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Going with your gut can gut your portfolio, research shows
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 20, 2011
Going with your gut can gut your portfolio, research shows

Got an investment hunch? Fight the urge, says DFA's Bosworth

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Little drama expected for SEC nominees
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 20, 2011
Little drama expected for SEC nominees

Aguilar, Gallagher tipped for relatively painless confirmation process

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Critics slam SEC's 'revolving door'
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 20, 2011
Critics slam SEC's 'revolving door'

New report supports assertions that large number of ex-commission employees represent outside clients before the agency

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway: Buy or sell?

Matthew McLennan (middle), portfolio manager at First Eagle Funds, and David J. Winters (right), manager of the Wintergreen Fund, sit down with WealthTrack's Consuelo Mack (left) at the Retirement Income Summit today in Chicago.

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2011
AllianceBernstein loses DC veteran to Russell

Davies latest in a series of of top execs who've left the financial firm since CEO change in 2008

By Doug Cubberley
IRA ALERT MAY 19, 2011
401(k) rights trumped by ERISA

In a recent case (Cajun Industries LLC v. Robert Kidder, et al.), the court ruled that despite having previously named his three children as beneficiaries of his 401(k) plan, a deceased plan participant's 401(k) balance will pass to his new wife

By Ed Slott
RIAS MAY 19, 2011
IRAs going under the microscope ─ are advisers prepared?

Jamey Delaplane, partner at law firm Davis &amp; Harman LLP, warned advisers in attendance at the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Retirement Income Summit that IRAs are likely to come under increased regulatory scrutiny.

By Mark Bruno
John Hancock to settle Calif. death benefit row worth $20M
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2011
John Hancock to settle Calif. death benefit row worth $20M

California today announced a settlement with John Hancock Financial Services Inc. after an investigation revealed that the carrier failed to deliver deceased clients' death benefits promptly to the tune or $20 million. Similar cases are ongoing in Florida, too.

By Darla Mercado
Securities America, investors OK settlement: Sources
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 19, 2011
Securities America, investors OK settlement: Sources

Class-action litigants, B-D finally sign off on deal over soured Reg D offerings; agreement to be filed with judge 'within the week'

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2011
Surge in VA sales leads to capacity questions

After a surge in variable annuity sales last year, financial advisers are curious about just how much more business the largest sellers can handle without biting off more than they can hedge

By Darla Mercado
Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum

BofA, JPMorgan and Wells looking to horn in on retirement plan biz; could be good news for employees

By John Goff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 19, 2011
Securities firms fight commission cap plan for private placements

The securities industry wants no part of a Finra proposal to cap at 15% commissions and other fees for outside private placements, claiming that it would prevent small business from raising capital

By Bruce Kelly
CFO: Securities America on the brink without legal settlement
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 19, 2011
CFO: Securities America on the brink without legal settlement

The B-D's finance chief says the brokerage, part of Ameriprise, could be on the brink -- if a judge fails to approve a class-action settlement over failed private placements

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
B-Ds plead for DOL, SEC to team up on fiduciary rule

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2011
Hybrids an alternative to LTC rate increases

Soaring premiums on long-term-care insurance have seniors and advisers up in arms. Some believe new hybrid products may provide better protection and more flexibility.

By Darla Mercado
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again

A Colorado college savings plan gets top mark for 2010; rated No.1 for the past five quarters

By Liz Skinner
Stocks teetering on 'tipping point' of a correction: Nouriel Roubini
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2011
Stocks teetering on 'tipping point' of a correction: Nouriel Roubini

Dr. Doom sees global economic growth stalling; corporate results will disappoint, he predicts

By John Goff
No ceiling for large caps, say Biggs, Birinyi and BlackRock's Rendino
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2011
No ceiling for large caps, say Biggs, Birinyi and BlackRock's Rendino

Barton Biggs, Laszlo Birinyi and a host of other investment gurus see no end to the current bull market The reason? Take a look at corporate balance sheets.

By John Goff
Analyst sees S&P 500 at surprise number at end of year
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 18, 2011
Analyst sees S&P 500 at surprise number at end of year

Dahlman Rose's Rauscher predicts benchmark index will finish year close to 1,500 mark; weak dollar, corporate profits cited

By John Goff
TD's Bradley: Rule to protect investors could cost them their IRAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2011
TD's Bradley: Rule to protect investors could cost them their IRAs

Unintended consequence of applying fiduciary standard could whack self-directed retirement accounts; DOL went 'a little bit too far'

By Liz Skinner