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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 14, 2013
Despite exhaustion with Washington, investors stand fast

52% of affluent investors plan no changes in their portfolios in next six months, survey shows.

By MDURISIN
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 14, 2013
How William Galvin has galvanized the broker-dealer industry

By imposing heavy fines as a way to deter illegal conduct, Massachusetts' securities regulator is making his mark.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 14, 2013
The ultimate Obamacare investment play?

Obamacare may be off the debt ceiling agenda but for investors, there is an exchange-traded fund that holds all the businesses likely benefit. It's had a good run so is there still upside potential?

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
Advisers have big role helping plan Social Security benefits

Pension expert Mitchell calls program "best deal going."

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
Jackson breathes life into some of its VAs

Advisers can choose joint life options for Jackson's LifeGuard Freedom Flex line.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
Prepare for options and taxes in health law

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
Sixty-six is the magic age

By Michael Shagrin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
Sizzling first quarter for VA sales at Jackson National

Tax-advantaged investing gaining traction among advisers, helps push product.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
It must be May in VA-land: Payout cuts, price hikes, new products

Markets on the upswing, low rates and risk management front and center for insurers.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2013
Lincoln National joins variable annuity tweakers

After strong first quarter, insurer trims income benefit payouts, seeks to 'tamp down' sales.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
Morningstar alts expert Papagiannis moves to GSAM

Will focus on liquid alternatives education as money manager launches new fixed income fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS EQUITIES NOV 13, 2013
Chinese markets embrace a blueprint for economic reform

China's economic reform blueprint stokes markets. Plus: Strategies for early retirement, how Tim Geithner is getting really rich, the bleeding edge of biotech, and women flood the U.S. labor market. Expertly curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2013
Is your portfolio overdiversified?

Traditional stocks and bonds may be the way to go &#8211; despite the hype surrounding alternatives

By MDURISIN
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
SEC to mutual fund industry: Stop promising safety and protection

Today's Breakfast with Benjamin: The regulator tells the mutual fund industry to stop promising safety and protection. Plus, the QE government bonanza, JPMorgan's Twitter beatdown, SAC Capital trial could go inside the hedge fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS FIXED INCOME NOV 13, 2013
Rate revolution forces advisers to be bond kings

Thanks to the threat of rising rates, it's no longer a set-it-and-forget-it world. Now advisers have grabbed the core bond fund crown from Bill Gross and Jeffrey Gundlach, taking control over their own bond portfolios.

By JKEPHART
NEWS BROKER DEALERS NOV 13, 2013
Advisor Group names CEO

As new chief executive, longtime compliance chief Erica McGinnis is breaking gender barriers and filing some big shoes.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 13, 2013
Life insurers strike back at regulator's claim on cash reserves

ACLI chief calls N.Y. superintendent's comments 'inaccurate' and 'irresponsible.'

By Darla Mercado
NEWS ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2013
Massachusetts hits five IBDs with $10.75M charge on nontraded REIT sales

After settling with five independent broker-dealers in May over nontraded REIT sales practices with a $6.1 million deal, Massachusetts' top securities cop, William Galvin, has closed Round 2. Bruce Kelly has the latest details.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 13, 2013
Investors hot for global warming plays

Out: solar, wind power; In: farm land, water treatment, sterile mosquitoes

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2013
In search of the perfect China ETF

New fund seeks to provide exposure to hard-to-access stocks, but watch out for signficant drawbacks

By Gregory Crawford