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RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2013
IPO market is back with a vengeance, market watchers say

Chrysler, Hilton plan to soon follow Twitter; 'Facebook effect is finally wearing off'

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 13, 2013
Finra postpones action on recruitment disclosure rule

Finra had plans on Thursday to consider a controversial proposal requiring brokerages to disclose reps' recruitment deals. That discussion has now been postponed.

By DJAMIESON
Average 401(k) account balances nearly double since crisis
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2013
Average 401(k) account balances nearly double since crisis

ICI chief Stevens says assumption that 401(k) plans aren't working is wrong.

By Barry B. Burr
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES SEP 12, 2013
BofA quashed on arbitration

Court denies request by bank, Merrill on overtime suit.

By DJAMIESON
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 12, 2013
Will investing on Broadway be curtains for your returns?

Why the difficulty in spotting a hit could make it difficult to turn a profit

By Marine Cole
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2013
Steps you need to take now to protect your digital assets

Don't leave your loved ones without access to your funds

By Stan Luxenberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2013
Timing is everything when ex-spouses claim Social Security

Ex can claim on former spouse's record, even one who hasn't yet retired.

By Mary Beth Franklin
INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 12, 2013
Finding safe havens in fixed income as rates climb

The key to finding out whether investors are exposed to too much fixed income or just the wrong fixed income is to look at the typical refuges in a rising rate environment.

By Michael Temple
INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 12, 2013
How to climb from loss to gain on bonds

It's not impossible to find ways to benefit from rising interest rates. <i>(Don't miss: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130901/REG/309019982&quot;>Five questions for Sungarden chief strategist Robert Isbitts</a> </i>

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2013
SEC charges trader with Ponzi scheme using retirement investments

Clients in self-directed IRAs turned over control; 20% returns pitched.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
In a class by itself, Vanguard had ETF inflows in August

Index pioneer is only one of five biggest ETF companies to take in more cash last month.

By Jason Kephart
Jeffrey Saut: 'We are in a new secular bull market'
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Jeffrey Saut: 'We are in a new secular bull market'

But the Raymond James strategist remains cautious for the near term.

By Jeffrey D. Saut
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Banyan continues to expand, adding two firms, $1B in assets

Deals help firm push into institutional market, Midwest

By DJAMIESON
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Gundlach dips toe into uber-indexing

By Jason Kephart
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Evercore hires Jewelle Bickford to help expand wealth advisory

By Andrew Leigh
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2013
Symetra to sell its broker-dealer to John Hancock

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 11, 2013
Adviser numbers will continue to slide: Cerulli

Financial adviser and IBD headcounts continue to shrink as training can't catch up with the drain of talent. But how's the rest of the business faring?

By AOSTERLAND
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Kitces signs on to help fix 'issues' at Brightscope

Well-known adviser named to board at industry data specialist; plenty of complaints at launch

By DJAMIESON
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 11, 2013
Brightscope set to push out adviser fees

Get ready for a new level of transparency. Brightscope is gathering fee info from ADV forms and plans to begin publishing it later this year. Dan Jamieson has the details.

By DJAMIESON
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 11, 2013
The ripple effect of a calamity on nerves and the markets

For Edward Kohlhepp, a certified financial planner with Kohlhepp Investment Advisors Ltd. in Doylestown, Pa., the memories of 9/11 are still vivid

By Deborah Nason