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EQUITIES AUG 21, 2013
The Takeaway: Prepare thyself for the bond wars!

By Joshua Brown
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 21, 2013
Sifma pushing regulators to end poverty plea of brokers

Industry group sees trouble when brokers get out of paying back notes.

By DJAMIESON
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2013
The Takeaway: The trouble with low-volatility funds

By Joshua Brown
RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2013
The Takeaway: Where active managers have an edge

By Joshua Brown
FINTECH AUG 20, 2013
Banks, brokerages creating mobile finance apps at a steady clip

New online overview report from Corporate Insight details progress.

By Janowski Davis
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 20, 2013
Five candidates vying for one slot on Finra board

Small-firm seat on regulator's board is open; will be filled at annual meeting in August.

By DJAMIESON
FINTECH AUG 19, 2013
Digital Fortress platform can save advisers time and money

Peak Advisor's virtual coaching, Faulkner's marketing tools teamed in Digital Fortress

By Michael Shagrin
EQUITIES AUG 19, 2013
AssetBook rolls out mobile portfolio management application

Gives advisers on-the-go access to portfolios and data via smart phones and tablets.

By Janowski Davis
Milevsky sells retirement analytics firm to Cannex
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Milevsky sells retirement analytics firm to Cannex

Deal will help advisers model annuities under varying client circumstances.

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 18, 2013
Jones moves to capitalize on fee business

With more than half of its revenue coming from fees, Edward Jones plans to start selling proprietary investment products in a sharp break from the past.

By JKEPHART
FINTECH AUG 18, 2013
Fidelity launches Google Glass app

Big plans for eyewear that now offers hands-free display of quotes from major stock indexes at the close.

By Michael Shagrin
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Pensions can offset benefits

Windfall elimination provision can cut size of a worker's retirement benefit.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Design of 'top hat' plans benefits high earners
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Design of 'top hat' plans benefits high earners

Originally designed to allow a company's highest-paid executives to defer their annual cash bonus, nonqualified deferred-compensation plans have evolved into flexible, multiuse executive retirement plans — with investment options similar to their qualified-retirement-plan counterparts.

By Joanne Wojcik
WIREHOUSES AUG 18, 2013
Merrill out to pasture?

Restructuring, if it happens, won't likely affect Merrill's advisers.

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2013
Meet the real 'Golden Girls'

Shared housing could improve the retirement prospects of single baby boomers. Mary Beth Franklin has some real-life stories.

By Mary Beth Franklin
WIREHOUSES AUG 16, 2013
Wirehouses

By Andrew Leigh
FINTECH AUG 16, 2013
Does data management need more oversight?

New report finds issues with firms' data aggregation processes.

By Michael Shagrin
WIREHOUSES AUG 16, 2013
The herd is thundering as strong markets buoy BofA Merrill Lynch

BofA Merrill Lynch continues to see its adviser ranks shrink, but average productivity is growing, topping $1 million for the first time thanks to strong markets.

By AOSTERLAND
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 16, 2013
Bruce Berkowitz rolling dice on bailout babies — again

Fairholme Fund boss now has 7% of fund's assets in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac; joins suit, too

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2013
401(k) plan optimization generating maximum interest

Sponsors increasingly asking advisers about ways to boost participants' results

By Darla Mercado