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RIA NEWS NOV 18, 2012
LPL raising fees, cutting incentives

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS NOV 18, 2012
A surefire way to cut taxes for shareholders

By Robert N. Gordon
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 18, 2012
Ducking default, nontraded REIT sponsor cuts interest payments

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 16, 2012
Medical pros on the front line in fight against financial abuse of seniors

Medical pros say they can play a part but financial advisers have key role.

By Liz Skinner
Chuck to advisers: Don't sweat the fiscal cliff
RIA NEWS NOV 16, 2012
Chuck to advisers: Don't sweat the fiscal cliff

Schwab founder says money can be made in the toughest of markets

By DJAMIESON
LPL signs on with another credit union
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS NOV 15, 2012
LPL signs on with another credit union

Alliant seeks to expand retirement offerings, grow advisory business; 35th deal for B-D this year

By Liz Skinner
Bowles on fiscal cliff: Most devastating — and most avoidable — financial disaster ever
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2012
Bowles on fiscal cliff: Most devastating — and most avoidable — financial disaster ever

Tells Schwab crowd risks include recession, rising unemployment

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES NOV 15, 2012
Liz Ann Sonders on the fiscal cliff: Advisers are on lockdown

By Mark Bruno
Time to get your game on, small advisory firms
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2012
Time to get your game on, small advisory firms

Panel says 'lifestyle' practices face future of diminishing profit margins.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2012
Cortazzo moves affiliation to LPL Financial from SII

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2012
LPL adviser Waldron going- but not gone

By Bruce Kelly
MassMutual sets 7% payout for '13, showing up fixed income
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2012
MassMutual sets 7% payout for '13, showing up fixed income

Move shows there's nothing plain about whole-life amid low rate environment.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES NOV 15, 2012
Bill Gross: The U.S. debt damage

How can the U.S. not be considered the first destination of global capital in search of safe (although historically low) returns? Easy answer: It will not be if we continue down the current road and don't address our “fiscal gap.”

By Bill Gross
Ameriprise said near deal for ING asset management unit
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2012
Ameriprise said near deal for ING asset management unit

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS NOV 15, 2012
Former ING network chief John Simmers is back in the business

John Simmers, a onetime leading executive in the independent-contractor brokerage industry, is jumping back into the business using a duel strategy that is closely linked.

By Bruce Kelly
Life insurance — not annuities — is the next area for growth: Insurance execs
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 15, 2012
Life insurance — not annuities — is the next area for growth: Insurance execs

Fixed annuities squeezed by low rates; waning appetite for VA biz

By Darla Mercado
Take a lesson from George Costanza: Do the opposite
RIA NEWS NOV 14, 2012
Take a lesson from George Costanza: Do the opposite

By Jason Kephart
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2012
Rashomon? Clients and their children have different vision of parents' retirement

Survey suggests advisers should hold discussions with both camps; few do

By Liz Skinner
What happens to Medicare when you suspend Social Security bennies?
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 14, 2012
What happens to Medicare when you suspend Social Security bennies?

You don't lose your health care coverage -- unless you opt out.

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS NOV 14, 2012
Chart of the day: Gauging the fiscal cliff

By Paul Menchaca