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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 25, 2012
Behind LPL's acquisition of Veritat

Purchase will boost indie B-D's new unit targeting the mass market

By Janowski Davis
Fewer investors read through a VA prospectus in 2012
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2012
Fewer investors read through a VA prospectus in 2012

Even fewer investors are reading their variable annuity prospectus, which can be 150-300 pages long; brevity would help reader rates

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH JUN 25, 2012
Social-media seminar offers lessons for firms

By Janowski Davis
FINTECH JUN 25, 2012
Advisers' primary challenges when using social-media sites for business purposes

By mlanche
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2012
Advisers keen for model ETF portfolios

By Jason Kephart
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 25, 2012
Advisers willing to pay SEC user fees for exams

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Asian millionaires counter lost riches in Europe, North America
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2012
Asian millionaires counter lost riches in Europe, North America

America lost 129,000 millionaires last year while China gained 16%, India 21%

By Doug Cubberley
Romney draws sports team owners but players prefer Obama
RIA NEWS JUN 25, 2012
Romney draws sports team owners but players prefer Obama

Even the Yankees, Sawx rivalry carries over to owners' prexy picks

By Doug Cubberley
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2012
The next opponent for Wall Street banks? Their own employees

A drop in stock prices could trigger worker suits over 401(k) plans as investors and sponsors argue over diversification

By Darla Mercado
Manulife 'gearing up' U.S. wealth management: CEO
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2012
Manulife 'gearing up' U.S. wealth management: CEO

By Doug Cubberley
RIA NEWS JUN 24, 2012
BofA wields ax at U.S. Trust, sources say

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS JUN 24, 2012
Hasenstab's new normal: You must take risks just to preserve wealth

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2012
B-Ds join to pitch REITs

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2012
Don't sugarcoat it

By LKUYKENDALL
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2012
J.P. Morgan links up with FASCore in recordkeeping arrangement

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has joined up with FASCore to provide record keeping solutions for the asset manager's small-to-midsized plan clients

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2012
Small retirement plans are sweet on bundled service providers

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services takes the cake among plan sponsors as a favored defined-contribution investment manager.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS JUN 22, 2012
What's next for 'Helicopter Ben'?

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS JUN 21, 2012
Roth 401(k) gains popularity as way to ax retirees' taxes

By Bloomberg
Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed
ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2012
Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed

High fees, lower returns and flagging growth have taken toll on advisers' alternatives enthisiasm: Morningstar

By DJAMIESON
Stillwater runs dry as OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2012
Stillwater runs dry as OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle

Judge rejects bid to recoup $33 million in soured funding scheme for school's athletic department; life insurance policies taken on 27 donors

By Darla Mercado