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ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 11, 2011
Saying 'I do' to prenup money advice

Before they march down the aisle, engaged couples rarely discuss who'll pay the electric bill or how much to save once the knot is tied. Maybe they should.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Companies discover cash back the key to boosting stock price
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2011
Companies discover cash back the key to boosting stock price

Dividends, buybacks attracting yield-hungry investors; bigger payouts coming in 2012

By John Goff
Dividend-centered fund on a run, up 5.5% this year
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2011
Dividend-centered fund on a run, up 5.5% this year

Payden Value Leaders rejiggered, now zeroing in on large caps with hefty payouts; it's working, too

By Jeff Benjamin
Stressed BofA, Citi may have to rethink dividend plans
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 10, 2011
Stressed BofA, Citi may have to rethink dividend plans

Fed's tougher capital tests could throw a spanner into the works for buybacks as well

By John Goff
Clients hesitant to buy stocks, but corporations can't get enough
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2011
Clients hesitant to buy stocks, but corporations can't get enough

Business buyback binge eases concerns about another recession; 'a testament from CEOs'

By John Goff
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 10, 2011
Sketches of pain

Adviser Carl Richards is gaining something of a cult following in the financial advice industry -- thanks to humorous drawings that illustrate the flaws in clients' approaches to investing . Here are ten of Richards' best. <b><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&amp;Date=20111109&amp;Category=FREE&amp;ArtNo=110909910&amp;Ref=PH&amp;Params=Itemnr=1>Read about Richards &amp;raquo; | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20111109/FREE/111109932>The hot new alternative investment? Art &amp;raquo;</a></b>

By John Goff
Wealth managers demanding — and getting — huge salaries in Asia
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 10, 2011
Wealth managers demanding — and getting — huge salaries in Asia

Competition fierce as number of millionaires in Asia set to double by 2015; plenty of offers on the table

By John Goff
Thanks to economy, 80 — yes, 80 — is the new 65
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 09, 2011
Thanks to economy, 80 — yes, 80 — is the new 65

Survey shows many workers will have to stay on the job years longer before they can afford to retire

By John Goff
I knew them when: Pre-IPO investing goes retail
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2011
I knew them when: Pre-IPO investing goes retail

New closed-end fund lets clients bet on future stock market stars

By Andrew Osterland
Despite earlier predictions, no pall at all over muni market
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2011
Despite earlier predictions, no pall at all over muni market

With yields matching, even surpassing comparable Treasuries, municipals suddenly big with advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 08, 2011
Why billion-dollar brokers are on the move

A handful of top-tier advisers and teams have changed firms in the last 30 days, according to our <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/recruiting-moves&amp;fromdate=20111019&amp;todate=20111118&amp;sortorder=aum%28desc%29>Advisers on the Move</a> database.

By Mark Bruno
J.P. Morgan replacing retirement plan fund menu with portfolios
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2011
J.P. Morgan replacing retirement plan fund menu with portfolios

New approach divides fund offerings into a trio of goal-based portfolios

By Darla Mercado
GOP now talking taxes, but Dems say they're talking through their hats
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2011
GOP now talking taxes, but Dems say they're talking through their hats

Republicans OK with axing tax deductions for the rich, but marginal tax rates still a bone of contention

By John Goff
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2011
It's not you, it's your firm

It's been about two months since Sallie Krawcheck was ousted from her job at Bank of America Global Wealth Management. At a conference on Monday, the former head of Merrill Lynch's thundering herd praised advisers. She was less generous about the actual firms that advisers work for. | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20110616&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=616009999&amp;Ref=PH>How clients rate the big advisory firms</a>

By John Goff
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2011
Social Security beneficiaries to receive 3.6% increase

Fifty-five million Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment next year, the U.S. government said last week

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2011
Wirehouses warming to indexed annuities

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 08, 2011
Insurance regulators seek stronger annuity disclosure

A group of state insurance regulators voted last week to adopt amendments to an annuity disclosure model that would give customers a detailed breakdown of product features

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2011
&lt;font color=red&gt;FPA Convention &lt;/font&gt;What's the right age to take Social Security?

If the drawdown of assets is done properly, it's best to delay taking that government check.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2011
Retirement experts clash over tax breaks for 401(k) plans

Some want to boost the deferral limit &#8211; others want to do away with it

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS NOV 08, 2011
John Hussman: Inside a 'surface' recovery

On the surface, the U.S. economy is gradually recovering

By John Hussman