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RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2013
Low-rate environment means slower withdrawal pace: Study

A 2.8% withdrawal rate over a retirement period of 30 years, with a 40% allocation to stocks, is the recipe for a 90% success rate if rates continue to stay low

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS FEB 10, 2013
Vanguard's got its own 'Apple' problem

Like Tim Cook at the iPad maker, Tim Buckley has some damn big shoes to fill.

By Jason Kephart
Six reasons to be bullish about stocks over the next five years
EQUITIES FEB 10, 2013
Six reasons to be bullish about stocks over the next five years

Here are some scenarios that could drive equities to strong returns going forward

By Paul Menchaca
RIA NEWS FEB 08, 2013
TD scored big with breakaways in 2012

Unit snags 110 brokers in fiscal first quarter; tops $200B in assets

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2013
Lump sum payouts for Social Security? Yep

Some retirees qualify for up to six months of retroactive benefits; pay for those larger items

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS FEB 07, 2013
E*Trade commercial takes aim at fee-based advisers

Discount broker's 2%-too-much-to-pay claims could overstate the case

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2013
Americans want to prop up Social Security — but not on their backs

Large support for lifting contribution cap, raising payroll tax over lengthy-time period; don't touch my bennies

By Mary Beth Franklin
Schwab's RIA firms knocked 'em dead last quarter
RIA NEWS FEB 07, 2013
Schwab's RIA firms knocked 'em dead last quarter

Advisers who hold their assets at The Charles Schwab Corp.'s custody unit brought in an eye-popping $24.4 billion in net new assets in the fourth quarter of last year — an all-time record.

By DJAMIESON
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 07, 2013
Finra offers details on controversial bonus disclosure reg

SRO posts summary of proposal on website; sure to draw some howls

By DJAMIESON
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 06, 2013
LPL to reduce head count in 3Q

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2013
New regs leave 401(k) biz 'wide open' for advisers

Heightened scrutiny seen as a foot in the door; some drawbacks, too.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2013
Congress gives Roth 401(k)s new life

By Craig Brimhall
WIREHOUSES FEB 05, 2013
UBS advisers break $1 million per FA revenue mark

UBS advisers surpass the $1 million-per-FA revenue mark as the bank's U.S. wealth unit is the lone bright spot in a rough quarter. Bruce Kelly reports.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2013
Tax reform may find its way through partisan thicket

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Cohan: Enough already, UBS deserves the death penalty
WIREHOUSES FEB 05, 2013
Cohan: Enough already, UBS deserves the death penalty

Alleged Libor-rigging is the latest in a long series of scandals tied to the Swiss bank

By John Goff
RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2013
Dually registered advisers getting extra mileage from hybrid model

Number of hybrid advisers growing at faster pace than other camps

By AOSTERLAND
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 05, 2013
Goldman offers DC plans true alternative with novel fund

Taking a step toward portfolio diversification

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2013
Cerulli: Advisers should think twice about running money

Performance lags packaged fund programs, blended benchmarks; get out, forget to get back in

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS FEB 04, 2013
Analysts unfazed by economy's fourth-quarter dip

Wednesday's report from the Commerce Department shows that the economy contracted by 0.1%; experts more focused on markets' momentum gain

By Jeff Benjamin
ING sends incorrect statements to 75,000 VA customers
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 04, 2013
ING sends incorrect statements to 75,000 VA customers

Notices contained account balance errors, wrong names; cause of error discovered

By Darla Mercado