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WIREHOUSES DEC 08, 2013
Broker who took the bull by the horns

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 08, 2013
Paranormal markets: A stocks paradox

Considering hiring and employment reports, what's bad for the economy can be good for equities.

By Jeff Rosenberg
WIREHOUSES DEC 08, 2013
3 wirehouses raise stakes to court rich

Three of the four wirehouses have announced tweaks to their adviser pay packages and incentives, with their sights set on courting the wealthiest clients.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 08, 2013
Is age 70 the new 65 for retirement?

Recent research shows that due to increases in Social Security's delayed-retirement credit, the real retirement age might now be 70.

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION DEC 08, 2013
Duty on company stock needs clarity

By MFXFeeder
BROKER DEALERS DEC 06, 2013
Primerica B-D winning arbitrations on public pension plans

PFS Investments Inc. this year has batted away a handful of similar arbitrations stemming from brokers' mismanagement of public pension plans in Florida.

By Bruce Kelly
ETFS DEC 06, 2013
iShares plans interest-rate-hedged ETFs

For investors worried about rising interest rates, the new vehicles could be useful.

By MDURISIN
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 06, 2013
U.S. finally a growth economy again

How declines in unemployment have helped spur the economy, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown

By Joshua Brown
EQUITIES DEC 06, 2013
'Tis the year without volatility

Investors have enjoyed an epic rally this year with little volatility, thanks at least in part to all the cash the Fed is pumping into the system. But advisers should be prepping clients now to get ready for some choppiness ahead. Jason Kephart reports.

By JKEPHART
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 06, 2013
Pimco's El-Erian expects 3% global expansion in 2014

“The big question is less the next 12 months and more what happens thereafter because the road we're on right now is being sustained by experimental, untested policies,” El-Erian said.

By Matt Ackermann
FIXED INCOME DEC 06, 2013
UBS pegs Puerto Rican bet at $41 million

Brokerage unit posts third quarter trading decline but still delivers pretax profit.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2013
Warning: 4% withdrawal rate unrealistic for retirement

New paper suggests flexibility around withdrawal rates, asset allocations is the best approach

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2013
529 college savings plans graduate

As the products gain assets, more consider sophisticated investments

By Hazel Bradford
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2013
Legendary investor Buffett's market-beating skills revealed

New study finds Oracle of Omaha has outperformed every long-lived U.S. stock and mutual fund

By Gregory Crawford
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2013
Nobel laureate: Everyone should have a financial adviser

Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller said a lack of good financial advice contributed to the financial crisis

By Liz Skinner
OPINION DEC 05, 2013
Designing your atmosphere on social media

By Blane Warrene
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2013
Gross to run Pimco unconstrained fund as Dialynas takes sabbatical

Bill Gross will become the lead manager of Pimco Unconstrained Bond Fund after its current manager Chris Dialynas leaves to take a sabbatical.

By Matt Ackermann
RIAS DEC 05, 2013
Why Joe Duran hates the word 'roll-up'

There's a lot of talk about advisers' needing to find a transition plan, and many options are presented to them, including selling to a bank, junior advisers, a peer or the ubiquitous “roll-up.” But there are fundamental questions that must be asked.

By Joe Duran
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 05, 2013
Sometimes life is not fair – and neither is Social Security

Divorced spouses eligible for vastly different benefits than new ones.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES DEC 05, 2013
Former Fed chief Greenspan sees no bubble in Dow 16,000

He of 'irrational exuberance' fame says economic constraints keeping market in check.

By Gregory Crawford