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ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2014
Roth splits Advisor Group to join Schorsch's B-D

Larry Roth splits Advisor Group to join Nick Schorsch's B-D, marking the latest step in American Realty Capital's expansion beyond nontraded REITs. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 21, 2014
Too much of a good thing?

When the need to accumulate money becomes an investor's sole preoccupation, chances are it is a case of "wealth addiction." Find out how advisers have steered clients back from the brink to healthier lifestyles.

By Gregory Crawford
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2014
Social Security training course covers program nuts and bolts

Course covers finer points of Windfall Elimination Provision calculations, but needs more emphasis on claiming strategies.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 21, 2014
Gross, Gundlach: Contrarians expecting yields to fall

The world's biggest bond dealers aren't buying a strong start for Treasuries as they grow bullish on the U.S. economy even as investors such as Bill Gross of Pimco and Jeffrey Gundlach of DoubleLine Capital question the strength of the recovery,

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2014
Millions set up online Social Security accounts

But a credit freeze could complicate the sign-up process.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 21, 2014
No repeat for stocks this year, Gundlach says

Betting against Treasuries risky, caution needed with funds buying junk bonds, shorting government debt,

By Gregory Crawford
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 21, 2014
Mariner snaps up New York advisory firm with $780M in assets

Deal brings the firm's assets under management to $8.2 billion

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Adding Concordia, Mariner buoys alternatives biz
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 21, 2014
Adding Concordia, Mariner buoys alternatives biz

Concordia CEO Basil Williams to become deputy chief investment officer of combined firm.

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2014
6 tax lessons for Millennials

If you found yourself reeling from this year's number, take steps now to avoid a repeat. Especially for entrepreneurs, quarterly payments are key.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 20, 2014
Tax lessons learned for the 2013 season

Six tips could prevent your clients from getting slapped with a four-figure tax bill next year.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2014
Regulators compete for slice of IRA rollover pie

Rollovers used to be the 'Wild West' of regulation; now advisers need to watch out for new rules

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 18, 2014
Your broker may be overcharging you

The North American Securities Administrators Association uncovered a wide disparity in how broker-dealers disclose the fees they charge and questionable practices regarding markups.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 18, 2014
1 chart that tells you everything you need to know now about bonds

Bond yields are beginning to move back toward familiar territory, which provides a reminder that bonds were never really designed to provide high returns. They were and are designed to provide security. In other words, the party is over.

By J. Brent Burns and Stephen J. Huxley
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2014
Have you gone from having a work ethic to being a wealth addict?

The first question to see whether you are putting accumulation above all else, and how to steer yourself back to a healthier lifestyle.

By Liz Skinner
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 18, 2014
Midwestern Mariner sails into the Northeast with acquisition

Mariner Wealth Advisors gains majority stake in New Jersey firm with $817M in assets.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 18, 2014
Too much of a good thing? What to do when clients are addicted to wealth

When the need to accumulate money becomes an investor's sole preoccupation, chances are it is a case of "wealth addiction." Find out how advisers have steered clients back from the brink to healthier lifestyles.

By Liz Skinner
INVESTING ETFS APR 18, 2014
How newly-launched fixed-income ETFs rank

By Andrew Leigh
INVESTING ETFS APR 18, 2014
Fixed-income ETFs ranked by quarterly returns

By Andrew Leigh
INVESTING ETFS APR 18, 2014
One-year anniversary equity ETFs

By Andrew Leigh
INVESTING ETFS APR 18, 2014
How newly-launched equity ETFs rank

By Andrew Leigh