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RIA NEWS SEP 21, 2009
Top B-D exec at ING Advisors Network exits amid sale speculation

Another key executive with the ING Advisors Network Inc. has stepped down, as the network's parent, ING Groep NV, continues an evaluation of the broker-dealers that could lead to their sale.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS SEP 21, 2009
Gold will hit $1,200 an ounce, Midas precious metals fund manager predicts

The rise in the price of gold is only getting started, according to Thomas Winmill, president of Midas Management Corp. and manager of the $115 million Midas Fund.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 21, 2009
Axa executive replaces LPL honcho as chairman of the Insured Retirement Institute

The Insured Retirement Institute today chose James A. Shepherdson, executive vice president of Axa Equitable, as the group's chairman.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Al Frank Asset Management buys Innealta

Al Frank Asset Management Inc. today announced it has acquired Innealta Portfolio Advisors LLC, a quantitative asset management firm specializing in the creation and tactical management of exchange-traded fund portfolios.

By David Hoffman
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 20, 2009
William Danoff

Not many mutual fund managers have a 19-year tenure on a fund, and only a handful of them were able to outperform their peers in all three major bear markets of the past two decades.

By Sue Asci
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Rockefeller CEO's death is an apparent suicide

James McDonald, president and chief executive of Rockefeller & Co. Inc., one of the country's largest multifamily of-fices, died on Sept. 13.

By Charles Paikert
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
The RIA giants: $124B in assets and counting

Assets managed by the 50 largest registered-investment-advisory firms grew by a barely perceptible 0.4% during the second quarter, according to research conducted by RIA Database for <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Charles Paikert
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
What the small can teach the large

Judging by the recent 2009 Moss Adams/ InvestmentNews Adviser Compensation and Staffing Study, financial planning, investment advisory and independent-brokerage firms could teach companies in many other fields how to manage in tough times.

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Deflation hawks say economy may spiral downward

Deflation is working its way back into polite conversation.

By Dan Jamieson
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Tax breaks for out-of-state 529 plans unlikely

The Department of the Treasury wants all states that have an income tax and also sponsor a Section 529 college savings plan to offer residents a tax break, no matter what plan they choose, even if it is one from another state.

By Charles Paikert
RIA NEWS SEP 20, 2009
Beating competitors with non-correlated large-cap-stock picks

The immediate future continues to look bright to Tom Forester, manager of the $90 million Forester Value Fund (FVALX). The fund stood out at the end of last year for its 0.4% gain.

By Jeff Benjamin
RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2009
FDIC chief considers tapping Treasury for funds

The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says she is &quot;considering all options, including borrowing from Treasury,&quot; to replenish the dwindling fund that insures bank deposits.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2009
Vanguard charitable fund sees 15% increase in contribution in '09

The Vanguard charitable fund has seen a double-digit increase in contributions this year, while comparable funds at Fidelity and Schwab didn't fare as well.

By Sue Asci
RIA NEWS SEP 18, 2009
As stocks keep rallying, IPOs return

Eight companies are looking to raise as much as $3.7 billion when they go public next week, the most activity the U.S. IPO market has seen in a single week in nearly two years.

By ecooper
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2009
August housing construction rises 1.5%, highest level in 9 months

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2009
New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 545,000, lowest in 2 months

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 17, 2009
California AG launches probe of credit rating agencies

California's attorney general said Thursday his office is investigating Wall Street's big credit rating agencies to determine what role they may have played in the collapse of the financial markets.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 17, 2009
Vast majority of non-qualified annuity holders earn less than $100K, survey shows

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2009
Fed: Americans' wealth increased for first time in nearly two years

Americans' wealth rose this spring for the first time in nearly two years, with stocks and home values gaining as the recession faded.

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS SEP 17, 2009
College savings rate found insufficient, but 529s shine

While the recession has taken a toll on Americans' ability to save money for college, there are some encouraging signs from families using Section 529 college savings plans, according to a trio of reports released today as part of College Savings Month.

By Charles Paikert