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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Making the grade: home safety assessment

14 page checklist for evaluating home safety

By Legg Mason
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Aging and housing: Glossary of key terms

Eight page glossary of terms re: aging/housing

By Legg Mason
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Help Your Aging Clients be Safe at Home

By Legg Mason Global Asset Management
NEWS RIAS MAR 19, 2014
The adviser industry is shrinking (and why that's a good thing)

Just like in every industry, there is a natural evolution of growth, maturity and then a disruption or tipping point, often caused by technology, that transforms it to take on a different shape and direction.

By twelsh
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
ICI pushes back on too-big-to-fail label for big fund firms

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> ICI resists 'Too Big to Fail' label for fund firms plus Crimea chooses Mother Russia and what that means for the markets. And guess what, the Fed is out of ammo, Pimco spins the Mohamed El-Erian departure while Mr. El-Erian opens a Twitter account.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 19, 2014
Morgan Stanley to combine institutional, brokerage muni desks

Move is part of CEO Gorman's effort to partner brokerage, investment bank, drive return on equity.

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Asian investors spooked by China, Ukraine

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Asian investors spooked by China economic worries, Ukraine. Plus: Japan concerns surface, U.S. stock valuations not horrible, Washington as a Wall Street battleground and look who's worried about the Treasury market.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
More Americans renouncing citizenship

But declaring 'independence' comes with hefty taxes &amp;ndash; which trusts can help curb.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 19, 2014
Keep calm and stay in the market

Fear and greed drive stocks, so the key is not to try to time your exposure to the market but to manage it effectively

By Scott Colyer
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2014
Risks lurk in annual 401(k) matches

As more employers switch to lump sum contributions, clients may miss out on market rallies.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS MAR 19, 2014
Proposed A-shares ETFs could transform investors' approach to China

They would gives Westerners access to a broader swathe of the economy

By CODONNELL
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 19, 2014
Morgan Stanley wins dismissal of 'pay to play' suit

Ruling hinged on the firm's disclosure of revenue-sharing agreements.

By Mason Braswell
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 19, 2014
Warning signs your client is at risk of an audit

Earnings above a certain threshold, charitable donations or business deductions may all be red flags that a client is a prime candidate for a tax audit. Here's a rundown of what advisers need to know to keep their clients away from the tax man.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS MAR 19, 2014
An open letter to Next Generation financial advisers

&#8220;The times they are a'changing.&#8221; So said Bob Dylan in 1964. I am fairly certain he wasn't talking about the financial services industry, but now 50 years later, his message most definitely applies to our world.

By Devin DeStefano
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2014
IRS chief pushes for comprehensive reform aimed at helping businesses and individuals

Americans deserve simpler tax code to help them calculate how much they owe, tax regulator said this week

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS MAR 18, 2014
IRS chief pushes for comprehensive reform, not piecemeal approach to tax reform

Meanwhile, Ways and Means to send tax extensions bill to full Senate on Thursday.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS EQUITIES MAR 18, 2014
A case for not talking to management

Why should investors avoid talking to company management at firms they invest in? One portfolio manager doesn't and says factors such as an exuberant CEO or creative financial reporting can exert undue influence.

By Eric R. Heyman
NEWS RIAS MAR 18, 2014
NFP acquires Washington Wealth Management

Takes on 10 adviser teams, with more than $800 million in assets.

By CODONNELL
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2014
Pimco net flows, despite increase, lag behind amid controversy

February net flows still negative, fall far shy of broader fixed-income recovery

By Matt Sirinides
NEWS RIAS MAR 18, 2014
Oregon advisers blaze their own trail

Team from Merrill Lynch that advises on $700M in assets forms RIA partnership.

By Trevor Hunnicutt