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BATS worst IPO ever?
FINTECH MAR 27, 2012
BATS worst IPO ever?

Trading platform forced to pull its own initial public offering due to problems with its trading platform

By John Goff
Indie B-D reps flocking to fixed indexed annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2012
Indie B-D reps flocking to fixed indexed annuities

Fixed indexed annuities were a hot product among independent broker-dealer reps last year as clients sought a safe-money alternative to CDs, made virtually worthless by low interest rates.

By Bloomberg
Merrill adds a few heavyweights to herd
WIREHOUSES MAR 27, 2012
Merrill adds a few heavyweights to herd

By Andrew Osterland
Support for financial reforms strong with those over 50: AARP
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2012
Support for financial reforms strong with those over 50: AARP

More than half of those surveyed by AARP want Dodd-Frank reforms on consumer protection implemented

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2012
The 25 largest variable annuity providers

By Mark Bruno
SEC maximizes performance-based fee minimums
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2012
SEC maximizes performance-based fee minimums

Critics have long claimed that advisers should not be allowed to charge performance-based fees when working with unsophisticated clients. Now, the SEC has weighed in, dramatically increasing the net-worth a client must posses to qualify for such a pricing arrangement.

By Dan Jamieson
For advisers, maximum rage over alternative minimum tax
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 26, 2012
For advisers, maximum rage over alternative minimum tax

AMT makes tax planning a royal pain; this year is no exception, despite bill that would kill the levy

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 26, 2012
'Demographic bust' will lead to lower returns across major asset classes

By Bloomberg
FINTECH MAR 26, 2012
Will Facebook 'friend' IPO market?

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2012
Special report: Retirement income

What financial advisers need to know about building retirement income plans for their clients.

By Paul Menchaca
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2012
Buckets vs. systematic withdrawals

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2012
Retirement planning's tough choices

By LKUYKENDALL
WIREHOUSES MAR 25, 2012
Janney signs more wirehouse brokers

By AOSTERLAND
The Hartford does 'something drastic,' will exit annuity and life insurance businesses
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2012
The Hartford does 'something drastic,' will exit annuity and life insurance businesses

Venerable insurer makes dramatic move amid pressure from shareholder John Paulson

By John Goff
DOL big: 12(b)-1 fees, revenue sharing part of the fiduciary package
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2012
DOL big: 12(b)-1 fees, revenue sharing part of the fiduciary package

But still no specific timetable for issuance of revised rule

By Darla Mercado
'Transformative events' shape client's financial thinking, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2012
'Transformative events' shape client's financial thinking, survey finds

Upper-middle class more worried about life's big moments than the next 12 months

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS MAR 23, 2012
QB-turned-adviser goes RIA way

By Andrew Osterland
Ponzied placekicker sets NFL records after hitting bottom: ESPN.com
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2012
Ponzied placekicker sets NFL records after hitting bottom: ESPN.com

With a sick daughter, a missing fortune and an uncharacteristic hiccup in a key playoff game, luck just wasn't with current San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers this time last year. What a difference a year makes.

By IN Staff
Fun is done: Frugality rules as tax refunds to be squirreled away
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 22, 2012
Fun is done: Frugality rules as tax refunds to be squirreled away

Survey shows a shift in what filers plan to do with checks from the IRS; 'more reserved and cautious'

By Lavonne Kuykendall
James Gorman: Market doesn't 'understand' Smith Barney deal
WIREHOUSES MAR 22, 2012
James Gorman: Market doesn't 'understand' Smith Barney deal

James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley, says the market doesn't understand the potential of the firm's acquisition of Smith Barney. "They're focused on what our margins have been."

By Mark Bruno