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Treasury's lifetime-income proposals lean heavy on education
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 27, 2012
Treasury's lifetime-income proposals lean heavy on education

Observers find proposals to be well intended, but say workers have a lot to learn on annuities

By Bloomberg
Labor Department unveils kinder, gentler fee disclosure regs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 27, 2012
Labor Department unveils kinder, gentler fee disclosure regs

Newly released final rule for disclosure to plan sponsors to kick in this July; controversial proposals dumped

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 27, 2012
Broker-dealer's parent gets its stock out of hock from a pawn shop

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 26, 2012
Better error hunting for PortfolioCenter data

By Janowski Davis
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2012
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2012
Neither a borrower nor a lender be

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2012
Practice management should be continuing-education requirement

By Timothy D. Welsh
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 26, 2012
Life settlement products turn out to be killer for Tex. reps

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH FEB 26, 2012
A wealth of online tools

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2012
Big guys get bonked, little guys get boost

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
IRA business seen booming

By Bloomberg
Clients with Alzheimer's pose 'scary' legal risks
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
Clients with Alzheimer's pose 'scary' legal risks

Advisers unable to meet fiduciary obligation to clients with reduced capacity; 'document, document, document'

By Andrew Osterland
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
States with the heftiest real estate taxes

By John Goff
Breach of fiduciary duty still No.1 investor charge
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2012
Breach of fiduciary duty still No.1 investor charge

But overall, Finra says number of arb cases down substantially last year

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2012
Merrill pays ex-Red Sox catcher $1.2M in damages

By Bloomberg
Finra beefs up online disclosures of brokers' disciplinary info
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 24, 2012
Finra beefs up online disclosures of brokers' disciplinary info

Virtual database of actions replaces old paper-based system; not a response to BrightScope, spokeswoman says

By Dan Jamieson
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
65: A speed limit, not a milepost

Increased longevity and the Great Recession are making Baby Boomers reassess the normal retirement age

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
Time for a retirement income specialist designation?

By Bloomberg
Garden State facing withering backlog of foreclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2012
Garden State facing withering backlog of foreclosures

By John Goff