: Investors should heavily underweight U.S. equities

By Jeremy Grantham
Better employment picture could be a negative for stocks
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2012
Better employment picture could be a negative for stocks

Tightening job market will make it harder for companies to keep a lid on wages; there go the record profit margins

By John Goff
For small-caps, negative sentiment a big positive: Schachter
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2012
For small-caps, negative sentiment a big positive: Schachter

Snow Capital PM looks to buy stocks when they're out of favor; big on health care, infrastructure stocks

By Bloomberg
Investors plowing money into farmland — but could come a cropper
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2012
Investors plowing money into farmland — but could come a cropper

Rush to buy acreage fueling bubble in the north forty; 'kind of scary'

By John Goff
Suddenly, UBS and McCann have 'mo
NEWS RIAS MAR 15, 2012
Suddenly, UBS and McCann have 'mo

Turnaround at UBS Wealth Management Americas in progress; 'seemed lost a few years ago'

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 15, 2012
McCann, rising at UBS, gets plum job

UBS AG appears to be making good on its pledge to sharpen its focus on wealth management and rein in its investment banking operations.

By Andrew Osterland
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2012
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid

Insurer mulling raising fees and cutting benefits on popular product; low interest rates to blame

By Darla Mercado
UBS leaking oil, but wealth management staging 'impressive turnaround': McCann
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 15, 2012
UBS leaking oil, but wealth management staging 'impressive turnaround': McCann

By Andrew Osterland
Seven years later, plaintiffs win 'Round 7' in Merrill bias suit
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 14, 2012
Seven years later, plaintiffs win 'Round 7' in Merrill bias suit

Class action discrimination suit looks set to go to trial after latest court ruling

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2012
Social Security meets a brave new world

Supreme court considers request for Social Security survivor benefits for twins born 18 months after father's death.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2012
Lincoln to hit some RIAs with up to $20K in new fees

Lincoln Investment Planning Inc., a fast growing independent broker-dealer, is hitting its reps and advisers who run their own RIAs with a new, annual supervision and compliance fee of up to $20,000.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2012
Best performer of the next decade? Here's what advisers think

Over the last decade, advisers and their clients have seen it all - recessions, rallies, record-setting intra-day swings (both ways) and, at times, unprecedented correlations across asset classes.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2012
What's next for the bull?

By Jeffrey Kleintop
NEWS RIAS MAR 14, 2012
Editorial: A call for sunlight - with protections

By MFXFeeder
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 14, 2012
Wandering herd: Merrill losing top advisers

By John Goff
Wilbur Ross, other billionaires on board with this hot investment
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 14, 2012
Wilbur Ross, other billionaires on board with this hot investment

Suddenly, buying oil tankers is all the rage among super-wealthy; 'the smart money'

By John Goff
NEWS RIAS MAR 14, 2012
Low rates pressure financial adviser income

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2012
Goldman snaps up fixed-income shop

By Bloomberg
Fed's low interest rates could lower interest in annuities
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2012
Fed's low interest rates could lower interest in annuities

Extension of cheap money policy seen boosting annuity costs, reducing benefits and commissions

By Bloomberg