Business buyback binge eases concerns about another recession; 'a testament from CEOs'
Adviser Carl Richards is gaining something of a cult following in the financial advice industry -- thanks to humorous drawings that illustrate the flaws in clients' approaches to investing . Here are ten of Richards' best. <b><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111109&Category=FREE&ArtNo=110909910&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=1>Read about Richards &raquo; | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20111109/FREE/111109932>The hot new alternative investment? Art &raquo;</a></b>
Competition fierce as number of millionaires in Asia set to double by 2015; plenty of offers on the table
Survey shows many workers will have to stay on the job years longer before they can afford to retire
Finra acknowledged that disgraced Wall Street titan Jon Corzine was given a waiver for his Series 24 and Series 7 exams, even though Corzine had been out of the brokerage industry for years. | <b>Readers react angrily:</b> <i>'One rule for one, another rule for the rest of us'</i> | <a href=http://bit.ly/uUgU7C>Join the debate</a>
Here are some examples of ways that financial advisers can help clients to reduce their tax burden.
The SEC's announcement last week that it had threatened to sanction Finra because a senior official doctored minutes from internal staff meetings is an embarrassing black eye to the securities industry's watchdog as it pushes to expand its authority to regulate investment advisers
For SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, last week's dust-up involving Finra is the latest in a string of embarrassments she has endured since taking over the embattled agency in 2009
New closed-end fund lets clients bet on future stock market stars
With yields matching, even surpassing comparable Treasuries, municipals suddenly big with advisers
A handful of top-tier advisers and teams have changed firms in the last 30 days, according to our <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/recruiting-moves&fromdate=20111019&todate=20111118&sortorder=aum%28desc%29>Advisers on the Move</a> database.
New approach divides fund offerings into a trio of goal-based portfolios
Republicans OK with axing tax deductions for the rich, but marginal tax rates still a bone of contention
It's been about two months since Sallie Krawcheck was ousted from her job at Bank of America Global Wealth Management. At a conference on Monday, the former head of Merrill Lynch's thundering herd praised advisers. She was less generous about the actual firms that advisers work for. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&Dato=20110616&Kategori=FREE&Lopenr=616009999&Ref=PH>How clients rate the big advisory firms</a>
Fifty-five million Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment next year, the U.S. government said last week
A group of state insurance regulators voted last week to adopt amendments to an annuity disclosure model that would give customers a detailed breakdown of product features
If the drawdown of assets is done properly, it's best to delay taking that government check.
Some want to boost the deferral limit – others want to do away with it
On the surface, the U.S. economy is gradually recovering
