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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 27, 2012
AIG to buy Woodbury Financial

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is selling Woodbury, which has 1,400 reps and advisers, as part of a wide restructuring.

By Bruce Kelly
AllianceBernstein finds anchor tenant for customized retirement fund
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 27, 2012
AllianceBernstein finds anchor tenant for customized retirement fund

Product includes a lifetime withdrawal benefit backed by trio of insurers; UT says yes

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2012
The Top RIAs: Where the wealth is

States with the most assets, ranked by total AUM

By mlanche
RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2012
Raymond James cuts some RIA fees

From Oct. 1, some fees waived, ticket charges cut

By DJAMIESON
Another defunct financial advice firm launches a comeback
RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2012
Another defunct financial advice firm launches a comeback

Radnor Capital Management is back in business. It's been a long journey getting there.

By AOSTERLAND
Bum's rush week? Colleges force freshmen abroad to max revenues
RIA NEWS SEP 26, 2012
Bum's rush week? Colleges force freshmen abroad to max revenues

Study abroad expands students' horizons -- and school's coffers

By John Goff
EQUITIES SEP 25, 2012
SSgA skips commodities in new managed-futures fund

Low-volatility offering to invest in equity, fixed-income and currency futures

By JKEPHART
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 25, 2012
N.Y. Brokerage and execs to pay $6 million for manipulating U.S. markets

A New York brokerage and three of its executives have agreed to pay more than $6 million to regulators and exchanges to settle allegations they allowed some foreign traders to manipulate U.S. securities repeatedly through accounts the firm controlled.

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES SEP 25, 2012
Three investing lessons learned from this summer

This week should be a good time to ponder what we all learned this summer and what this means for investing going forward.

By David Kelly
RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2012
Finding yield in the energy market

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: Advisers and clients don't talk Medicare

Survey finds that the discussion never comes up; yawning opportunity?

By Mary Beth Franklin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2012
Security hinges on planning, not performance

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2012
What you get is what you give

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 23, 2012
Spousal-benefit calculations are more complicated than you think

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2012
Carson has a kit for indies

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2012
Still shellshocked by "08, clients are oblivious to market run, research shows

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2012
Too chicken for stock

By Jason Kephart
RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2012
Radnor Capital Management is back - this time as an RIA

By AOSTERLAND
RIA NEWS SEP 23, 2012
The tax implications of special dividends

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 21, 2012
Merrill Lynch agrees to $500K fine for filing failures

By Liz Skinner