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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 26, 2013
Ex-Schwab exec Barnaby Grist finds his 'sweet spot' in new gig

Newly appointed exec at Cetera Financial has been charged with integrating the firm's securities and advisory businesses. For Grist, that's where the action is

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 25, 2013
The Takeaway: Going nuts for global REITs

Investors chasing yield find it in real estate investment trusts

By Joshua Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 25, 2013
Gay spouses struggle to claim benefits

By Liz Skinner
OPINION MAR 24, 2013
Looking inside the president's budget

Included are several revenue raisers, including new reforms, old standbys and one big surprise

By Robert N. Gordon
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2013
Slim pickings as T. Boone strikes out once again in OSU lawsuit

Appeals court rules against tycoon and athletic boosters in insurance case; 'not Cowboy's first rodeo'

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2013
Rethinking a break on lump sums

Net unrealized appreciation on lump sums used to be a slam-dunk. Not anymore.

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2013
Noted plan adviser bolts from 'so big' LPL

Joe Connell exiting after just a year at the brokerage; costs of LPL affiliation a factor

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 24, 2013
Dark clouds shadowing IBD owner

Media darling Anastasios “Tommy” Belesis and his firm are being investigated by the FBI, Finra and the SEC

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 23, 2013
Your RIA or the broker-dealer's corporate RIA?

This new white paper, written by Amy Webber, President and COO of Cambridge Investment Research, explores the benefits and drawbacks to having your own RIA, as well as the benefits of leveraging a corporate RIA.

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 22, 2013
Finra upped fines by 15% last year: Study

Suitability and due-diligence cases led the enforcement tally.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2013
T. Boone Pickens, Okla. State strike out again

State court case dismissed three months after federal judge denied bid to recoup $33 million in charitable life insurance program for university's athletics department

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2013
Nontraded REIT Cole in deal with sponsor, manager

Merger is one of a recent spate of nontraded REITs that have announced mergers or listings in an industry that has been roundly criticized for not giving investors a return or way out of the investments

By Bruce Kelly
Online strategies financial advisers shouldn't ignore
FINTECH MAR 21, 2013
Online strategies financial advisers shouldn't ignore

Those who don't take the time to craft a coordinated effort on the web risk losing clients.

By Kristin Andree
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2013
Advisers pitching 401(k) plans: Do your homework

Need to stand out from peers is paramount in capturing plan sponsor biz.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
401(k) loans usually not taken out frivolously, lawmakers told

Permanent withdrawals and cash-outs cause most harm

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 19, 2013
The Takeaway: ECB caves on Cyprus bailout

By Joshua Brown
OPINION MAR 19, 2013
The new new normal

Who's afraid of slower growth and puny inflation rates? Apparently, not investors

By Brad McMillan
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
Weak health-care system helps knock U.S. down global retirement ranks

High income inequality and relatively low happiness levels don't help, report finds.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
A trip to Social Security office isn't that bad, one adviser finds

A happy ending for financial advoiser who wanted to set up an online account

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2013
Willing suspension of benefits can boost Social Security payoff

But don't expect to collect a spousal benefit in the interim

By Mary Beth Franklin