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RIAS APR 28, 2013
Why the in-crowd is outsourcing

Top-performing firms more likely to hire third-parties to handle some tech functions

By Janowski Davis
BROKER DEALERS APR 28, 2013
Montana regulators target LPL REIT sales

Bruce Kelly reports that LPL management was caught off guard by news that Montana is probing the brokerage's sale of nontraded REITs.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2013
Comfort for gold bugs: Selloff was too far, too fast

Strategists look for the metal's price to stabilize, $1,350 area is key support.

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2013
Buffett hitched wagon to this stock — and it's delivering

Sizable bet on Wells Fargo looking like a flat-out winner; 'Mae West was right'

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 27, 2013
Meet the man who 'won' the gig of lobbing grenades at Warren Buffett

Kass selected to ask the Oracle some tough questions at Berkshire's annual meeting; 'probably dropped on my head as an infant'

By John Goff
EQUITIES APR 26, 2013
7 tweets that moved markets

The fake AP tweet wasn't the only time tweets have moved markets. Just ask IN blogger Josh Brown, who's included on this list.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 26, 2013
Financial Literacy Month passes quietly on Capitol Hill

As Financial Literacy Month quietly exits, the topic fails to generate much activity on Capitol Hill.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
WIREHOUSES APR 26, 2013
Wells ordered to pony up $800K in raiding case

In yet another loss in a series of raiding claims, Wells Fargo is ordered to pay Stifel Nicolaus $800K in legal fees.

By DJAMIESON
BROKER DEALERS APR 26, 2013
LPL facing more complaints about REIT sales

Report claims Montana preparing case against multiple LPL brokers.

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 26, 2013
Life insurance a lifesaver for college?

More advisers are now considering it but some want the practice banned.

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 26, 2013
Advisers recommending direct 529s — and foregoing commissions

Lower fees, tax bennies are top reasons, new survey finds.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 26, 2013
LPL ordered to pay $2M in restitution

Massachusetts Securities Division seeks payment to investors who bought shares of nontraded real estate investment trusts

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 25, 2013
Seniors baffled by raft of speciality adviser designations: CFPB

Consumer group calls on regulators to tighten scrutiny of the more than 50 designations in use

By Liz Skinner
RIAS APR 25, 2013
Breaking away: $400M Merrill team departs, forms RIA

Suburban St. Louis firm will use Dynasty platform

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Facing sky-high LTC costs, clients nurse Medicaid hopes

But misunderstandings about the national program abound; poor planning can leave retirees in a bad place

By Darla Mercado
Ignoring women's health-care costs 'reckless': Experts
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Ignoring women's health-care costs 'reckless': Experts

By Liz Skinner
Mary Beth Franklin: Does LTC insurance still make sense?
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Does LTC insurance still make sense?

Costs for long-term-care insurance are headed for the stratosphere. Mary Beth Franklin says alternative strategies may be a better deal for some clients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES APR 24, 2013
The Takeaway: How did the rich get that way?

By Joshua Brown
INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2013
Raymond James signs off on sign up makeover

Brokerage plans to shorten, simplify process when bringing clients onboard

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2013
Illiquid BDCs demand scrutiny

By Bruce Kelly