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BROKER DEALERS NOV 10, 2013
Broker-dealers reach out to veterans

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2013
Following the playbook on tapering

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS NOV 10, 2013
Tooting, not blowing, your own horn at Schwab's Impact

Big gathering has lots on offer including Washington updates, investing insights and practice management advice galore

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2013
Tech sector once again in massive bubble

What's different compared to the last tech boom, plus other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown

By Joshua Brown
EQUITIES NOV 08, 2013
Friday markets brace for three big reports

Three big reports to hit the market, plus: Bitcoin spikes as euro takes a dive, Bernanke's prezzie to Yellen and advisers' big headache. Curated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2013
MassMutual employees file suit against employer over management of 401(k)

The complaint alleges self-dealing, excessive fees in managing the $1 billion plan.

By James Comtois
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 08, 2013
Advisers help Twitter's new millionaires navigate bumpy seas

Using the lessons of Facebook's volatile IPO, advisers are recommending that Twitter's soon-to-be millionaires prepare for a wild ride as the stock goes public. One recommendation: &#8220;plan for the worst and hope for the best.&#8221; Buckle up.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 08, 2013
Don't condescend to Gen Y women

Advisers who can show how they can make a person's financial life easier &#8212; without coming off as condescending &#8212; will find an enthusiastic audience in Generation Y women, experts said.

By Liz Skinner
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 07, 2013
Last-minute tips for Medicare annual enrollment

Clients have until Dec. 7 to make choices for 2014

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 07, 2013
Twitter's millionaires face a bumpy ride

Using the lessons of Facebook's volatile IPO, financial advisers say &#8220;plan for the worst and hope for the best&#8221;

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES NOV 07, 2013
Say #Hello to the new Twitter billionaires

Plus: Deutsche Bank's new China ETF hottest launch since 2007

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 07, 2013
In Facebook's wake, will exchanges face scrutiny in Twitter IPO?

Eighteen months after Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering was crippled by a Nasdaq OMX Group computer, equity markets get a shot at redemption tomorrow when the New York Stock Exchange hosts the debut of Twitter Inc.

By Matt Ackermann
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2013
Obama threatens to veto bill to delay DOL fiduciary-duty rule for retirement accounts

President Barack Obama has threatened to veto a bill that would halt -- or possibly kill -- a Labor Department regulation designed to strengthen investment advice standards for retirement plans. The bill would prohibit the DOL from proposing its regulation until 60 days after the Securities and Exchange Commission has finalized a similar rule to raise standards for brokers providing retail investment advice.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 07, 2013
SAC to close London office, cuts 6 U.S. money managers

SAC Capital Advisors plans to shut down its London office as the $14 billion hedge-fund firm founded by Steven A. Cohen scales back in the face of insider-trading allegations by U.S. prosecutors

By Matt Ackermann
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 07, 2013
SIFMA squares off with SEC advisory group over fiduciary standard

&#8220;The proposal would completely foreclose broker-dealers from the retirement-planning and investment-planning businesses &#8212; businesses in which broker-dealers have served clients for many decades,&#8221; wrote Kevin Carroll, SIFMA's managing director and associate general counsel.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2013
10 questions to measure health care expenses

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 07, 2013
Clock ticking on changes for Medicare coverage

By MFXFeeder
INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 06, 2013
Are you cheating on your financial adviser?

Only one in three investors work with just one wealth manager. Here's why adviser infidelity may hurt your bottom line.

By Phil Wood
EQUITIES NOV 06, 2013
Regulators to study BlackRock, Fidelity for risk

Plus: Bitcoin is back with a vengeance, what's up with consumer discretionary stocks, how about BP and Tesla's surprising earnings miss. From <i>InvestmentNews</i> senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS NOV 06, 2013
Zywave breaks in two

Zywave splits in two, with insurance unit going to a new private-equity owner as financial advisory unit changes name to Advicent.

By Joyce Hanson