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RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2012
Scary: Retirement expectations, goals unrealistic

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 26, 2012
Buffett biographer: Don't invest in 'stuff'

Schroeder says younger generation is interested only in digital — not hard — assets

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2012
Schapiro begins to shape legacy narrative

Mary Schapiro is widely expected to leave her post as head of the SEC. The latest sign: She has begun to talk about her legacy as chairman of the commission.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2012
Legg Mason's Bill Miller seeks redemption as housing bull

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2012
Immediate gratification can take huge toll on retirement

By Bloomberg
RIAS OCT 26, 2012
Eight tax strategies for advisers to consider

By Paul Menchaca
RIAS OCT 26, 2012
Traditional tax planning 'turned on its head' this year

That's the song the band played when Cornwallis surrendered to the upstart Americans at Yorktown. It should also be the theme music for this year's tax-planning season. Here's why.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2012
Not all disasters are equal, taxwise

By MFXFeeder
RIAS OCT 26, 2012
Olympians would be spared medal tax under Senator's proposal

Senator Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the bill to exempt Olympic medal winners from owing tax on their winnings and called the tax “ridiculous.”

By Liz Skinner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 26, 2012
Big year expected for cat bonds

By Rodd Zolkos
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2012
Finra expels firm for 'brazen' defiance of SEC

Finra has expelled a securities outfit for allegedly lying to — and defying — the SEC. One claim: the firm's CEO was barred from running the brokerage, but continued to do so anyway.

By AOSTERLAND
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2012
Pawlenty now feeding at Wall Street 'trough' he once bashed

Former Presidential candidate taking over as CEO of financial services lobbying group

By John Goff
Huh? Dodd-Frank proposal gets bipartisan backing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 25, 2012
Huh? Dodd-Frank proposal gets bipartisan backing

Muni adviser reform fast-tracked after committee consensus reached; possible blueprint for SRO proposal

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
High-priced spread: Consultant questions insurers' take from stable-value funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2012
High-priced spread: Consultant questions insurers' take from stable-value funds

Claims profit from spreads in 401(k) funds akin to a fee; more disclosure needed

By Darla Mercado
Dodd-Frank: A banker's best friend
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2012
Dodd-Frank: A banker's best friend

In looking at the details, it's hard to figure why the financial services industry fought to kill Dodd-Frank.

By David Reilly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2012
Employer-sponsored health benefits for retirees dying out

Number of companies that offer medical coverage for former workers dwindling

By Darla Mercado
Baum: Five things Republicans won't tell you
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 24, 2012
Baum: Five things Republicans won't tell you

From magical tax loopholes to protectionist dogma, the GOP

By Caroline Baum
The skinny: Delaying retirement won't fatten Social Security check
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2012
The skinny: Delaying retirement won't fatten Social Security check

But waiting to claim benefits will increase monthly income

By Mary Beth Franklin
Baum: Five things Democrats won't tell you
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2012
Baum: Five things Democrats won't tell you

From Medicare to jobs, there are plenty of awful truths Dems would just as well like to ignore

By Caroline Baum
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2012
The UnCOLA: Social Security recipients to get puny cost-of-living boost

Bad news for Social Security recipients: The cost-of-living adjustment in 2013 will be puny. How puny? Likely, less than half of what it was in 2012.

By Mary Beth Franklin