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FIXED INCOME JUN 26, 2013
Bernanke talks — but advisers way ahead of the yield curve

Moved clients out of long bonds months ago; 'running in front of a steamroller'

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2013
Next benefit fortress to fall: Employee health insurance

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2013
Retiree health care nut drops by $20k — but hold the parade

Economy, Medicare factor into new Fidelity forecast but decline is only temporary

By Darla Mercado
BROKER DEALERS JUN 26, 2013
Finra charges brokerage chief Belesis and firm with fraud

Finra has charged brokerage chief Tommy Belesis and his firm, John Thomas Financial, with fraud in a front-running scheme to make $1 million on a penny stock. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS JUN 25, 2013
The Takeaway: Did you buy the dip? Guess who did?

By Joshua Brown
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 25, 2013
So are the market jitters over?

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUN 25, 2013
Stock rally in the middle innings: Fisher

Billionaire investor calls end to Fed's QE program bullish.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2013
Plan sponsors to advisers: More, more, more

Survey shows 401(k) clients at smaller businesses expecting ramped-up service; fees the only thing they want less of

By Darla Mercado
RIAS JUN 25, 2013
Satisfaction with advisers climbing; RBC, Fidelity lead the pack, J.D. Power says

Investors' approval of their advisers continues to increase after dropping sharply in the aftermath of the credit crisis. Liz Skinner tells why.

By Liz Skinner
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 25, 2013
Finra backpedals, pulls plan mandating web links to BrokerCheck

Finra has killed its proposal requiring reps and firms to provide a URL to BrokerCheck on their sites and social- media pages.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BROKER DEALERS JUN 25, 2013
Broker barred after casino tip allegedly cost 31 NFL players $43 million

Stop us if you heard this one before: Finra has banned a broker who allegedly convinced scores of NFL stars to go into an unsuitable investment (this time, a casino). And yes, the deal went bust.

By Liz Skinner
Chart of the day: Which NFL team generated the best ROI this season?
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 25, 2013
Chart of the day: Which NFL team generated the best ROI this season?

The Ravens proved they were champs of the gridiron in the Super Bowl; for 'investors' they were so-so performers

By Paul Menchaca
Finra aims to take BrokerCheck to the masses
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2013
Finra aims to take BrokerCheck to the masses

A proposal from Finra would require B-Ds — and possibly reps — to link to the broker database from their websites.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 25, 2013
NFL agent tackles SunTrust in arbitration filing

Claims wealth management unit engaged in questionable business practices in bid to land professional football clients

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2013
The Takeaway: This adviser is done with Facebook — and his post about it has gone viral

By Joshua Brown
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2013
You can't handle the truth: Central banks' messages spooking investors

Heightened transparency was supposed to help central banks calm investors' nerves and settle markets. It's not working out that way lately.

By John Goff
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2013
Up, up and away: Jobs report clears upside for stocks

"Market friendly" jobs report to keep Fed from easing up on easing, clearing upside for stocks. For now.

By DJAMIESON
RIAS JUN 24, 2013
Schwab plumps up roster with new dividend offering

Launches product under recently acquired ThomasPartners' banner

By DJAMIESON
INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 24, 2013
Strategist positive on gold, stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2013
Five years after crisis, advisers can sleep at night, but clients still nervous

Since the dark days five years ago when Lehman failed and Merrill sold its brokers to Bank of America, advisers and financial markets have recovered but clients remain scarred and nervous, worried about a repeat. What are the chances?

By Liz Skinner