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Many unhappy returns: Billionaire sues UBS for $1.7B over tax advice
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Many unhappy returns: Billionaire sues UBS for $1.7B over tax advice

Property magnate Olenicoff claims bank never told him he had to render unto IRS on offshore accounts; 'no one's fault but his own'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Target date funds lack alternatives

By JKEPHART
Shorts betting big against rebound at RIM
FINTECH MAY 03, 2012
Shorts betting big against rebound at RIM

BlackBerry market share still shrinking amid iPhone mania

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Social Security and the single retiree

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: The $6 trilllion sleeper issue

Representatives of big business and big labor, academics and consumer advocates, and key leaders gathered to discuss a dirty little secret: America's retirement system is broken.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Legendary band takes Warhol Foundation to court over banana
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Legendary band takes Warhol Foundation to court over banana

Peel and sue? Velvet Underground claims non-profit profiting off use of iconic image from first album

By John Goff
Minimizing global investment risk
OPINION MAY 03, 2012
Minimizing global investment risk

Investment advisers and their clients once again have turned to emerging markets as they scour the globe chasing higher returns.

By David Marcus
LPL's 401(k) rollover program could boost LPL's rollover capture
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2012
LPL's 401(k) rollover program could boost LPL's rollover capture

New service helps separating workers open IRAs, matches employees with LPL retail advisers

By Darla Mercado
ETFS MAY 02, 2012
Reed plans to continue examination of ETFs

Exchange traded funds will soon undergo more scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, indicated that he would follow up on a hearing he held last year on the investment vehicles with another one in coming weeks.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SIFMA on analyst coverage: Wipe out blackouts
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 02, 2012
SIFMA on analyst coverage: Wipe out blackouts

Securities association wants SEC, Finra to revisit restrictions on firms' research of smaller IPOs; states oppose the idea

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2012
When an IRA deduction is denied

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2012
Avoiding a retirement 'tax torpedo'

By Mary Beth Franklin
CFP Board to out planners who go bankrupt
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 02, 2012
CFP Board to out planners who go bankrupt

Highlighting such filings should help the public make more-informed decisions when choosing a financial planner, group says

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Analyst offers jaw-dropping prediction for Apple
FINTECH MAY 02, 2012
Analyst offers jaw-dropping prediction for Apple

There's no stemming the tide. Apple's stock has risen to $618 this year, a 53% jump. Sales of the new iPad have been stellar. And now, one analyst is predicting Apple's share price will top $1,000 within a year -- and revenues, spurred by sales in China, will pass $1 trillion in a decade.

By John Goff
RIA NEWS MAY 02, 2012
Analysis: Fiduciary standard can cover brokers too

By Michael Kitces
New iPad Consumer Reports' new top-rated tablet
FINTECH MAY 02, 2012
New iPad Consumer Reports' new top-rated tablet

By John Goff
Apple's iPad a hot item — really hot
FINTECH MAY 02, 2012
Apple's iPad a hot item — really hot

Apple's latest iPad initially generated rave reviews and phenomenal sales. But Consumer Reports is saying the new tablet with the high-def screen runs 'significantly hotter' than earlier models. Is this a deal-breaker?

By John Goff
FINTECH MAY 02, 2012
Envestnet announces agreement to acquire Tamarac

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH MAY 02, 2012
Technology said to be impetus behind LPL-Fortigent deal

Buy, rather than build. That appears to be the consensus among several industry insiders, analysts and financial advisers on why LPL Financial acquired the wealth management consulting firm Fortigent LLC.

By Davis Janowski
SEC warns B-Ds to do their homework
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 01, 2012
SEC warns B-Ds to do their homework

Commission looking into due diligence performed by brokerages; do you understand what you're selling?

By Bruce Kelly