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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 17, 2013
Brokerages 'extincting' themselves with recruiting wars, treatment of new hires

With the demise of cold calling, new recruits say the first few years breaking in at a brokerage can be brutal. Many are washing out -- just at a time when a greying industry desperately needs an infusion of fresh talent.

By John Goff
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2013
Risk altered as private equity moves into insurance

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 17, 2013
Railroad in Kazakhstan? Insurers getting bolder with annuity investments

PE firms, Wall Street giants taking bolder approach after acquiring carriers; 'troubling role'

By John Goff
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2013
Prepare now for looming investment income tax

There's still time to strategize to minimize impact; trusts likely to feel the brunt

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2013
Fed to taper to $60B this month, Marathon's Richards says

The Federal Reserve will at its next meeting reduce its unprecedented stimulus to as little as $60 billion each month, according to Bruce Richards, chief executive officer and co-founder of New York-based hedge-fund firm Marathon Asset Management LP.

By Matt Ackermann
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2013
World's ultra-rich population reaches all-time high

Access to "best" investments credited for helping multi-millionaire population grow

By Michael Shagrin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 16, 2013
When are children eligible for Social Security?

Don't miss out on benefits one expert calls “the Viagra college fund"

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS RIAS SEP 16, 2013
Banyan adds Silver Bridge, more than doubling client assets

CEO sees scope for more deals to expand geographic footprint, add assets.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Advisers recognized for giving back to their communities

Charitable work honored at annual ceremony in New York

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Sharon Appelman: "We go back to the basics of risk tolerance"

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2013
Don't blame the custodian for IRS levies

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
A novel idea

An industry vet pitches ideas to Finra brass on how regulators and reps can work together to protect investors and create more streamlined and efficient compliance for advisers. Imagine that.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 15, 2013
Merrill, UBS lure top advisers

By Trevor Hunnicutt
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Robert J. Glovsky: "Clients became increasingly nervous and wanted action"

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Theodore Feight: "What started keeping me up at night throughout the crisis..."

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Harold Evensky: "Our clients were pretty copasetic"

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Mohamed El-Erian: "Some of Lehman's contributing factors persist"

By MFXFeeder
NEWS EMERGING MARKETS SEP 15, 2013
Gene Diederich: "Clients need to have conservative return estimates"

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2013
Mark Cortazzo: "There were some very tough conversations"

By MFXFeeder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2013
Larry Swedroe: "No better way than buy and hold"

By MFXFeeder