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MF Global may come up $1.2B short, trustee says
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 03, 2012
MF Global may come up $1.2B short, trustee says

Shortfall may be twice what was previously estimated; 'close to exhausting the funds'

By John Goff
RIAS JAN 02, 2012
The 2012 outlook

Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.

By Mark Bruno
ALTERNATIVES JAN 01, 2012
Special report: The 2012 outlook

Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.

By Mark Bruno
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 01, 2012
No financial resolve

By Liz Skinner
RIAS JAN 01, 2012
SEC alleges firm inflated AUM to attract clients

By Liz Skinner
RIAS JAN 01, 2012
Resolve to be a better adviser

While most of us are already well on our way to breaking our New Year's resolutions to lose weight, exercise more or declutter our desks, here are some ideas for resolutions that financial advisers might want to consider — and stick to — for 2012.

By John Goff
RIAS JAN 01, 2012
Resolve to be a better adviser

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 01, 2012
Savers pulled money from 529 plans in 3Q

For the first time in three years, more money flowed out of Section 529 college savings plans than into them, according to new quarterly data from Financial Research Corp.

By Liz Skinner
BROKER DEALERS JAN 01, 2012
Indie stars dim on small B-D future

This year has meant big changes for some superstar financial advisers, with the latest, Ric Edelman, expressing his deep displeasure with the economics of the independent-brokerage business

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS JAN 01, 2012
Ron Carson announces adviser hire for new RIA

Well-known veteran investment adviser Rob Isbitts will oversee investments for Ron Carson's new RIA.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS JAN 01, 2012
Advisor Group's Larry Roth: Communicating a common vision

Larry Roth is chief executive of Advisor Group, the independent-broker-dealer subsidiary of American International Group Inc. In that role, he oversees more than 600 employees who serve 4,800 financial advisers affiliated with FSC Securities Corp., Royal Alliance Associates Inc. and SagePoint Financial Inc.

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
Munis still a 'danger zone,' warns Whitney
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2011
Munis still a 'danger zone,' warns Whitney

State and local governments not nearly out of the woods, analyst says

By John Goff
BROKER DEALERS DEC 30, 2011
Capital Analysts bought by Lincoln Investment Planning

Western & Southern Financial Group yesterday said it had sold the assets of its independent broker-dealer, Capital Analysts Inc., to Lincoln Investment Planning Inc.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock: Munis face threat of 'super downgrade'
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2011
BlackRock: Munis face threat of 'super downgrade'

Ratings cuts of two or more notches are expected to pick up over the summer as agencies review their methodologies

By Bloomberg
No repeat of muni miracle in 2012
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2011
No repeat of muni miracle in 2012

Returns for top-rated tax-exempt paper on a par with Treasuries; lower-rated debt the better bet, say experts

By John Goff
Pimco's Total Return sees $5B in total outflows
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 30, 2011
Pimco's Total Return sees $5B in total outflows

First time flagship fund records net redemptions since 1993; performance trailed 69% of peers

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 30, 2011
Back in the fold

In a surprise move this spring, Ron Carson, LPL's biggest rep, announced plans to launch his own B-D and end his relationship with the company and its nearly 13,000 reps and advisers. But a funny thing happened on the way to divorcing 'em.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 30, 2011
Michael Kitces: Power Tweeter delves into financial science

By Davis Janowski
Suddenly, gold not glittering so much
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 30, 2011
Suddenly, gold not glittering so much

Deflation deflating appeal of bullion; a good time to buy?

By Jason Kephart
Europe's freakout is investors' gain, fund managers say
INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 30, 2011
Europe's freakout is investors' gain, fund managers say

Panic leaves some blue-chip companies ridiculously cheap; companies 'much smarter' than countries

By Jeff Benjamin