Armstrong spent 11 years in jail for covering up losses at his firm; stash of gold all gone?
Bullion vaults hit ceiling amid fevered demand; take it out of the ground, put it back in the ground
Risk 3.0 Asset Management holds out the promise of predictable returns with limited volatility
Regulator prepares proposal after May complaint against David Lerner Associates; time it takes to get market valuations not up to par
Platinum and Brent crude will also see big gains, says Tony Hall; he's up 33% this year
Precious metal at $1,900 and rising, but famed asset manager sees no sign of a bubble
Only 13% of funds have beaten benchmarks so far; underperformance could lead to bigger risk-taking
With investors still worried about the U.S. deficit and a possible recession, bets against large cap sticks hit a nine-month high.
Another troubled broker-dealer is closing, but with a twist: The firm is telling its advisers to move en masse to another firm.
After avoiding the pitfalls of disastrous Regulation D deals during the past decade, Commonwealth Financial Network and LPL Financial LLC are contending with potential fallout from a real estate private placement that faces pressure from its creditors.
WFP Secruties is the latest broker-dealer to fold under the weight of private-placement litigation. In this case, the San Diego-based firm is facing $14M in legal claims.
Despite need to raise federal tax revenues, bank believes lawmakers will spare municipal debt
Wells Fargo and BNY Mellon — trustees for Medical Capital Holdings — claim that brokers should not have sold the MedCap private placement to clients. Meanwhile, the banks themselves face litigation stemming from the Reg D offering.
Taking advantage of loan guarantee program intended to help low-income families buy homes; debate now in Congress
In the latest twist in the ongoing saga of Apple REITs sold by David Lerner Associates, plaintiffs claim the B-D used a line of credit and other sources to boost dividend payments beyond what was prudent. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110826&Category=FREE&ArtNo=826009999&Ref=PH>Home prices still plunging in these states</a>
Rate on average 30-year fixed loan falls to 4.12%; 'homebuyers are not responding'
Competing priorities and procrastination put life insurance on the back burner; substantial selling opp for advisers
Bond king says governments should look to prime economic pump first, then lower borrowing
While the latest <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&djoPage=summary&djoProjStr=24034|24039&issuedate=20110831&sid=RIA>RIA ranking</a> from <i>InvestmentNews</i> shows little change in the top ten, several new firms cracked the list for the first time -- while some notable names fell down the table. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&djoPage=summary&djoProjStr=24036|24039&issuedate=20110831&sid=RIA>The up-and-comers</a> | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&djoPage=summary&djoProjStr=24029|24039&issuedate=20110831&sid=RIA>Fastest growing firms</a>
