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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2013
Finra bars Minneapolis broker after CEO balks

Failed to show up for hearing, agreed to industry bar.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2013
Investors flee U.S. stocks at fastest pace since 2008

But one expert doesn't see a bear market ahead

By JKEPHART
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 23, 2013
Stocks climb wall of worry

Stocks posted their first gain in three weeks even as talk about the end to the Federal Reserve's easy money policy rattled investors. What's ahead?

By Gregory Crawford
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2013
The myth of the stock picker's market

Why there's always opportunity to select stock market winners

By JKEPHART
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 23, 2013
The Takeaway: Nasdaq reopens to wild applause

By Joshua Brown
NEWS FIXED INCOME AUG 23, 2013
Rising rates a problem for bonds? That's news to investors

Most investors don't understand the connection between rising interest rates and their portfolios. As sad as that may be, it's also a golden opportunity for advisers.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2013
LPL to break into estate planning for mass affluent

Subsidiary Private Trust Co. putting IRA into a packaged product.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS AUG 23, 2013
Mass affluent crowd worth pursuing with new approach

Deloitte report says innovations in pricing, products and services can bring this crowd back.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 23, 2013
DeWaay Financial closing its doors

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2013
Don't be fooled by your financial adviser's designations

Credentials don't always reflect true expertise, regulators warn

By Michael Shagrin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2013
Lying to your adviser could cost you

Many investors hide crucial health or marital information, survey finds

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2013
What successful college savers do differently

Plus, why it's important to weigh whether tuition costs fit long-term goals

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2013
Five factors fueling the growth of the RIA hybrid model

If the full-service corporate RIA model is the mainland and the independent RIA-only model is an island, the open architecture of the RIA hybrid could be considered the bridge between the two.

By Tom Daley
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2013
Finra going all out to control e-mail

The $7.5 million fine against LPL Financial last week for e-mail violations is the largest ever brought by Finra just for e-mail violations. Warning: it's the latest example of the regulator's stepped-up enforcement effort in this area.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS RIAS AUG 22, 2013
All in the family as RIAs step up to buy other RIAs

'Serial' buyers - firms doing three or more deals - becoming more common.

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 21, 2013
College saving programs unveil new changes

States tweak fees and other features in competition for investor dollars

By Liz Skinner
NEWS FIXED INCOME AUG 21, 2013
El-Erian and Bair: Fed left in charge of economy amid political wrangling

Central bank has few levers to pull and QE's unintended consequences could sting.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
The Takeaway: Muppet portfolios

By Joshua Brown
NEWS RIAS AUG 21, 2013
Focus adds $2.2 billion RIA Telemus

Latest deal increases roster of partner firms to 27

By DJAMIESON
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
The Takeaway: Prepare thyself for the bond wars!

By Joshua Brown