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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2014
IRS targeting IRA rollovers after Tax Court ruling

Agency to enforce one IRA-to-IRA rollover every 365 days rule despite earlier interpretation.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES APR 22, 2014
Bull market intact after “good flat” first quarter, but changes afoot

With the bull market intact after “good flat” first quarter, changes are afoot, leading strategists to suggest looking broadly for investment opportunity in the second quarter. Jeff Benjamin explains.

By Jeff Benjamin
WIREHOUSES APR 22, 2014
Wall Street ties to Putin threatened as sanctions ratchet higher

Wall Street leaders including Lloyd Blankfein and James Gorman, who have courted business in Vladimir Putin's Russia, are facing a dilemma as tensions over Ukraine escalate.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES APR 22, 2014
Panic proves fleeting in February as stocks, bonds climb

Stocks, bonds and commodities rose together in February for the first time in seven months, reversing January's losses. The S&P 500 is at a new all-time high. So who's panicking now?

By Gregory Crawford
ETFS APR 22, 2014
With volatile commodities, ETFs offer a way in

Coffee is up 80% this year. Lean hogs are up 28%. Corn is up 13%. Gold is up 12%. Most of these same commodities were down last year, and any of them could fall at the drop of a hat. How can an investor take advantage of these markets...and sleep at night?

By Gregory Crawford
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2014
Advisor Group names compliance chief McGinnis CEO to replace Roth

Joins Cetera CEO Valerie Brown in ranks of women running top broker-dealer networks.

By Bruce Kelly
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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