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On-target Birinyi sees up arrow for stocks in 2012
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 04, 2012
On-target Birinyi sees up arrow for stocks in 2012

Corporate profits to push shares prices higher by at least 8%, says money manager; 'companies are still in business'

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2012
Clients dawdling in saving for college? This should straighten them out

New calculator provides instant primer on the dangers of dithering; inertia the enemy

By Liz Skinner
WIREHOUSES MAY 03, 2012
Latest UBS move seen as sign wealth management isn't for sale

Bank wouldn't undertake centralization of investment, research functions if Americas unit were on the block, consultant surmises

By AOSTERLAND
RIAS MAY 03, 2012
INTV: What's next for the independent channel

By Mark Bruno
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2012
Why reverse due diligence is key when selling your advisory firm

By Rich Gill
Tea Party politicians bashed bailout of banks — but taking their cash now
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Tea Party politicians bashed bailout of banks — but taking their cash now

Lawmakers who were elected on anti-Wall Street sentiment taking donations from Wall Street giants

By John Goff
OPINION MAY 03, 2012
Pin your hopes on Pinterest to reach women

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Senate shelves Buffett tax floor for high earners
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Senate shelves Buffett tax floor for high earners

GOP garners enough votes to block Administration's proposal; 'not exactly a grand idea'

By John Goff
UBS wins dismissal of billionaire's tax lawsuit
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
UBS wins dismissal of billionaire's tax lawsuit

A lawsuit filed by Igor Olenicoff, who blamed UBS for his failure to disclose about $200M in offshore accounts, has been dismissed

By Doug Cubberley
Many unhappy returns: Billionaire sues UBS for $1.7B over tax advice
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 03, 2012
Many unhappy returns: Billionaire sues UBS for $1.7B over tax advice

Property magnate Olenicoff claims bank never told him he had to render unto IRS on offshore accounts; 'no one's fault but his own'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Target date funds lack alternatives

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Social Security and the single retiree

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: The $6 trilllion sleeper issue

Representatives of big business and big labor, academics and consumer advocates, and key leaders gathered to discuss a dirty little secret: America's retirement system is broken.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Go Van Gogh: Fine art funds making impression on investors
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2012
Go Van Gogh: Fine art funds making impression on investors

Funds look to coin it off rising interest in alternative investments, surge in prices of collectibles

By John Goff
Legendary band takes Warhol Foundation to court over banana
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2012
Legendary band takes Warhol Foundation to court over banana

Peel and sue? Velvet Underground claims non-profit profiting off use of iconic image from first album

By John Goff
Minimizing global investment risk
OPINION MAY 03, 2012
Minimizing global investment risk

Investment advisers and their clients once again have turned to emerging markets as they scour the globe chasing higher returns.

By David Marcus
Safest haven: Terra firma
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2012
Safest haven: Terra firma

With stock markets gyrating wildly and bonds offering little reward, investors are turning to farmland as the most rock-solid of bets. As one investment manager notes, you can't eat gold.

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2012
Commodities beat other assets in longest streak since 1997

Commodities beat stocks, bonds and the dollar for a fifth straight month, the longest stretch in at least 14 years, as demand for raw materials increases in expanding economies and the Federal Reserve promises to boost growth

By Bloomberg
LPL's 401(k) rollover program could boost LPL's rollover capture
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2012
LPL's 401(k) rollover program could boost LPL's rollover capture

New service helps separating workers open IRAs, matches employees with LPL retail advisers

By Darla Mercado
ETFS MAY 02, 2012
Reed plans to continue examination of ETFs

Exchange traded funds will soon undergo more scrutiny on Capitol Hill. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, indicated that he would follow up on a hearing he held last year on the investment vehicles with another one in coming weeks.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.