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EMERGING MARKETS FEB 27, 2012
U.S. value buyers find gold in Europe's battered equities

By Dan Jamieson
ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2012
Former LPL rep sold TICs with "tricks,' lawyer says

By Bloomberg
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008
FIXED INCOME FEB 27, 2012
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008

Managers recommending speculative-grade bonds after the debt declined 6.7% since the end of July.

By Doug Cubberley
RIA NEWS FEB 26, 2012
Fee-based advisers are warming up to VAs

Slowly but surely, fee-based and fee-only advisers are beginning to warm up to variable annuities.

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES FEB 26, 2012
Managed futures' performance fees lurk in loophole

By Jason Kephart
FIXED INCOME FEB 26, 2012
Advisers should tread carefully in subprime market

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Mini fetches max cash, tops Keith Richards' convertible

'Barn find' condition car nets $65,000 in auction; oldest surviving unrestored care of its type

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Thanks to foreclosures, apartments now a hot property

By Bloomberg
Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2012
Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget

In the proposed 2013 budget released today, Obama reprised his call to cap deductions, including tax-exempt interest, for families earning more than $250,000 a year.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2012
SEC must go slow on money fund reform

By Paul Menchaca
RIA NEWS FEB 24, 2012
Focusing on 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

By Bloomberg
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
Elderly couple: Rep told us to put our IRA into life settlements
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2012
Elderly couple: Rep told us to put our IRA into life settlements

But ex-broker refutes claim, says clients performed their own due diligence

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2012
Pru settles with 20 states over unclaimed death benefits

Agreement requires insurer to step up cross referencing to locate unpaid beneficiaries

By John Goff
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2012
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors

RiverNorth Capital Management set to lock buyers out of its strategic-income fund; DoubleLine connection a big draw

By Jason Kephart
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
CEO rips GOP, Dems for fiscal irresponsibility

In a speech delivered to a group of private investors on Feb. 15, Robert Rodriguez, managing partner and CEO of First Pacific Advisors, warned of ongoing market instability if the federal government doesn't make “credible and material fiscal reforms” by the end of 2013.

By Paul Menchaca
ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2012
Dram of liquid gold

By Jason Kephart
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
FIXED INCOME FEB 22, 2012
SIFMA and ASF create covered-bond group

Announced today, the council aims to be a collaborative forum for market participants to promote the U.S. covered-bonds market.

By Bloomberg
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 21, 2012
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows

Pioneer Investments is bolstering its emerging-markets lineup and adding wholesalers as it fights for inflows

By Jason Kephart