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INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Policyholder who died in 1970 finally gets death benefits — and so do 8,000 others

New York state orders insurers to track down unpaid claims; $52M forked over in total

By John Goff
Little trouble in big China says bargain-buying Pimco
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 23, 2012
Little trouble in big China says bargain-buying Pimco

Expected soft landing has fund giant buying undervalued stocks in the PRC and other BRICs; policy shift seen

By John Goff
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Lincoln may get more defensive with MoneyGuard hybrid

Lincoln National Corp. may raise fees and change its benefits on its popular MoneyGuard Reserve product, a combination of universal life insurance and long-term-care benefits.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
LTCI too pricey even for Uncle Sam as CLASS Act yanked

Executives at life insurance companies can breathe a sigh of relief now that the proposed federal long-term-care insurance program — the CLASS Act — has been killed

By Darla Mercado
Commodities not your run-of-the-mill hedge: Highbridge PM
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 22, 2012
Commodities not your run-of-the-mill hedge: Highbridge PM

Raw materials also offer inflation protection and exposure to emerging economies, says Nodelman

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 22, 2012
Maximizing the election-year boost

By Mitchell Kauffman
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 22, 2012
Changing the nation's savings mindset

By MFXFeeder
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2012
LPL realigns management

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 22, 2012
Morgan Keegan ripped by DOL over kickbacks

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH APR 20, 2012
Hey B-D, NASD Rule 3010 audit management got you down?

By Davis Janowski
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2012
Regions Financial repays $3.5B U.S. taxpayer bailout

Company sold $900 million of stock and its Morgan Keegan brokerage for about $1.2 billion to help repay the bailout

By Doug Cubberley
LPL affiliate scooped up more than 140 new advisers in 2011
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 20, 2012
LPL affiliate scooped up more than 140 new advisers in 2011

Independent Financial Partners aims to push recruitment this year — and add $30 million in GDC

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 20, 2012
LPL gunning for hotshot reps

On the back of a strong recruiting year, B-D aims to recruit star brokers; payout per rep still trails rivals

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 20, 2012
Schwab closes on optionsXpress

Deal valued at $1B; trading platform highly valued

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 20, 2012
TARP bill likely to be fraction of initial forecast

Solid returns on investments means taxpayers will be stuck for $70B -- not $700B; 'most useful federal program that has ever been despised by public'

By Bloomberg
LPL on a recruiting roll — but at a price
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2012
LPL on a recruiting roll — but at a price

Hiring expenses rose as indie B-D attracted 408 net new advisers in past year; 'elevating our expectation'

By Bruce Kelly
Historic Chapter 11 case could trigger wave of public-pension bankruptcies
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2012
Historic Chapter 11 case could trigger wave of public-pension bankruptcies

Workers in Northern Mariana look to halt fund's filing for court protection; benefits could be slashed by more than half

By Darla Mercado
Behind the management shake-up at LPL
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS APR 19, 2012
Behind the management shake-up at LPL

Mark Casady reveals reasons for recent changes at indie B-D

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 19, 2012
Why the markets have turned bearish on gold

By Adrian Day
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 19, 2012
Commodities funds under fire

By JKEPHART