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Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
INsider: Something Obama and the GOP can finally agree on?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
INsider: Something Obama and the GOP can finally agree on?

Some politicians who received money from alleged Ponzi-schemer R. Allen Stanford have thus far refused to return the cash, instead making charitable donations.

By Doug Cubberley
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2012
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition

Purchasing IRA business of Lincoln Trust; larger custodians dumping nontraditional investments

By Dan Jamieson
Party like it's 1999: Soros, hedgies streaming into tech sector
FINTECH FEB 21, 2012
Party like it's 1999: Soros, hedgies streaming into tech sector

Fund managers snapping up shares of Google, other IT outfits; solid six-month run

By John Goff
EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES FEB 21, 2012
John Thiel: Calming the Merrill Lynch herd

When John Thiel took over as head of U.S. Wealth Management for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in April, the 15,000 or so Merrill Lynch financial advisers breathed a collective sigh of relief.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 19, 2012
Envestnet to buy Tamarac

By Davis Janowski
FINTECH FEB 19, 2012
A lesson from an adviser cybervictim

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Top 10 states by sales tax burden

By Doug Cubberley
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

By MFXFeeder
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011

By Bloomberg
PE firms lobbying hard to ensure carried interest carries on
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2012
PE firms lobbying hard to ensure carried interest carries on

Heavy lobbying effort to preserve 15% tax rate; 'constituency that Congress always cares about'

By John Goff
Targeting 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2012
Targeting 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

Regulator cracking down on risky or nontraded REITs, VAs and private placements; also zeroing in on B-Ds' fees

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2012
Stifel reps go after Wachovia for seeking restraining order

Four brokers who won a $1.1 million arbitration award against Wachovia Securities LLC last month are asking a federal court to punish the firm for what they say are misrepresentations it made in getting a temporary restraining order against them.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2012
Wachovia/Wells to appeal verdict in raiding case

The bad blood between St. Louis crosstown rivals Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and the former Wachovia Securities LLC continues.

By Dan Jamieson
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2012
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s

Folio Institutional and unitZXchange partnership makes it easier to use mix of assets in plan accounts

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2012
GOP rep wants to kill the 'death tax'

Rep. Tim Huelskamp from Kansas has proposed a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax; Finra warns advisers about risky investments, while the SEC urges responsibility when using social media.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 16, 2012
Merrill to pay $1 million over Finra arbitration regulations

By Bloomberg
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up'
RIA NEWS FEB 15, 2012
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up'

New Jersey governor Chris Christie does not generally pull his punches. So it came as no surprise this week when Christie slammed Warren Buffett's assertion that the rich don't pay enough to the U.S. Treasury. Christie's advice to the Oracle? See above.

By John Goff
INcite: Cap gains raise requires two big tweaks
RIA NEWS FEB 15, 2012
INcite: Cap gains raise requires two big tweaks

Hike the rate, but allow investors to adjust for inflation; also, kill off the 'angel of death'

By Ray Madoff