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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2013
Social Security options worth investigating

Maxing out benefits requires some homework

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Ticking the right boxes for Social Security

More than one spouse? Pick the highest benefit

By Mary Beth Franklin
BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2013
Two dentists drill down into bonus-disclosure controversy

By Danny Sarch
BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2013
Dwyer latest executive to exit LPL

20-year vet was key to broker-dealer's emergence as industry juggernaut

By Bruce Kelly
OPINION MAR 29, 2013
How social media can help your firm's growth plans

By Kristin Andree
OPINION MAR 29, 2013
In recruiting, use online connections

By Kristin Andree
RIAS MAR 28, 2013
National Advisors Trust hires ex-SEI exec as chief executive

Combs fills gap left by departure of Ferguson; 'logical installment'

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2013
Advisers can boost retirement readiness but calculators can do more

Advisers can boost retirement readiness but calculators can do more. So, are your clients listening to you?

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 28, 2013

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES MAR 28, 2013
American Funds back in the black, boosted by shift to equities

Buoyed by the flood into equities, American Funds finally recorded net positive inflows last month. The question: Where to from here?

By JKEPHART
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 28, 2013
Regs leave 401(k) business 'wide open' for advisers

By Darla Mercado
Seal of approval for advisers? Goldman, Lockshin say it's in the works
RIAS MAR 28, 2013
Seal of approval for advisers? Goldman, Lockshin say it's in the works

Industry heavyweights launching branding cooperative for IAs; imprimatur to be based on a number of screens

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 27, 2013
Black pols oppose fiduciary rule

Congressional group says stiffer standards of care would force advisers to abandon smaller clients

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2013
American Realty Capital offers to buy a Cole REIT for $5.7 billion

Suddenly, two giants in the REIT universe are going at it hammer and tong. At stake? Creation of the largest net-lease real estate investment trust.

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS MAR 27, 2013
Finra's broker-comp proposal raises hackles

Two large industry groups have slammed a Finra proposal that would require greater disclosure of incentive bonuses.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2013
Creating opportunities from the DOL's fee disclosure rules

Few changes in the retirement plan landscape have been as far-reaching and significant as the Department of Labor's (DOL's) recent fee transparency initiative. As a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA), you have likely already assessed whether you are subject to the new regulations, and if you are, have reviewed your fee disclosure practices to ensure that you are in compliance. It's now time to turn your attention to business opportunities presented by the DOL's fee transparency rules, according to this white paper from TD Ameritrade Institutional.

By Mark Bruno
Morgan Keegan slapped with $1.38 million arbitration award
FIXED INCOME MAR 27, 2013
Morgan Keegan slapped with $1.38 million arbitration award

By Bruce Kelly
BROKER DEALERS MAR 27, 2013
InvestmentNews launches 'The Career Center'

<i>InvestmentNews</i> has launched a jobs board, The Career Center, at Investment News.com/careers that provides financial advisers with information about employment opportunities.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 27, 2013
Reps working hard to calm panicky investors

The uncertain economic recovery and stock market volatility, which have driven many equity investors to the bond market, are leading advisers to do intensive client hand-holding.

By Hilary Johnson
Some RIAs saw market meltdown as an opportunity, not a tragedy
OPINION MAR 27, 2013
Some RIAs saw market meltdown as an opportunity, not a tragedy

Over the past year, the business environment for registered investment advisory firms has been fraught with danger and opportunity.

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.