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Flat COLA: Medicare hikes will offset Social Security increase
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 05, 2012
Flat COLA: Medicare hikes will offset Social Security increase

The Social Security Administration on Tuesday announced that the cost-of-living-adjustment for 2013 will be a measly 1.7%. And as Mary Beth Franklin points out, that small increase could be gutted by hikes in Medicare premiums.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INsider: Pandit exit could pave way for Geithner, analyst says
WIREHOUSES NOV 05, 2012
INsider: Pandit exit could pave way for Geithner, analyst says

Surprise departure of Citigroup boss leaves Richard Bové flummoxed

By AOSTERLAND
TD snags former Pershing executive
RIAS NOV 05, 2012
TD snags former Pershing executive

Dario to head up strategy and market development; Valverde steps up at PAS

By DJAMIESON
TD's Nally: Wirehouses giving the kiss-off to 'wealth accumulators'
WIREHOUSES NOV 05, 2012
TD's Nally: Wirehouses giving the kiss-off to 'wealth accumulators'

Says newfound focus on wealthier clients alienating reps; breakaways on the rise

By AOSTERLAND
WIREHOUSES NOV 05, 2012
Morgan Stanley to up stake in MSSB joint venture

Morgan Stanley plans to purchase another 14% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC — the brokerage joint venture the firm formed with Citigroup in 2009.

By AOSTERLAND
Low-cost long-term care? It's a southern thing
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2012
Low-cost long-term care? It's a southern thing

States below the Mason-Dixon line least expensive for nursing homes, assisted living

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2012
MassMutual keeps payout at 7% for '13

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 04, 2012
First Allied bulks up on advisory firm

By AOSTERLAND
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 04, 2012
LPL on a recruiting roll

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 04, 2012
Insurers prepare for new risk management law

By MFXFeeder
OPINION NOV 04, 2012
Make use of your precious right to vote

Voting is a basic right of all Americans. The importance of this right cannot be overstated, yet every election year, we hear and read reports of low voter turnout.

By MFXFeeder
RIAS NOV 04, 2012
Options for an uncertain AMT

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS NOV 04, 2012
Cut exposure to Medicare taxes

By Jeff Benjamin
New York and New Jersey advisers pitch in as storm recovery begins
RIAS NOV 02, 2012
New York and New Jersey advisers pitch in as storm recovery begins

Some open their doors to colleagues, others find remote offices.

By Darla Mercado
New FPA boss Schadle walking into fiduciary feud
RIAS NOV 02, 2012
New FPA boss Schadle walking into fiduciary feud

Unifying membership amid division over business model a big obstacle

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2012
CFP Board lays out penalties for violations

The CFP Board's new sanction guidelines cover 40 types of misconduct

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Graceland: Regulators offer extensions in wake of Sandy
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 01, 2012
Graceland: Regulators offer extensions in wake of Sandy

Finra and SEC to provide grace period on certain filings for firms located in areas hit by massive storm

By DJAMIESON
EQUITIES NOV 01, 2012
No matter who is president, jitters will persist

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 31, 2012
401(k) balances up dramatically

Market gains help boost average account balance to $75,900.

By Gregory Crawford
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2012
Election outcome to determine fate of controversial fiduciary reg

Obama win would mean green light for DOL proposal; Romney, red

By Mark Schoeff Jr.