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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Government shutdown delays Social Security COLA announcement

Labor Department says CPI report will not be released next week.

By Mary Beth Franklin
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 30, 2013
Two teams join Wells Fargo from Merrill, UBS

Groups from Salt Lake City, Charlotte, N.C., manage close to $500M combined.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Understanding your clients' '3 am moment'

When your clients wake up in the middle of the night with sweaty palms, what are they afraid of? What is it they ultimately want you to protect them from?

By Joe Duran
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 30, 2013
LPL puts layoff, outsourcing plan into action

Cuts don't include client-facing functions.

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 30, 2013
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients get two-fer when they postpone Social Security

They earn 8%-per-year delayed retirement credits plus annual COLAs

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
COLA boosts estate tax exemption for couples to $10.5M

IRS also sets tax break for single filers at $5.25M

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2013
Report paints picture of 'typical' adviser

Median investment adviser under SEC regulation has $270M in AUM, 92 accounts, and eight employees

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2013
Don't let your debts sink your retirement goals

Why some financial professionals now say debt management is key to successful retirement planning

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 29, 2013
Best way an adviser can help: Cut up the credit cards

Plan advisers wanting to step up their service to 401(k) clients, and their workers need look no further than bread-and-butter debt management.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Ways to give to charity without getting weighed down by taxes

Major changes tied to the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 could make charitable giving a way to soften the bite of higher taxes

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING EQUITIES OCT 29, 2013
Take Five with Dan Veru of Palisade Capital Management

From the upcoming Twitter Inc. IPO to the prospects for the United States becoming energy independent, Dan Veru, chief investment officer at Palisade Capital Management LLC, has an investment angle to share.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
BlackRock's Fink: There are 'bubble-like markets again'

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink, whose company is the world's largest money manager with $4.1 trillion in assets, said Federal Reserve policy is contributing to “bubble-like markets.”

By Matt Ackermann
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Smallest stocks rally nearly twice as fast

Smaller companies usually climb faster at the start of a bull market. Is the economy on its way up?

By Matt Ackermann
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Is cash king? Top money managers say yes

As stock markets flirt with record highs, steep prices make this a seller's market with few bargains, they say

By Gregory Crawford
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 29, 2013
Tapering speculation on back burner after weak jobs report

Fed will start easing off its tapering in March at earliest, market watchers say

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 28, 2013
Pressure is on

Restructuring at MetLife has put two broker-dealers under one roof, and has increased the pressure on reps to sell the company's proprietary products.

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 27, 2013
Wirehouses find a way through 401(k) regulation

As 401(k) plan advising gets closer attention from regulators, brokers are finding a way to play

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 26, 2013
Wall Street profit may drop 37%, bitten by laws, Congress

Employment drops to near post-recession low; bonuses could be crimped by profit squeeze.

By Gregory Crawford
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 26, 2013
Default averted, but advisers pan politicians

Give Obama, Congressboth barrels; hold little hope for long-term budget plan.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 25, 2013
Some 529 college savings plan fees likely hit bottom

Find out which states charge investors the least

By Liz Skinner