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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 15, 2011
Private-equity funds seek indie B-Ds

By Bruce Kelly
J.P. Morgan to manage investments, distribute N.Y.'s adviser-sold 529 plan
NEWS RIAS AUG 15, 2011
J.P. Morgan to manage investments, distribute N.Y.'s adviser-sold 529 plan

J.P. Morgan Asset Management will replace Columbia Management Group as investment manager for New York's $1.9 billion adviser-sold college savings plan

By Liz Skinner
Fee vs. commission: No doubt which investors prefer
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 15, 2011
Fee vs. commission: No doubt which investors prefer

A new survey by Cerulli Associates asked investors whether they prefer paying fees or commissions to their advisers. The result? It wasn't even close.

By John Goff
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2011
Sun better than a 529 plan? Don't scoff

By John Goff
Hedge funds limited losses in first half of August
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2011
Hedge funds limited losses in first half of August

Through the first two weeks of the month, while the S&P 500 Index fell by 13.2%, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 3.7%.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 14, 2011
Special report: The top-performing SMAs (2Q 2011)

Volatility is the name of the game in today's markets.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 14, 2011
Insurers on more solid footing this time

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 14, 2011
Comic relief: A new approach to reviving Carnegie's wisdom

Although Napoleon Hill has been dead for more than 40 years, his popular wealth-building book has found a hip new outlet.

By Liz Skinner
Money funds get $38B deposits after debt-ceiling deal
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 12, 2011
Money funds get $38B deposits after debt-ceiling deal

Money-market mutual funds took in $24.9 billion yesterday, bouncing back from their second-worst week of withdrawals, as investors unsettled by the debate over raising the U.S. debt ceiling returned to the market.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS RIAS AUG 12, 2011
Finalists announced for 2011 Community Leadership Awards

The awards, which will be presented Sept. 14, honor financial advisers who make a difference in their communities.

By Deborah Nason
IRS to build database of regulated tax preparers
NEWS RIAS AUG 12, 2011
IRS to build database of regulated tax preparers

Taxpayers will be able to examine the qualifications of paid tax-return preparers in a database being built by the IRS that may be available as soon as 2013.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 12, 2011
Ratings drop for U.S. won't hurt insurers, Moody's says

Four major life insurers with pristine Aaa ratings are likely to hold on to their status, provided that the United States' government bond rating doesn't fall by more than one rung

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 12, 2011
Small foundations eye donor-advised funds

Donor-advised funds are benefiting from small family foundations' closing or suffering drops in endowment assets as the costs and administrative burden of running the foundations have become too great

By Liz Skinner
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS AUG 12, 2011
Peter Schiff: The rise of the barter economy

Imagine a day when you go to buy a quart of milk, ask the price, and the cashier says, "that'll be a tenth ounce silver." As the US dollar's decline accelerates, several efforts around the country are trying to make this vision a reality.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 12, 2011
Peter Schiff: What to make of the 'real' unemployment rate

Since the US economy has failed to recover as widely predicted, pressure on the Federal Reserve to conjure a solution has increased.

By Peter Schiff
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS AUG 12, 2011
Peter Schiff: Why it's time to dump most U.S. stocks

By MFXFeeder
Buffett binging on shares of wirehouse
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2011
Buffett binging on shares of wirehouse

With the market selling off, Warren Buffett has been moving in. In fact, SEC filings show the Oracle has been loading up on stock, particularly shares of Wells Fargo. This may be of some interest to advisers, considering the bank's P/e ratio is now less than 9 to 1.

By John Goff
How to max out your clients' FDIC coverage
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2011
How to max out your clients' FDIC coverage

$250K limit can easily be bumped up to $2M; CDARS, brokered CDs gaining in popularity

By John Goff
Second time around, life insurers braced for downturn: UBS
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 11, 2011
Second time around, life insurers braced for downturn: UBS

Ameriprise, MetLife and Prudential among those favored in a plummeting market

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2011
What advisers should be telling clients

Given the media frenzy over the market mayhem this week, clients are understandably blitzed, bothered and bewildered. Here's what advisers should be saying to calm them down.

By John Goff