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WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2013
Breaking away: $400M Merrill team departs, forms RIA

Suburban St. Louis firm will use Dynasty platform

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Facing sky-high LTC costs, clients nurse Medicaid hopes

But misunderstandings about the national program abound; poor planning can leave retirees in a bad place

By Darla Mercado
Ignoring women's health-care costs 'reckless': Experts
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Ignoring women's health-care costs 'reckless': Experts

By Liz Skinner
Mary Beth Franklin: Does LTC insurance still make sense?
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Does LTC insurance still make sense?

Costs for long-term-care insurance are headed for the stratosphere. Mary Beth Franklin says alternative strategies may be a better deal for some clients.

By Mary Beth Franklin
EQUITIES APR 24, 2013
The Takeaway: How did the rich get that way?

By Joshua Brown
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2013
Raymond James signs off on sign up makeover

Brokerage plans to shorten, simplify process when bringing clients onboard

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2013
Illiquid BDCs demand scrutiny

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2013
Adviser at the Boston Marathon relives 911 emotions

Adviser cheering his brother on at the Boston Marathon relives 911 emotions.

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2013
U.S. stock market's irrational exuberance

Don't cave to clients' demands to jump into equities and avoid cash

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES APR 24, 2013
Hybrid advisers may have skewed report on commission business

Head-scratching results could be from research firm's confusing categories.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2013
Still wary of advisers, investors using direct retail channel

New data shows that investors are passing up advisers and relying on online retail channels instead. Why is that?

By AOSTERLAND
EQUITIES APR 24, 2013
Google the new Apple of big investors' eyes

Loss of institutional backing can grease the skids of a stock in decline.

By AOSTERLAND
EQUITIES APR 24, 2013
How will Apple regain its mojo? Watch

Smart timepiece may well be the new face of the company; hefty margins

By John Goff
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2013
Schwab wins 'huge' ruling on class-action waivers

A Finra panel on Thursday freed Charles Schwab Corp. to use class-action waivers with customers. That sound you hear? Printers at other brokerages busily cranking out arbitration agreements.

By DJAMIESON
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2013
Finra proposes a link to BrokerCheck on firm websites

Goal to increase investor awareness; comment period is open.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 24, 2013
LPL beefing up its compliance in wake of Massachusetts suit

In the aftermath of a suit filed by Massachussets, LPL has reined in sales of nontraditional mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2013
Financial planners' group seeks to attract advisers

Recruitment drop has stemmed but average age of association member is 52

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH APR 24, 2013
Fidelity launches new salvo in custodian technology "war'

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 23, 2013
Stifel turns tables on Wells Fargo with 'scorched earth' claim

Brokers have been battling over recruiting for six years; Stifel CEO sees vendetta.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS APR 23, 2013
Advisers at marathon recall harrowing moments

Witnesses to the events at the Boston Marathon continue to share their stories. Advisers were there, too: One was near the end of her 26 miles when the bombs went off.

By Liz Skinner