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INsider: Something Obama and the GOP can finally agree on?
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
INsider: Something Obama and the GOP can finally agree on?

Some politicians who received money from alleged Ponzi-schemer R. Allen Stanford have thus far refused to return the cash, instead making charitable donations.

By Doug Cubberley
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition
RIAS FEB 21, 2012
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition

Purchasing IRA business of Lincoln Trust; larger custodians dumping nontraditional investments

By Dan Jamieson
EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Top 10 states by sales tax burden

By Doug Cubberley
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011

By Bloomberg
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2012
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s

Folio Institutional and unitZXchange partnership makes it easier to use mix of assets in plan accounts

By Dan Jamieson
Tardy TD enters VA race
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Tardy TD enters VA race

Brokerage rolling out low-cost variable annuities for RIAs; direct sales to consumers the endgame

By Bloomberg
Others retreat, but this carrier is charging into the VA business
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Others retreat, but this carrier is charging into the VA business

Sammons to launch new product with large investment menu; hawking the tax benefits, not the living benefits

By Bloomberg
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up'
RIAS FEB 15, 2012
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up'

New Jersey governor Chris Christie does not generally pull his punches. So it came as no surprise this week when Christie slammed Warren Buffett's assertion that the rich don't pay enough to the U.S. Treasury. Christie's advice to the Oracle? See above.

By John Goff
INcite: Cap gains raise requires two big tweaks
RIAS FEB 15, 2012
INcite: Cap gains raise requires two big tweaks

Hike the rate, but allow investors to adjust for inflation; also, kill off the 'angel of death'

By Ray Madoff
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2012
Clients with Alzheimer's pose 'scary' legal risks

By Andrew Osterland
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 15, 2012
Campaign has Betty White pitching 'hot' life settlements

Actress Betty White is the celebrity pitchwoman for life settlements provider The Lifeline Program and also stars in the firm's viral YouTube video, “I'm Still Hot.”

By Bloomberg
Property taxes up a whopping 66% in this state since 2001
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 15, 2012
Property taxes up a whopping 66% in this state since 2001

Garden State of New Jersey no bed of roses for homeowners

By John Goff
OPINION FEB 14, 2012
Catch-up contributions help retirement

By Lule Demmissie
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 14, 2012
When decisions are impaired by disability

By MFXFeeder
Whitney Houston's death puts different type of records in spotlight
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2012
Whitney Houston's death puts different type of records in spotlight

Untimely passing of pop queen a stark reminder to financial planners of need to review documents; follow-through the key

By Liz Skinner
Mark Cuban: Smart grads won't enter finance — and that's a good thing
TAX FEB 13, 2012
Mark Cuban: Smart grads won't enter finance — and that's a good thing

Now that George Steinbrenner no longer walks the earth, Mark Cuban is arguably the one sports owner that fans love to hate more than any other.

By Bloomberg
Cheney: Obama playing 'small ball' on entitlements
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2012
Cheney: Obama playing 'small ball' on entitlements

Former veep tells advisers current administration isn't doing enough to curb spending on social programs

By Bloomberg
Plan sponsors gird for sticker shock with 401(k) fee disclosures
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2012
Plan sponsors gird for sticker shock with 401(k) fee disclosures

Companies are ignorant about charges levied by plan managers, advisers.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Changes in tax law could take big bite out of Steve Jobs' estate
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 13, 2012
Changes in tax law could take big bite out of Steve Jobs' estate

Now the best time for heirs to sell Apple, Disney stakes; no reason 'not to sell all of it'

By John Goff