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RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
Fees, investment options sink four 529 plans in rankings

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
New Citi chief must focus on investment advice

Bank is losing ground to competitors such as Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
Advisers show Romney the money

The race for the presidency may be a real squeaker. But when it comes to attracting donations from investment advisory firms and wirehouses, Mitt Romney is winning in a landslide.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2012
The Hartford's makeover centers on mutual fund push

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2012
Goldman offers DC plans an alternative with fund

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
Long line of suitors for Genworth investment units

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
10-year-old crafts investment newsletter

By Liz Skinner
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
Consumers stuck in credit quicksand

By Esha Ray
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2012
Hey, tell me about annuities

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS OCT 21, 2012
Cap deductions to balance the budget

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 21, 2012
A better retirement withdrawal strategy — from the tax man

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 19, 2012
Analyst: Ladenburg set for growth acceleration

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., which owns three sizable independent broker-dealers, stands to benefit from long term trends such as the increase in the number of Baby Boomers retiring and advisers leaving large financial institutions

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 19, 2012
Merrill Lynch names new head of alts group

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named a new head of its Alternative Investments Group, as demand from its advisers for alternatives is expected to double assets over the next three to five years. Keith Glenfield, former chief operating officer of Global Wealth & Retirement Solutions, started in the new role this week.

By JKEPHART
Skip the fiscal-cliff concern, watch for inflation, adviser says
RIA NEWS OCT 19, 2012
Skip the fiscal-cliff concern, watch for inflation, adviser says

Concern that inflation will “runaway” at 4% to 5% over the next year and then Fed will have to step in to control prices

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2012
Hartford deals individual-life unit to Prudential as sell-off continues

Pru to pay $615 million in cash for 700,000 life insurance contracts

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS OCT 19, 2012
Massachusetts seeks to deny registration to adviser

Massachusetts has filed a complaint against a midsize adviser for allegedly misstating assets under management.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS OCT 19, 2012
Middle-income Americans wing it on financial decisions

That best describes the underpinnings of middle-income Americans' financial decisions. And a new survey reveals just how much it's costing them.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
EQUITIES OCT 19, 2012
Gamma ray: Retirement income security is not all about alpha

By Darla Mercado
Advisers irked as Pru locks vintage VAs
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2012
Advisers irked as Pru locks vintage VAs

Prudential Financial Inc.'s decision to cut off contributions into a slate of older variable annuities with attractive benefits has raised the ire of financial advisers, this time because they were given so little time to add money to the contracts.

By Darla Mercado
Pru pulls plug on another long-term-care product
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 19, 2012
Pru pulls plug on another long-term-care product

Bows out of group LTC insurance; halted sales of individual coverage in March

By Darla Mercado