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INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 29, 2012
Financial aid letter would provide college cost comparison

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 29, 2012
401(k) plan sponsors dump costly providers

By Darla Mercado
RIAS JUL 29, 2012
More give up U.S. passports to skirt taxes

With taxes on the wealthy expected to rise dramatically, a small but increasing number of Americans are renouncing their U.S. citizenship. Is this smart planning or plain crazy? Advisers weigh in.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2012
U.S. Court dismisses class action bid against KBS REIT

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION JUL 29, 2012
Adviser SRO: It could be the SEC after all

Support for Bachus bill seems to be fading as Congress hears more about possible Finra oversight

By Blaine F. Aikin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 29, 2012
Advisers breathe easier about SRO

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2012
Pension plans keep more retirees out of poverty, reduce reliance on public assistance

Retirees aren't the only ones who benefit from receiving a defined-benefit pension; the plans help curtail government spending.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2012
Sen. Harkin proposes retirement plan revamp, Social Security fix

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, on Friday proposed a way to bolster retirement savings at work, plus a series of improvements to Social Security.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 27, 2012
Self-directed accounts in peril

Advisers warn that plan sponsors could stop offering self-directed accounts over concerns that they will have more fiduciary responsibility for investments.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2012
Growth in U.S. slows as consumers restrain spending

The world's largest economy cooled in the second quarter as limited job growth prompted Americans to curb spending while state and local governments cut back.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 27, 2012
Americans failing to claim all education benefits, report says

The tax incentives and other programs designed to help with the escalating costs of college are so varied and confusing that many Americans aren't taking full advantage of the benefits.

By Liz Skinner
SEC considers suing Miami after muni bond disclosure probe
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2012
SEC considers suing Miami after muni bond disclosure probe

Questioning whether the city adequately disclosed financial information when it raised money from investors

By Doug Cubberley
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2012
Life insurance agent accused of scamming Lincoln, N.Y. Life

Allegedly raked in big commissions by selling policies that greatly exaggerated applicants' net worth; faces 30 years in prison, forfeiture of Escalade

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 26, 2012
CFP Board sets disciplinary guide

CFP will use official "sanction guidelines" as it determines what actions to take against its members for particular board violations.

By Liz Skinner
Cohan: Time to shut down Finra's arbitration panels
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 25, 2012
Cohan: Time to shut down Finra's arbitration panels

Those with a grievance should be able to make their case in a real court of law

By William D. Cohan
RIAS JUL 25, 2012
Finding the right candidate for an M&A transaction

By Dave DeVoe
RIAS JUL 25, 2012
Estate tax becomes focal point of fiscal-cliff debate

GOP hopping mad that issue is left out of Senate Democratic bill.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS JUL 25, 2012
10 essential issues that every succession plan should address

By Kcruz
RIAS JUL 25, 2012
Top adviser Q&A: Glenn Kautt

By Paul Menchaca
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 25, 2012
After big loss, D.C. shouldn't cut to Chase

By MFXFeeder