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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2012
Fighting for market share in the LTC business

A handful of publicly held life insurers dominate the market for traditional long-term-care insurance, but mutual life insurers are beginning to make inroads with agents and financial advisers.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
No yield ahead

In the search for income, investors are piling into dividend-paying REITs, driving up prices and poleaxing yields. How bad is it? Said one Morningstar analyst: Valuations are 'just nuts.'

By John Goff
Putnam's Reynolds aim to put retirement security on election agenda
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2012
Putnam's Reynolds aim to put retirement security on election agenda

Executive lays out three points he says should be addressed in every campaign

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 09, 2012
Advisers shortsighted about long-term care

By Darla Mercado
Wealthy Americans line up to give up passports in Swiss capital
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
Wealthy Americans line up to give up passports in Swiss capital

Renouncements are up sevenfold in Bern since UBS whistle-blower triggered crackdown four years ago

By Doug Cubberley
Advisers stepping up with tax tips accountants are ignoring
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
Advisers stepping up with tax tips accountants are ignoring

Coming tax law changes necessitate a closer look at strategies

By LKUYKENDALL
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 09, 2012
B-D declares bankruptcy after $1.5M arb judgment

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
Talking Points: How firms manage their staff

By Paul Menchaca
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
Advisers worry about future of retirement savings incentives

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
The 'Buffett rule' is getting old

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
Your most valuable asset? Your people

Every firm should have a well-documented compensation plan, which covers a lot more than just how much you pay people.

By Kcruz
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
Secret to success for advisers? Get an easy chair

Forget the C-suite power-play look. Advisers are finding that more casual office environments can make client meetings more comfortable and productive.

By LKUYKENDALL
RIA NEWS MAY 09, 2012
The 'worst personal-finance video ever'?

The Columbia Journalism Review takes CNNMoney to task for a <a href=&quot;http://money.cnn.com/video/pf/2012/03/12/pf_win_lottery.cnnmoney/&quot;>video</a> on how to improve your odds of winning a lottery.

By Dan Jamieson
This state's lottery players are the country's biggest suckers
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2012
This state's lottery players are the country's biggest suckers

Georgia's citizens doing the most damage to their personal finances by trying to hit it big, data shows

By John Goff
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2012
Pace of B-D shutdowns slowed in first quarter

By Bruce Kelly
Are the days of the small B-D numbered?
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 08, 2012
Are the days of the small B-D numbered?

Pace of shutdowns is slowing, but one in 10 firms open in 2007 are now gone

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2012
More colleges adding financial planner programs

By JKEPHART
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2012
New strategy puts volatility forecast in driver's seat

By Thao Hua
House extends 3.4% student loan rate, but Dems won't support how
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2012
House extends 3.4% student loan rate, but Dems won't support how

GOP wants to sap health care funds to pay the $5.9 billion to freeze a hike in Stafford loan rate; Dems want to end tax breaks for big oil

By Liz Skinner
Advisers, pay attention to House SRO bill — even though Senate may not
RIA NEWS MAY 08, 2012
Advisers, pay attention to House SRO bill — even though Senate may not

Push for self-regulator for investment advisers could pick up momentum in the lower chamber

By Mark Schoeff Jr.