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NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 16, 2011
More the exception than the rule

Recently, the Tax Court ruled that a taxpayer's continuing business activities and lack of credible evidence failed to qualify him as disabled under the tax code

By MFXFeeder
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 14, 2011
'Selling away' again a concern for regulators

Suddenly, selling away is again a big concern for regulators and law enforcement agencies. In recent months, former reps at several marquee B-Ds have been investigated for allegedly peddling unapproved investments on the side. | <b>Extra </b><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&amp;Date=20110923&amp;Category=FREE&amp;ArtNo=923009998&amp;Ref=PH>What top RIA execs earn</a>

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS OCT 14, 2011
Two SROs may be better than one

Millions of investors are at risk of being defrauded because the SEC lacks the financial resources to do an adequate job of policing the advice business

By MFXFeeder
9-9-9 the brainchild of Wells Fargo adviser
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2011
9-9-9 the brainchild of Wells Fargo adviser

Rich Lowrie serves as economic adviser to Herman Cain

By Liz Skinner
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2011
More more more

Clients are crazy for annuities these days, but regulators have concerns. The top of the list? How carriers explain -- or fail to explain -- product features. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&amp;Date=20111011&amp;Category=FREE&amp;ArtNo=101109994&amp;Ref=PH>Nine mistakes clients make with their insurance</a>

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2011
No. 1 mutual fund family? No surprise

By John Goff
Vix bets reflect optimism over Europe, equities
NEWS EQUITIES OCT 13, 2011
Vix bets reflect optimism over Europe, equities

Traders are placing more bets than any time since 2009 that the CBOE's Volatility Index will fall, a sign they expect concern about Europe's credit crisis to recede and the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index to rally.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2011
In lean times, advisers earn their stripes

The investment adviser's job has never been more difficult

By MFXFeeder
This adviser is in hiring mode
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2011
This adviser is in hiring mode

Small-business hiring stalled in September as owners await signs of an improving economy, but the picture is brighter for independent investment advisers, a large RIA firm argued.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 13, 2011
Ladenburg chairman boasts about growth plans

Investor Phillip Frost, the largest shareholder in and chairman of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., issued a challenge Friday to the independent-brokerage business, saying that the firm's plans to expand are second to none.

By Bruce Kelly
Stock funds: Beta blockers calm nerves, boost returns
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2011
Stock funds: Beta blockers calm nerves, boost returns

Rate of return to recoup loss greater than the loss itself

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2011
529 plan wrinkle aims to dampen volatility

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2011
SRO battle intensifies; will independents have a separate regulator?

The latest scrum over how to boost oversight of financial advisers suggests that independent advisers may have to accept an entirely new self-regulator if they want to avoid coming under Finra's jurisdiction

By Liz Skinner
Private college plan looks to educate advisers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2011
Private college plan looks to educate advisers

Group touting the virtues of pre-paid tuition program that locks in rates at non-state schools

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2011
Ranks of advisers thin out for first time in a decade

Number of RIAs down 1%; the good news: AUM up 13.7%

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2011
529 plans gain assets and traction

Parents who use Section 529 college savings plans are steadily outpacing those who don't use the tax-advantaged investments, according to a new survey by the College Savings Foundation

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS OCT 13, 2011
Land of the fee: Advisers seen switching revenue model ahead of fiduciary rewrite

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pimco's Gross back as corporate-debt bet rings the bell
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2011
Pimco's Gross back as corporate-debt bet rings the bell

Hot October propels Total Return Fund up the performance ladder

By John Goff
Bill Gross cops to 'stinker' of a year
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2011
Bill Gross cops to 'stinker' of a year

Pimco bond king issues mea culpa to clients about fund's performance; 'new normal' too optimistic

By John Goff
Analyst offers mind-bending forecast for S&P 500
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2011
Analyst offers mind-bending forecast for S&P 500

Janjuah expects precipitious fall in large-cap index; earlier calamitous prediction didn't pan out

By John Goff