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PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2013
Rising rates hurt bonds? That's news to investors

Advisers will have their work cut out for them when rates start rising.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 29, 2013
BlackRock joins hunt for the white whale of retirement income

Giant money manager files for approval a set of bond funds with target date maturities.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 29, 2013
New SSgA ETFs undercut iShares, Vanguard on price

By Jason Kephart
RIAS AUG 28, 2013
RIAs vs. wirehouses: who will gather more share?

RIAs continue to surge while full-service brokerage firms sputter

By DJAMIESON
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 28, 2013
New hedge fund ads to highlight alternative investments

Due diligence pro Randy Shain on how investors should weigh the risks

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 28, 2013
BofA creates new retirement unit

Bank of America Corp. has combined its retirement planning and wealth management capabilities.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2013
Alleged Ponzi scheme funded startup businesses

Clients in self-directed IRAs turned over control; 20% returns pitched

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2013
Festive fall on tap for Washington but action is another thing

Advisers watching for clues on the federal budget, debt ceiling, tax policy.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 27, 2013
Broker audits marred by conflicts of interest, watchdog says

PCAOB finds 72% of audits fail to sufficiently test internal controls.

By Gregory Crawford
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 27, 2013
Legg's list: International equity shop wanted

Move is key to strategy as heavy chunk of fixed income assets could become a problem.

By Randy Diamond
RIAS AUG 27, 2013
Focus adds Midwest firm to the fold

New partnership has $400 million in assets, more than 200 clients.

By DJAMIESON
BROKER DEALERS AUG 27, 2013
Kelly: Hot new investment vehicle raises opportunities — and questions

Sponsors are cautioning reps who sell interval funds to do their homework first.

By Bruce Kelly
BDC fund offers IPO investors a way to jump the queue
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 27, 2013
BDC fund offers IPO investors a way to jump the queue

Keating Capital funnels money into companies before they go public; waiting for the dough

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS AUG 26, 2013
Tibergien to speak at IN best practices workshops

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 26, 2013
Stock exchanges should lose SRO status: SIFMA

Trade group calls for review of B-D and exchange regulatory structures.

By DJAMIESON
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 25, 2013
Top bond executive predicts no end in sight for rate increases

Why interest rates on the 10-year Treasury note could go above 3% this year

By JKEPHART
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 25, 2013
Retail investors stick with emerging-market stocks

Lackluster performance hasn't deterred investors -- and financial advisers approve

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2013
Rethinking retirement planning

Maybe it's time to rethink the notion that retirement means never working and update the words and tools advisers use to develop financial plans. Mary Beth Franklin explains.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 25, 2013
Seeking help for college

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH AUG 25, 2013
LPL ratchets up effort to "mobilize' its troops

By DJAMIESON