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EQUITIES MAR 18, 2014
Bob Doll puts his money where his mouth is

Nuveen's chief equity strategist Bob Doll isn't just making a list of 10 predictions. He's created an investable portfolio of stocks based on those predictions. Jeff Benjamin has the details.

By Jeff Benjamin
Best- and worst-performing international equity funds
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2014
Best- and worst-performing international equity funds

By dsouthwood
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2014
Galvin begins examination of Puerto Rican muni debt obligations

Massachusetts securities regulators, led by William Galvin, have started looking into the sales Puerto Rican municipal debt obligations, sending inquiry letters to several firms.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2014
Find your best asset allocation

Stocks are either on the cusp of a correction or poised for further gains. Bonds, meanwhile, still face rising rates at some point. What's an investor to do?

By Cam Albright
EQUITIES MAR 17, 2014
Stocks look surprisingly resilient following big spike

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Stocks holding steady after spike. Plus, Global markets shrug off Obama's meager sanction efforts, Yellen tries to have it both ways with rates, the Senate's housing market destruction plan, and 1,000 years of European border shifts.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2014
Is your variable annuity safe?

A New York regulator alleges that one insurer limited the returns of legacy variable annuity clients

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2014
Dwindling assets

The advancing age of wealthy baby boomers is a creeping and subtle threat to the long-term survival of many asset-based, fee-dependent advisory firms. Here's what some advisers are doing to stem the tide of dwindling assets.

By Michael Morgenstern
WIREHOUSES MAR 17, 2014
Schwab offers independent advisers access to hot debt market

Firm hopes the move allows it to compete with Wall Street brokerages.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2014
Tuning in to adviser needs with ensemble practices

Ensemble and super ensemble practices are becoming the most popular choice of business model for independent advisers.

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAR 17, 2014
Selling the least profitable part of your wealth management business

Selling smaller client relationships allows advisers to slow down but stay in the game a little longer. It's not easy but more are taking the plunge.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2014
Schorsch's RCS Capital moves to keep its 9,000 registered reps in the fold

In a highly anticipated move, RCS Capital Corp. said that it intends to create a retention package for the 9,000 registered representatives and investment advisers that it has acquired since the company had its initial public offering last June.

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2014
Schorsch: RCS Capital is the next Merrill or Raymond James

Nicholas Schorsch, picking up Cetera Financial for $1.15 billion, likens his RCS Capital to two of the biggest names in the retail-securities industry and dismisses the notion he overpaid. <i>See also: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20140116/FREE/140119925&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marron scores big on Cetera deal</a>.</i>

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2014
IRA moves that won't get you in trouble

With new IRS rules on rollovers coming soon, some tips on how to help clients avoid the tax man.

By Robert Cirrotti
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 16, 2014
Wall Street bonuses rose 15% last year

Wall Street's bonus pool rose to $26.7 billion in 2013 as profits from broker-dealer operations on the New York Stock Exchange fell by 30%, according to estimates by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

By Matt Ackermann
RIAS MAR 16, 2014
Prepare to be ripped off

The broad investing public isn't exactly riveted by the controversy surrounding the so-called &#8220;fiduciary standard,&#8221; but they should be.

By Greg Curtis
OPINION MAR 16, 2014
Don't monkey around with IRAs

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 16, 2014
Finra arb panel sends reps a message

Steep punitive damages awarded to a client show that reps will be forced to pay heavily for their misconduct

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2014
IRA rollovers offer a huge opportunity

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES MAR 15, 2014
Markets brace for Sunday's Crimea vote

Friday's menu: Already on edge, investors brace for Sunday's vote in Crimea. And will sanctions against Russia even work? Plus: riding the storm out by staying invested, going long in emerging markets and taking a fresh look at copper. Oh, btw, it's jellybean Friday.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 15, 2014
Treasury yields rise as job market thaws

Yields on 10-year Treasury notes climbed to the highest levels since September this week as the number of new jobs added in February surpassed expectations. Both developments point to a possible acceleration for the economy in spring.

By lkonish