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RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2010
Year's top IPO gained a whopping 280%

Big run-up in share price for Molycorp in a year dominated by public offerings for Chinese companies

By Jeff Benjamin
LPL sets date for IPO: Sources
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 05, 2010
LPL sets date for IPO: Sources

LPL Investment Holdings Inc. will make its market debut Nov. 17, according to sources familiar with the firm's planned initial public offering.

By Bruce Kelly
12(b)-1 proposal makes SEC 'rate maker': ICI
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2010
12(b)-1 proposal makes SEC 'rate maker': ICI

In a comment letter sent today to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Investment Company Institute said the agency's proposal to cap 12(b)-1 fees puts the SEC in 'the inappropriate role of a rate maker.'

By Jessica Toonkel
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2010
Financial studies flourish at academies

Investment advisers have been helping to bring a network of “academies of finance” to life in high schools across the country, teaching classes and mentoring students, some of whom have gone on to careers in financial services

By Deborah Nason
David Kelly: How likely is deflation?
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2010
David Kelly: How likely is deflation?

In the thick fog of our national pessimism, only the lowest-toned tales of impending doom find any resonance.

By David Kelly
RIA NEWS NOV 05, 2010
Japan-like decade of deflation a 'real threat,' experts say

By some measures, deflation in United States is no longer a question of if, but for how long and how deep.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 04, 2010
Special report: Tax planning

If you want to believe that the lame-duck Congress will come to the rescue after Election Day and renew the Bush-era tax cuts, return the estate tax to its more palatable 2009 levels and increase the exemptions from the alternative-minimum tax, go ahead.

By Mark Bruno
RIA NEWS NOV 04, 2010
Pretty sure tax rates will rise? Pull income into 2010

When it comes to tax planning, the general consensus among financial advisers and accountants can be summed up in that old motto: Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today

By Nancy Mandell
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2010
Indie reps' tax status secure for now

The good news: the clock ran out on a bill that could have ultimately stripped brokers' of their independent contractor tax status. The bad: the issue may come up again in two years.

By Liz Skinner
Ken Fisher: Look for 16% post-election rally
EQUITIES NOV 03, 2010
Ken Fisher: Look for 16% post-election rally

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index may rally as much as 16 percent in the next six months because yesterday's election will stymie legislative initiatives in Congress, billionaire investor Kenneth Fisher said.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 03, 2010
Bernanke warns of low inflation

The following are remarks delivered by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke at the Revisiting Monetary Policy in a Low-Inflation Environment Conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston on Oct. 15

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Fan who returned Jeter's ball needs conference at the mound with financial adviser

Handing over Derek Jeter's milestone ball has made a celebrity out of Christian Lopez -- and the financial implications also could have his head spinning.

By John Goff
Hangar stake: Investment nightmare not over yet for NFL player
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Hangar stake: Investment nightmare not over yet for NFL player

Warrant issued for man who allegedly steered Chargers' Buster Davis into airplane hangar investments

By Bruce Kelly
Who shot down J.R.? Judge nixes $11.6M payout to Larry Hagman
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Who shot down J.R.? Judge nixes $11.6M payout to Larry Hagman

In October, a Finra arbitration panel ordered Citigroup to pay former 'Dallas' star Larry Hagman a whopping $11.6 million for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty. Yesterday, a judge threw out the award, saying that one of the panel members may not have been impartial.

By InvestmentNews
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Will Ferrell flops with Finra arbitration panel

Will Ferrell may have the No.1 movie in America. But that didn't cut any ice with a Finra arbitration panel, which ruled against Ferrell and Larry David in a claim against J.P. Morgan Securities.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Poker kings turn to EvilCPA to manage winnings

Accountant helps Charlie Moneymaker, other card sharps with taxes, finances; 'don't get stupid'

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Tax tsunami on the way

If you want to believe that the lame-duck Congress will come to the rescue after Election Day and renew the Bush-era tax cuts, return the estate tax to its more palatable 2009 levels and increase the exemptions from the alternative-minimum tax, go ahead

By Nancy R. Mandell
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Election 2010: Should advisers be worried?

It's been an ugly, mud-slinging, smackdown of a campaign. The results may not be any prettier -- at least, not for advocates of financial reform.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS NOV 02, 2010
Big winner in November vote? Stocks, most likely

No matter where you stand in this increasingly divided political landscape, the financial markets are a good bet to rally following the Nov. 2 elections.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra slaps Next Financial with $400K fine
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 01, 2010
Finra slaps Next Financial with $400K fine

Next Financial Group Inc. has been hit with a significant regulatory action for the third time in three years, with Finra this month levying a $400,000 fine and $102,000 in restitution to clients.

By Bruce Kelly