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INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2010
Gold fever won't break anytime soon, says fund manager

Team Asset Strategy's Dailey says falling currencies will continue to boost price of precious metal

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS OCT 29, 2010
FPA conference stunner: Will Finra assume oversight of RIAs?

With the SEC severely understaffed, investment industry officials are saying its becoming more likely than ever that advisers may find themselves regulated by a new body. The most likely candidate? Finra.

By Bloomberg
How high can gold go? Up another 8%, survey predicts
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 29, 2010
How high can gold go? Up another 8%, survey predicts

Gold may advance 8 percent to a record $1,406 an ounce in a year, according to the average in a survey of those attending the London Bullion Market Association's conference in Berlin this week.

By Bloomberg
RIAS OCT 28, 2010
Advisers still social networking in the slow lane

“I thought Twitter was something Brett Favre uses to pick up women.”

By Davis Janowski
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 28, 2010
Contributions to Schwab's donor-advised fund soaring

Through the first three quarters of 2010, donations are up 274% compared to last year

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2010
Flat COLA could force seniors to plunder portfolios

Lack of cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security hits retirees where it hurts, advisers say

By Lisa Shidler
OPINION OCT 28, 2010
Confidentiality when interviewing: Don't blow your deal

The rest of the world is a two week notice world.

By Danny Sarch
TAX OCT 28, 2010
Social Security strategies boost income

Financial advisers are taking advantage of several Social Security strategies that can boost baby boomers' annual income dramatically.

By Lisa Shidler
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 28, 2010
Americans face $6.6T shortfall in retirement savings, says advocate

Americans must confront a multitrillion-dollar shortfall in savings if they plan to maintain their standard of living during retirement, according to a study released last week.

By Bloomberg
Dem-GOP tax talk: 'A lot of theater' — but little action
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2010
Dem-GOP tax talk: 'A lot of theater' — but little action

Congress returned to work this week with a flurry of statements and posturing by political leaders regarding the soon-to-expire Bush administration tax cuts. The maneuvering likely sets the stage for a pre-election battle, rather than a compromise.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH OCT 28, 2010
Custodians rev up their platforms

By Davis Janowski
Is gold rush the latest tulip bulb frenzy?
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 28, 2010
Is gold rush the latest tulip bulb frenzy?

Gold is about the hottest investment going, with investors buying up the bars in record numbers. Can the dramatic run-up in the price of the precious metal continue -- or will bullion eventually end up in the soup?

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 28, 2010
A year later, Jewish charities still hurting from Madoff blow

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2010
New normal a lot like the old normal: Ariel's Hobson

Firm's president sees some sanity return to the markets; 'on the other side of the gloom and doom'

By Jessica Toonkel
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2010
Industry groups take fiduciary arguments to SEC

One of the groups meeting with the SEC during the second phase of its study on fiduciary duty believes that the agency is likely to promulgate a regulation imposing a universal standard of care for retail investment advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2010
Who's supposed to watch what?

A growing fog of regulation is blurring the line that separates the compliance responsibilities of broker-dealers from those of their clearing firms.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2010
Pimco's Bill Gross: No longer will 'two get you three'

Debt will get you in trouble – on both sides of the dollar bill. As Shakespeare wisely counseled long ago: Neither a borrower nor a lender be

By Bill Gross
Regulators cracking down on advisers' outside business deals
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2010
Regulators cracking down on advisers' outside business deals

The brokerage industry is facing a crackdown on the practice of selling away, as firms and regulators — still fearful of undetected frauds — dig deeper into the outside business activities of registered representatives.

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2010
Bruce Berkowitz: There are still values to be had

Mr. Berkowitz, Morningstar's top equity manager of the decade, tells WealthTrack's Consuelo Mack where (and how) he's finding value in today's markets

By Mark Bruno
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 27, 2010
What Bruce Berkowitz learned from being a bookie

The stock fund manager of the decade admits to being a bookmaker, and dishes on his two biggest holdings.

By Mark Bruno