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Advisers must act after Obamacare gets clean bill of health from Supreme Court
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2012
Advisers must act after Obamacare gets clean bill of health from Supreme Court

In the climax to an epic legal battle, the Supreme Court ruled that President Obama's massive health-care overhaul does not violate the Constitution. So what does this mean for advisers? Plenty.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Supreme Court ruling an ill wind for these health care stocks
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2012
Supreme Court ruling an ill wind for these health care stocks

Hospitals, big pharma likely winners, but HMOs, equipment makers could take a hit

By Jeff Benjamin
MSSB's Darst: Three criteria needed for a new secular bull run
EQUITIES JUN 28, 2012
MSSB's Darst: Three criteria needed for a new secular bull run

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's chief investment strategist remains optimistic about America's future, citing the country's ability to innovate.

By Paul Menchaca
Health care space has horse in race with possible Obamacare repeal
EQUITIES JUN 28, 2012
Health care space has horse in race with possible Obamacare repeal

Romney win would be boon for insurers, bust for hospital-related stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
Advisers ducking crucial retirement issue: MIT prof
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2012
Advisers ducking crucial retirement issue: MIT prof

Financial advisers 'hide under the table' when clients ask about future health care costs, says Coughlin; guessing game

By Darla Mercado
Translating Medicare-ese for financial advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 28, 2012
Translating Medicare-ese for financial advisers

Another new tool helps advisers guide their clients through the ever-important Medicare decisions

By Mary Beth Franklin
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Muni Watch: Investors in Yankee Stadium garages in a pickle

Mass transit may be a wonderful thing, but it's not helping investors in parking garages for Yankee Stadium

By John Goff
European crisis will affect capital markets for years: Allianz
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
European crisis will affect capital markets for years: Allianz

Allianz investment experts see problems in global capital market for years to come.

By AOSTERLAND
Gatch: No magical sign to get back into stocks
EQUITIES JUN 27, 2012
Gatch: No magical sign to get back into stocks

If you're waiting for some kind of magical sign to get back into stocks, you're likely going to miss out on the upside, according to a J.P. Morgan CEO.

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2012
Most nontraded REITs underperform market

By Bruce Kelly
Muni bonds rally as cities, states cut debt
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Muni bonds rally as cities, states cut debt

U.S. states and cities kept paying down debt in the first quarter, contributing to a bond drought that has helped fuel a muni bond rally

By Doug Cubberley
Fear still at bat: Investors remain worried about muni collapse
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Fear still at bat: Investors remain worried about muni collapse

So far, concerns about widespread defaults in the muni bond market have been vastly overblown. But try telling that to clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
MSSB: 'Sprinkle' of high-profile muni defaults won't lead to downpour

By Paul Menchaca
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Munis may take it in the teeth after all

By AOSTERLAND
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 27, 2012
Federated not done shopping for money market funds

By JKEPHART
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2012
Falcone resigns as chairman, CEO of Harbinger Group

Founder of hedge fund firm Harbinger Capital Partners last year settled a probe by U.S. regulators by admitting improperly borrowing money from his fund to pay his personal taxes.

By Bloomberg
Thinkorswim users hit TD Ameritrade with hefty arbitration claim
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2012
Thinkorswim users hit TD Ameritrade with hefty arbitration claim

Thinkorswim users sue TD Ameritrade claiming they could not get through to execute trades in August

By Dan Jamieson
Fewer investors read through a VA prospectus in 2012
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2012
Fewer investors read through a VA prospectus in 2012

Even fewer investors are reading their variable annuity prospectus, which can be 150-300 pages long; brevity would help reader rates

By Darla Mercado
George Soros bets big on gold — but advisers have a smarter play
ETFS JUN 25, 2012
George Soros bets big on gold — but advisers have a smarter play

Billionaire buying up shares in SPDR Gold Trust; iShares' version cheaper, though

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2012
The next opponent for Wall Street banks? Their own employees

A drop in stock prices could trigger worker suits over 401(k) plans as investors and sponsors argue over diversification

By Darla Mercado