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Bought for $881, this LTCI policy's paid out $1.7M
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Bought for $881, this LTCI policy's paid out $1.7M

Buyer began receiving benefits at 46 — and has been filing claims for 15 years; 'not the lottery'

By Darla Mercado
Woodbury Financial could pay advisers to stay despite not having buyer
BROKER DEALERS JUL 19, 2012
Woodbury Financial could pay advisers to stay despite not having buyer

Woodbury Financial is said to be readying retention bonuses to preserve firm's value despite not having a buyer lined up

By Bruce Kelly
Long-term-care insurance suddenly short on sellers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2012
Long-term-care insurance suddenly short on sellers

Pru the latest marquee carrier to exit from the individual LTCI business; last day for sales is March 30

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 18, 2012
Financial planning firm dragged into NBA union firestorm

Union chief Hamilton requests resignation from Prim Capital; accusations of nepotisim

By John Goff
From Timex to Droid: How to relate to — and retain — clients' heirs
RIAS JUL 18, 2012
From Timex to Droid: How to relate to — and retain — clients' heirs

Identifying key items with different age groups can help advisers close the generation gap, Wells Fargo exec says

By LKUYKENDALL
WIREHOUSES JUL 18, 2012
Branding: Merrill revives the bull

Wirehouse revives advertising icon in new TV campaign; 'symbol of strength and optimism'

By AOSTERLAND
BROKER DEALERS JUL 17, 2012
John Sykes' JHS Capital Advisors challenged by annual losses, handful of Finra arbitration claims

John Sykes' first broker-dealer holding company, GunnAllen Holdings, is out of business and his second, JHS Capital, has sustained significant losses and faces a handful of Finra arbitration claims. Bruce Kelly reports.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS JUL 17, 2012
Individual investor biz lags at Schwab, TD Ameritrade

The individual investor businesses at Charles Schwab Corp. and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. remain in the doldrums, with low trading volumes and interest rates.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2012
Navigating the 2013 investment taxes

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES JUL 17, 2012
Debacle at PFGBest is worst nightmare for client

By AOSTERLAND
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 17, 2012
Uncertainty scarier than precipice itself

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 17, 2012
Cost stance at Vanguard lures cash

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 17, 2012
No sure thing, but these strategies offer healthy yields

By Jeff Benjamin
Romney-style plan would sharply limit tax breaks, study says
RIAS JUL 16, 2012
Romney-style plan would sharply limit tax breaks, study says

A Tax Policy Center study has estimated that in 2015, Romney would need to eliminate $320 billion in tax breaks, or 30% of the total, to pay for his proposed 20% reduction in tax rates.

By Doug Cubberley
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2012
Peter Schiff: The real fiscal cliff

By Peter Schiff
Hercules needed to repair damage from Libor scandal
INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2012
Hercules needed to repair damage from Libor scandal

It's hard to suss out what happened with the rigging of Libor -- or estimate eventual monetary damages, if any, to U.S. banks being probed by regulators. But one attorney says the scandal may be the 'mother lode' of civil litigation. As for reputational damage to the banks' wirehouses? The sky's the limit.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2012
SEC official warns insurers about VA benefit exchanges

Variable annuities aren't the great deal they used to be, what with insurers pulling back on generous benefits and offering to exchange onerous payouts for a bump up in account values. But now, an SEC official has fired off a warning shot about such practices

By Darla Mercado
Finra: brokers must update client info even if they keep their VA
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 16, 2012
Finra: brokers must update client info even if they keep their VA

Will require that brokers perform reasonable due diligence to understand the nature of the recommended strategy or securities product and whether it's suitable

By Darla Mercado
Romney defeat could be big loss for capital gains
RIAS JUL 16, 2012
Romney defeat could be big loss for capital gains

Election could be big loss for those with capital gains

By John Goff
Calendar dwindling for action on SRO bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2012
Calendar dwindling for action on SRO bill

Legislation that would establish one or more self-regulatory organizations for investment advisers has not crashed, but its trajectory is stalling. It's not clear when -- or if -- the House Financial Services Committee will vote on the bill.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.