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ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 21, 2013
LPL set to settle with Finra over e-mail tracking

Broker-dealer works to enhance systems to get over latest compliance hurdle.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 21, 2013
Madison Dearborn to buy NFP for $1.3 billion

Deal ends roller-coaster ride for wealth management aggregator.

By DJAMIESON
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 21, 2013
Finra collecting conflict-of-interest data from 14 firms

Finra is gathering conflict-of-interest data from 14 firms. CEO Rick Ketchum says he's seeking, among other things, 'serious exposure' risks.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 21, 2013
Bibliowicz to step down as CEO of National Financial Partners

The CEO of massive insurance broker and wealth management outfit NFP will be stepping down in May, according to a filing with the SEC.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 20, 2013
Stock trader at RIA charged with front running

The SEC claims a senior equity trader at an RIA made big bucks front running client trades using an account owned by his wife. Andrew Osterland provides the details.

By AOSTERLAND
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: The surest way to boost your Social Security paycheck

In this video interview on Morningstar, <i>IN's</i> retirement guru discusses the benefit of delaying retirement.

By John Goff
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 20, 2013
SIFMA's endorsement of broker-comp rule may help wirehouses

Disclosure could eventually end era of big bonuses, saving firms a bundle

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 20, 2013
Split from SIFMA cited amid mass resignations at industry association

Insiders say board members of the American Securitization Forum are resigning en masse. The reason? A source points to the association's 2010 divorce from SIFMA, which may have created governance issues.

By John Goff
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2013
Financial insecurity awaits Gen Xers in retirement

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2013
IRS scandal throws wrench into tax reform

Controversy seen slowing efforts to revise the code

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2013
Protective protects itself

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2013
B-D chief misused funds, Finra charges

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2013
Time to replace the three-legged-stool myth

By MFXFeeder
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 17, 2013
'End of an era' as analysts see great fall for gold

Predict price of bullion will end year 7.5% off 2012 level; record outflows for ETFs

By John Goff
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 17, 2013
That was quick: Gold back as traders turn decidedly bullish

Precipitous drop in precious metal's price, plus global economic worries, sets stage for big rally

By John Goff
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 17, 2013
Sarch: Morgan Stanley 3D, almost a year later

By Danny Sarch
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2013
&lt;font color=red&gt;Retirement Income Summit 2013&lt;/font&gt; Natalie Choate: The best and worst tax strategies

Tax expert says creativity counts when figuring out how to mitigate the tax hit on retirement income.

By Darla Mercado
Are clients saving too much money for retirement health care?
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2013
Are clients saving too much money for retirement health care?

Cadillac coverage may not be a good fit for those with specific quality-of-life wishes

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2013
Personalizing estimates of health care costs

Individual profiles are key to garnering more-accurate spending figures

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2013
Retirement Income Summit 2013 - Mary Beth Franklin: Home schooling long-term care

Dr. Carolyn McClanahan shares her personal vision of aging in place

By Mary Beth Franklin