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Going with your gut can gut your portfolio, research shows
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 20, 2011
Going with your gut can gut your portfolio, research shows

Got an investment hunch? Fight the urge, says DFA's Bosworth

By Lavonne Kuykendall
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2011
Berkshire Hathaway: Buy or sell?

Matthew McLennan (middle), portfolio manager at First Eagle Funds, and David J. Winters (right), manager of the Wintergreen Fund, sit down with WealthTrack's Consuelo Mack (left) at the Retirement Income Summit today in Chicago.

By Mark Bruno
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2011
AllianceBernstein loses DC veteran to Russell

Davies latest in a series of of top execs who've left the financial firm since CEO change in 2008

By Doug Cubberley
RESOURCES IRA ALERT MAY 19, 2011
401(k) rights trumped by ERISA

In a recent case (Cajun Industries LLC v. Robert Kidder, et al.), the court ruled that despite having previously named his three children as beneficiaries of his 401(k) plan, a deceased plan participant's 401(k) balance will pass to his new wife

By Ed Slott
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2011
IRAs going under the microscope ─ are advisers prepared?

Jamey Delaplane, partner at law firm Davis &amp; Harman LLP, warned advisers in attendance at the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Retirement Income Summit that IRAs are likely to come under increased regulatory scrutiny.

By Mark Bruno
John Hancock to settle Calif. death benefit row worth $20M
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2011
John Hancock to settle Calif. death benefit row worth $20M

California today announced a settlement with John Hancock Financial Services Inc. after an investigation revealed that the carrier failed to deliver deceased clients' death benefits promptly to the tune or $20 million. Similar cases are ongoing in Florida, too.

By Darla Mercado
Securities America, investors OK settlement: Sources
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2011
Securities America, investors OK settlement: Sources

Class-action litigants, B-D finally sign off on deal over soured Reg D offerings; agreement to be filed with judge 'within the week'

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2011
Surge in VA sales leads to capacity questions

After a surge in variable annuity sales last year, financial advisers are curious about just how much more business the largest sellers can handle without biting off more than they can hedge

By Darla Mercado
Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum

BofA, JPMorgan and Wells looking to horn in on retirement plan biz; could be good news for employees

By John Goff
CFO: Securities America on the brink without legal settlement
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 19, 2011
CFO: Securities America on the brink without legal settlement

The B-D's finance chief says the brokerage, part of Ameriprise, could be on the brink -- if a judge fails to approve a class-action settlement over failed private placements

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
B-Ds plead for DOL, SEC to team up on fiduciary rule

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 19, 2011
Hybrids an alternative to LTC rate increases

Soaring premiums on long-term-care insurance have seniors and advisers up in arms. Some believe new hybrid products may provide better protection and more flexibility.

By Darla Mercado
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again

A Colorado college savings plan gets top mark for 2010; rated No.1 for the past five quarters

By Liz Skinner
Stocks teetering on 'tipping point' of a correction: Nouriel Roubini
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2011
Stocks teetering on 'tipping point' of a correction: Nouriel Roubini

Dr. Doom sees global economic growth stalling; corporate results will disappoint, he predicts

By John Goff
No ceiling for large caps, say Biggs, Birinyi and BlackRock's Rendino
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2011
No ceiling for large caps, say Biggs, Birinyi and BlackRock's Rendino

Barton Biggs, Laszlo Birinyi and a host of other investment gurus see no end to the current bull market The reason? Take a look at corporate balance sheets.

By John Goff
Analyst sees S&P 500 at surprise number at end of year
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2011
Analyst sees S&P 500 at surprise number at end of year

Dahlman Rose's Rauscher predicts benchmark index will finish year close to 1,500 mark; weak dollar, corporate profits cited

By John Goff
TD's Bradley: Rule to protect investors could cost them their IRAs
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2011
TD's Bradley: Rule to protect investors could cost them their IRAs

Unintended consequence of applying fiduciary standard could whack self-directed retirement accounts; DOL went 'a little bit too far'

By Liz Skinner
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2011
What John Paulson is buying now

By John Goff
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2011
Portfolio management theory all wrong, claims economist

Focus on optimal portfolios &#8211; rather than optimal investment strategies &#8211; a big mistake, says Muralidhar; death to CAPM

By Andrew Osterland
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 18, 2011
New muni bond tool could shock clients

Few investors grasp the damage inflation can do to long-term debt. But a new online tool from BondView might help bring clients' expectations in line with reality.

By Jessica Toonkel