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RIA NEWS OCT 20, 2013
Giant dividends: Bonanza or tax trap?

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS OCT 20, 2013
Giving talk: Go holistic

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2013
It's lump: Massachusetts latest to probe pension advances

Massachusetts is the latest state looking into upfront pension payments to retirees amid concerns that the payment may be less than a plan's future value.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2013
What's a tweet worth? Twitter sets IPO price

Social media site seeks $1.4 billion in biggest web offering since Facebook.

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2013
Now you can own a piece of an NFL running back's earnings

A look at new investment opportunities with the lifting of the general solicitation ban, and other must-reads from wealth manager and CNBC commentator Josh Brown

By Joshua Brown
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2013
Investors pour back into money funds after debt deal

Investors pumped $8.9 billion into money-market mutual funds on Thursday, following Washington lawmakers' deal to avert a government default

By Matt Ackermann
RIA NEWS OCT 18, 2013
RIAs are losing competitive edge

RIAs appear to be losing their competitive edge. Why? Wirehouses and regional firms are adopting some of their practices.

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES OCT 17, 2013
Advisers feeling better about the economy and their clients – and it shows

Latest Brinker Capital survey finds advisers' investment outlook improving despite some nagging concerns about Washington.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2013
S&P 500 surges to record after debt deal

Market boosted by bets Fed will continue stimulus, focus turns to third quarter earnings

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2013
Investment managers gloomy about economy

Fewer than a third of survey respondents expect corporate profits to improve this year

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2013
BlackRock's Fink less bullish on U.S. stocks after stalemate

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink, who last year said he would invest 100% of his personal wealth in equities, said stock markets may decline as a result of the political debate over the debt ceiling.

By Matt Ackermann
Behavioral finance is dead?
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2013
Behavioral finance is dead?

When it comes to financial philosophies, there is an overwhelming "intellectual turf war" that is keeping great ideas from exploring their points of fusion. Behavioral Finance Expert Dr. Daniel Crosby explores some solutions.

By Dr. Daniel Crosby
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2013
What to tell clients about the shutdown, debt ceiling issues

Advice for advisers on how to address their clients' most pressing concerns about the looming debt ceiling debate, as well as the ongoing government shutdown.

By Andrew Leigh
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 17, 2013
Raymond James adds Georgia firm with $280 million in client assets

TSD Capital joins from Wells Fargo network.

By Megan Durisin
RIA NEWS OCT 17, 2013
Take Five with Jeffrey Saut of Raymond James

D.C.'s shifting culture will translate into an energy-independent U.S. economy, strategist says

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 17, 2013
LPL to offer advice to 401(k) participants

LPL is going to offer advice to 401(k) participants served by Vanguard and Ascensus and is talking with a big insurer about adding its plans, too.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES OCT 16, 2013
<font color=red>Morningstar's ETF conference</font> Vanguard and BlackRock see good times ahead

Downside risks are clear and present but 5-, 10-year outlooks solid, strategists say.

By JKEPHART
ETFS OCT 16, 2013
Take Five with Dave Nadig of Index Universe's ETF Analytics

Exchange-traded products have allowed investors to take advantage of higher commodities prices, he says

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS OCT 16, 2013
iShares takes next step to woo retail investors, fend off Vanguard

By Jason Kephart
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 15, 2013
Take Five with Chris Wallis of Vaughan Nelson

Touts tapering, active management; says advisers will narrow use of ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin