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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 01, 2010
Inside Warren Buffett's personal portfolio: The skinny on the Omaha Oracle's dividend strategies

Warren Buffett earns millions of dollars of dividend income every quarter even though Berkshire Hathaway Inc., his insurance and investment company, has never made a payout.

By Bloomberg
Finra top cop Susan Merrill departing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2010
Finra top cop Susan Merrill departing

Enforcement director follows Robert Errico out the door at industry watchdog

By InvestmentNews Staff
Top 50 RIA firms struggled to boost assets last quarter
RIAS MAR 01, 2010
Top 50 RIA firms struggled to boost assets last quarter

Only six managed the feat, in fact — those that did said the gains mostly came from expanded client rosters and smart investment choices

By Bloomberg
Bill Gross: How a global debt crisis trickles down to investors
OPINION MAR 01, 2010
Bill Gross: How a global debt crisis trickles down to investors

Can you solve a global debt crisis by issuing more debt?

By Bill Gross
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
JPMorgan Chase spends $1.9M on lobbying

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s banking subsidiary spent $1.9 million during the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on issues related to regulations that would affect the banking industry.

By Bloomberg
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
Suddenly, adviser confidence on the decline

According to a new survey, optimism sagged somewhat in February. The culprit? Nagging concerns about U.S. unemployment.

By David Hoffman
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2010
Fed second-in-command David Kohn to leave Fed in June

Donald Kohn, the second-highest ranking official at the Federal Reserve, announced Monday that he will leave at the end of June, giving President Barack Obama a chance to put a bigger imprint on the central bank.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
Get ready: Interest rate hikes bring good and bad

Days after the Federal Reserve seemed to sound the alarm that the era of near-zero interest rates is ending, Chairman Ben Bernanke tempered those expectations a bit this week.

By Bloomberg
Pimco parent Allianz back in the black
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 01, 2010
Pimco parent Allianz back in the black

With the sale of Dresdner Bank now well behind it, Allianz appears to be back on track. Proof? The Pimco and Oppenheimer parent recorded close to a $6B profit in 2009.

By Associated Press
Fed head Bernanke says record low rates still needed
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
Fed head Bernanke says record low rates still needed

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that record-low interest rates are still needed to ensure that the economic recovery will last.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
Paulson, Buffett say U.S. may profit from bank bailout

Henry Paulson, the former Treasury chief, and billionaire Warren Buffett said taxpayers will recover every cent paid out to banks during the economic meltdown and may even turn a profit.

By Bloomberg
RIAS MAR 01, 2010
Washington the biggest threat to economic recovery

Politicians of both parties are giving us lessons in how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 01, 2010
Court ruling seen soon on suit charging Finra misled members

The fate of a lawsuit brought by two brokerage firms against NASD over its 2007 merger with the New York Stock Exchange's regulatory unit could be decided this month.

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
Unexpected: Unemployment rate dropped in January

The unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in January to 9.7 percent from 10 percent while employers shed 20,000 jobs, the government said Friday.

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 01, 2010
Is Allianz about to make a move for Swiss Life?

Shares in insurer Swiss Life Holding jumped Monday on reports that German rival Allianz SE is planning to make a takeover bid.

By Associated Press
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 01, 2010
Small-cap run may still have legs

For those advisers who missed out on the massive run-up in small-cap stocks since March, don't fret — some market observers still see plenty more upside.

By Dan Jamieson
Rockefeller CEO's death is apparent suicide
RIAS MAR 01, 2010
Rockefeller CEO's death is apparent suicide

James McDonald, president and chief executive of Rockefeller & Co. Inc., one of the country's largest multifamily offices, died on Sunday. He was 56.

By Charles Paikert
INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 28, 2010
Estate tax expiration another blow to reeling charities

Charities are getting increasingly nervous that the repeal of the estate tax may mean fewer donations this year from wealthy investors who opt instead to leave their estates to their families.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 28, 2010
HighTower chief blasts lift-out suit from MSSB

HighTower Advisors LLC chief Elliot Weissbluth last week shrugged off a “lift-out” lawsuit filed against the firm last month by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, calling it baseless.

By Hilary Johnson
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 28, 2010
Financial advisers bullish on 529 plans

Nearly 90% of financial advisers who took part in a recent survey said that they recommend Section 529 college savings plans to their clients.

By Hilary Johnson