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Insider: Morgan Keegan still waiting for new dance partner
BROKER DEALERS JAN 12, 2012
Insider: Morgan Keegan still waiting for new dance partner

Another week, another potential suitor of Morgan Keegan & Co. is reportedly out of the picture.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 12, 2012
DWS shareholders in a holding pattern

There's no need for shareholders of DWS Investments' mutual funds to rush to the exits.

By Jason Kephart
Finra: Claims about Wells REIT lacked foundation
ALTERNATIVES JAN 12, 2012
Finra: Claims about Wells REIT lacked foundation

Regulator fines Wells Real Estate unit $300K for misleading marketing; says distributor claimed Wells Timberland was a REIT when it wasn't

By Bruce Kelly
Wealthy worried kids will fritter away inheritance
RIAS JAN 12, 2012
Wealthy worried kids will fritter away inheritance

Almost a quarter of wealthy individuals in the U.S. don't trust their children or stepchildren to protect the assets they plan on leaving the next generation.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES JAN 11, 2012
Buying bonds for safety is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager

Buying bonds for safety, when so many stocks are yielding such attractive dividends, is a losing strategy: Ave Maria manager.

By Jeff Benjamin
More Morgan Keegan advisers hit the road
BROKER DEALERS JAN 11, 2012
More Morgan Keegan advisers hit the road

The trickle of advisers leaving Morgan Keegan & Co. since it was put on the block by parent Regions Financial Corp. in June is picking up volume.

By Andrew Osterland
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2012
Helping retired clients prepare for health care costs

By Darla Mercado
RIAS JAN 11, 2012
One simple solution: Outside auditors

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2012
Health insurance premiums soar

U.S. workers' health insurance premiums rose 63% between 2003 and 2010 as employers shifted more of the burden of rising medical costs to individuals and families, according to a study from The Commonwealth Fund

By Bloomberg
Ultrarich well aware of tax loophole on unrealized gains
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2012
Ultrarich well aware of tax loophole on unrealized gains

Avoid paying the IRS using complicated stock sale strategies; effective tax rate for billionaires now down to 18%

By John Goff
U.S. may be entering another recession, Roubini says
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2012
U.S. may be entering another recession, Roubini says

Economist Nouriel Roubini said the U.S. economy could be entering another recession just as policymakers' options dwindle and the European debt crisis looms

By Doug Cubberley
BROKER DEALERS JAN 11, 2012
Watchdog proposes Dodd-Frank standards for B-D audits

Accounting firms would have to consider how much risk their clients take when auditing brokerage firms under rules proposed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

By Doug Cubberley
640 B-Ds to pay fees for auditor inspections
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 11, 2012
640 B-Ds to pay fees for auditor inspections

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted today to charge fees on 640 B-Ds to help pay for examinations of their auditors. Non-custodians may get off the hook, though.

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
John Hussman: What to make of insiders' 'panic' selling

Since corporate insiders typically receive stock as part of their compensation, it is normal for insiders to sell about 2 shares on the open market for every share they purchase outright. Recently, however, insider sales have been running at a pace of more than 8-to-1.

By John Hussman
Schwab launches bundled 401(k) product
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2012
Schwab launches bundled 401(k) product

Schwab's new bundled 401(k), Index Advantage, will offer 40 low-cost funds covering about 16 asset classes.

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
Cetera firma

The upstart network of Broker-Dealers was launched barely two years ago, amid an industry shakeout no less. But in that time, the firm has found solid footing, pulling off a string of acquisitions. Yesterday, Cetera struck again, acquiring Genworth's B-D and its 2,000 advisers.

By John Goff
BlackRock strategist Doll sees slow growth in 2012
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
BlackRock strategist Doll sees slow growth in 2012

Blackrock's chief equity strategist Bob Doll gave a not-so-ringing endorsement of the U.S. economy and the stock market for 2012.

By Andrew Osterland
RIAS JAN 10, 2012
Congress, resolve to fix deficit and debt

There are many New Year's resolutions that would have been nice for our government to have made last week, but there was a vital one that should have been made — and kept.

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
Advisers, market watchers encouraged by upbeat jobs report

By Jeff Benjamin
Surprising jobs data a 'model mover' for some advisers
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 10, 2012
Surprising jobs data a 'model mover' for some advisers

Positive news triggers rethinking of where markets are headed in 2012; GDP predictions revised upward

By Jeff Benjamin