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IRS boosts caps on 401(k) contribution, death tax exemption
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
IRS boosts caps on 401(k) contribution, death tax exemption

The bad news: the hike for retirement plan kick-ins is puny, while the estate tax exclusion plummets next year

By John Goff
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
LTCI too pricey even for Uncle Sam as CLASS Act yanked

Citing costs, government pulls plug on controversial long-term-care insurance plan; 'we're right where we have been operating'

By Darla Mercado
Wasserstein haunts Harry & David in buyout doomed to bankruptcy
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
Wasserstein haunts Harry & David in buyout doomed to bankruptcy

Bruce Wasserstein, dead for two years, still casts a pall over the Rogue River Valley of southern Oregon, home of Harry & David Holdings Inc.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Nine mistakes clients make when buying insurance

By John Goff
Guilded age? Allstate's independent contractors one step closer to union
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Guilded age? Allstate's independent contractors one step closer to union

Long time come, but agents finally form guild to have leverage over corporate office decisions

By Darla Mercado
Wells Fargo has record year while Goldman's earnings collapse
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2011
Wells Fargo has record year while Goldman's earnings collapse

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may report its lowest quarterly profit since the 2008 financial crisis while Wells Fargo & Co. is headed for record earnings.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2011
Asset allocation for the long haul

Most individual invest-ors have one major investment goal — to save enough for retirement

By MFXFeeder
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 11, 2011
Ladenburg chairman boasts about growth

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 his firm's plans to expand are second to none

By Bruce Kelly
MetLife to take charge of up to $135M to pay death benefits
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
MetLife to take charge of up to $135M to pay death benefits

MetLife Inc. will take a charge of up to $135 million for unpaid death benefits based on Social Security Administration records.

By Doug Cubberley
Bill to cap cap gains rate may hit Senate turbulence
NEWS RIAS OCT 11, 2011
Bill to cap cap gains rate may hit Senate turbulence

Sponsors of legislation that would limit on the federal levy on investment income at 15% are confident of strong support in the House. The Senate is another matter, however.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
That retirement calculator is lying to you and your clients
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
That retirement calculator is lying to you and your clients

Forecast returns built into most retirement tools no longer valid, experts say; 8% is history

By John Goff
Ameriprise, Lincoln have strong VA hedging programs: Moody's
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Ameriprise, Lincoln have strong VA hedging programs: Moody's

Ameriprise Financial Inc. counts on controlled distribution and Lincoln National Corp. 'goes Greek' to hedge variable annuities.

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2011
Recession fears spook market, advisers

If they weren't already concerned about the economy, last week's precipitous stock market decline led many financial advisers to conclude that the nation is headed into another recession.

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 11, 2011
ICI to SEC: What's your say on pay-to-play?

With the Sept. 13 deadline on pay-to-play rules looming, mutual fund companies are in heated discussions with broker-dealers about getting access to customer information that they need to comply

By Jessica Toonkel
401(k) balances at record level, Fidelity says
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
401(k) balances at record level, Fidelity says

Average balances of 401(k) retirement plans reached the highest level since Fidelity Investments began tracking account values in 1998.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2011
Gaining exposure to natural resources

By Northern Trust
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2011
Analyst: Advisers should expect uncomfortable year

Richard Bové, a banking analyst with Rochedale Securities LLC, is expecting a bleak year for investment banks and brokerages, predicting that financial advisers will get less support from their parent firms and will see fewer opportunities to sign lucrative deals with competitors

By Andrew Osterland
Return to sender: U.S. to benefit from China wage growth
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2011
Return to sender: U.S. to benefit from China wage growth

Rising labor costs in China will prompt American factories to move production back to the U.S., creating up to 3.2 million jobs by 2020, the Boston Consulting Group said.

By Doug Cubberley
African-American insights
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2011
African-American insights

Financial services companies seeking to serve African-Americans should focus on women, who are more likely to be the household decision maker, and rethink the way they reach out to them, a poll has found

By Anya Khalamayzer
Court orders Wells Fargo to pay up in failed raiding claim
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2011
Court orders Wells Fargo to pay up in failed raiding claim

A California appeals court has ordered Wells Fargo Advisors LLC to pay $915,000 in legal fees to Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and a Stifel broker.

By Dan Jamieson