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ADVISOR NEWS OPINION OCT 02, 2007
'Goldilocks' Retirement: Is your distribution rate just about right?

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION OCT 01, 2007
Insurance regulators flubbing their jobs

By Investment News Team
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION OCT 01, 2007
Congress is unwilling to give up AMT addiction

By Investment News Team
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 01, 2007
Envestnet is rejuvenating the PMC brand name

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. has much to gain and little to risk in reviving its PMC brand name.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 01, 2007
Wachovia-Edwards deal seen as a balancing act

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2007
Maximizing rollover opportunities

The United States has one of the most mobile work forces in the world.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 01, 2007
Advanced Equities emerges as big player in venture capital

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2007
Altered 401(k) landscape seen for advisers

More wirehouses and B-Ds realize they need to allow advisers to take on fiduciary services.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2007
401(k) fee disclosure garners attention from Congress

New legislation is being written as congressional interest in 401(k) fee disclosure rules heats up in advance of a round of hearings set for this week.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2007
Plan sponsors warm to automatic features as rule changes await

Automatic features are gaining momentum in the 401(k) arena, according to financial advisers.

By Lisa Shidler
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 01, 2007
Fidelity unveils new planning tool aimed at advisers

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 27, 2007
Analyst sees calamitous quarter for Merrill

Goldman Sachs analyst William Tanona expects Merrill's third-quarter earnings to decline by 89% to $208.9 million.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 26, 2007
Wachovia poaches three from Merrill

Merrill Lynch alumnus Kurt Peterson previously had assets under management of about $177.5 million.

By Bloomberg
Answering retirement’s big question
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION SEP 24, 2007
Answering retirement’s big question

I am one of the umpteen million baby boomers slogging my way toward retirement. My generation — oh, you know the drill: “We changed everything,” “We’ve rewritten the rules,” yadda, yadda, barf.

By Evan Cooper
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION SEP 24, 2007
With QDIAs, an overall evaluation is key

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2007
Planners hail Bernanke for rate cut

Financial planners applauded last week’s dramatic one-half-percentage-point cut in the federal funds rate by the Federal Reserve Board, saying the move provides an opportunity to calm nervous investors and help clear up their debt problems.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 24, 2007
TD secrecy on tech breach irks advisers

Financial advisers are questioning the decision of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. to keep them in the dark after hackers gained access to their clients’ Social Security numbers, account numbers, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH SEP 20, 2007
DTCC unveils redesign

It aims to streamline the process of obtaining fund prospectus information while expanding its Mutual Fund Profile Service.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH SEP 17, 2007
Some experts question industrywide popularity of Monte Carlo simulations

When it comes to using Monte Carlo simulations, Shawn Brayman says he’s heard it all.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 17, 2007
Heavy-hitting brokers found to be scarce

Given the voracious appetite of broker-dealers, there simply aren’t enough big-producing brokers available for recruitment, according to a new industry report.

By Bloomberg