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The rise of the RIAs: $1.7T and counting
NEWS RIAS MAR 10, 2011
The rise of the RIAs: $1.7T and counting

Assets to the RIA channel have more than tripled over the last ten years, a trend that is 'redefining the way investment advice is delivered'

By Mark Bruno
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 09, 2011
B-Ds gird for increased product scrutiny

By Darla Mercado
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 09, 2011
Finra to alter makeup of district committees

In a move that some say could disenfranchise smaller firms, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. plans to revamp its district committees

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 09, 2011
Clients' kids don't have to go to four-year college, Harvard says

Research shows plenty of jobs will be available for grads of two-year and occupational programs

By John Goff
Top BlackRock fund manager: Go for coal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 09, 2011
Top BlackRock fund manager: Go for coal

Rice sees price jumping as much as 30 percent in 2011; manager has stellar track record over ten years

By John Goff
Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2011
Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption

Measure dramatically raises amount families can dole out tax-free; 'take it while you can'

By John Goff
Surest sign property market is headed up? Rise in 'jerk' insurance
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 09, 2011
Surest sign property market is headed up? Rise in 'jerk' insurance

Sellers -- including the FDIC -- increasingly requiring buyers to share in potential windfall profits; 'chump tax'

By Bloomberg
NEWS ETFS MAR 08, 2011
B-Ds slow to stuff wraps with ETFs

Mutual funds still dominate retail fund assets in broker-dealer wrap programs

By Jessica Toonkel
Silver now 'like gold on steroids'
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2011
Silver now 'like gold on steroids'

Silver futures hit a 40-year high on Wednesday as investors worried about the yawning U.S. debt. Over the past year, the price of the precious metal has more than doubled. And there's more where that came from.

By John Goff
Birinyi: Buy now before correction has correction
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2011
Birinyi: Buy now before correction has correction

Birinyi Associates says the recent fall in S&P 500 will bottom out by the end of March. The firm's advice? Pounce.

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2011
ASPPA announces winner of adviser leadership award

By Darla Mercado
No end in sight to biggest stock rally since '55: Birinyi
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2011
No end in sight to biggest stock rally since '55: Birinyi

Investment guru Laszlo Birinyi sees a 'long and durable bull market' ahead. Meanwhile, bears are suddenly sounding sheepish

By John Goff
MSSB laying off 300 advisers
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 08, 2011
MSSB laying off 300 advisers

In a bid to prune low-producers from its ranks, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is laying off up to 300 advisers in the first quarter of the year.

By Andrew Osterland
Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys
NEWS RIAS MAR 07, 2011
Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys

Wells Fargo & Co. may expand by taking over non-bank companies, including wealth-management or insurance businesses, chief executive officer John Stumpf said.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Morgan Stanley brokerage to drop 'Smith Barney' name?

According to a <a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110307-711582.html>report this afternoon from Dow Jones, executives at Morgan Stanley are weighing a name change at the industry's largest retail brokerage operation.

By Mark Bruno
Oil at $200 a barrel by May? Options traders raising their bets
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Oil at $200 a barrel by May? Options traders raising their bets

By John Goff
Libya turmoil 'stagflationary': Pimco's El-Erian
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Libya turmoil 'stagflationary': Pimco's El-Erian

The spread of political turmoil to Libya will add &#8220;stagflationary winds&#8221; to the global economy, according to Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co.

By Mark Bruno
Dallas planner describes firm's terror during shooting of two reps
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 07, 2011
Dallas planner describes firm's terror during shooting of two reps

Registered rep and financial planner Bill Carter was sitting in his office with two clients when he noticed the sound of ambulance sirens drawing closer.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS MAR 06, 2011
Wilmington Trust sues former HNW team in move to Citi

Wilmington Trust Co., the Delaware bank founded by the du Pont family and being bought by M&amp;T Bank Corp., sued three former company vice presidents who defected to Citigroup Inc., allegedly with proprietary data.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 06, 2011
Two notable exits at Fidelity

By Jessica Toonkel