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ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES FEB 05, 2007
Wachovia to unveil deferred-comp program

IRVINE, Calif. — Wachovia Securities LLC of Richmond, Va., is expected to roll out in coming weeks a significant new incentive program.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2007
Demise of savings may be greatly exaggerated

NEW YORK — The negative savings rate in the United States has been a cause for concern to some economists — who contend that Americans are spending away their futures.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2007
Global exposure important to investors, Goldman says

NEW YORK — Exposure to global markets is playing an increasingly important role in the confidence investors have in a company and its stock, according to evaluations of 2006 fourth-quarter company reports published last month by Goldman Sachs & Co. Inc.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2007
Consumer sentiment sets record

Lower gas prices and a thriving labor market boosted consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to the monthly index of consumer sentiment that Reuters and the University of Michigan released today.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2007
KPMG suffers adverse legal ruling

KPMG LLP endured another blow in its tax shelter case this week, when a federal judge in Texas ruled that tax shelters based on fake bank loans are not legitimate tax write-offs, according to the New York Times.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 01, 2007
Putnam Investments sold for $3.9 billion

Putnam Investments today announced that it is being acquired by Great-West Lifeco Inc., a subsidiary of Power Financial Corp. in Montreal, for $3.9 billion.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2007
Up-and-coming execs

Three executives of National Planning Corp., Sean Haley, Bryan Jacobsen and Austin Moon, have received promotions.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 01, 2007
Home sales index records hefty gain

The Pending Home Sales Index, which measures signed sales contracts, increased 4.9% in December.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS FEB 01, 2007
Senate passes minimum wage increase

The Senate approved the first increase in minimum wage in 10 years, bumping it to $7.25 per hour.

By Bloomberg
Interconnectedness and the great rewiring of modern society
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2005
Interconnectedness and the great rewiring of modern society

The evolution of data centers, power, real estate and infrastructure—the makeup of the New Economy

Reverse Spin: Spitzer, Donaldson turf war heats up
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 15, 2003
Reverse Spin: Spitzer, Donaldson turf war heats up

New York Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer isn't just getting scandal-plagued mutual fund companies to cry uncle. He is going for their wallets, too.

By Rick Miller
Opponents say stock options would be prohibitively costly
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 15, 2003
Opponents say stock options would be prohibitively costly

A bipartisan group of senators has offered compromise legislation that would require publicly traded companies to include in expense statements stock options for their top employees.

By Sara Hansard
CFP board spreads word on standards
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 15, 2003
CFP board spreads word on standards

Concerned that the public - and even some financial planners - are clueless about its practice standards, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. in Denver is on a mission to spread the word.

By Rick Miller
Tax Watch: IRS helps taxpayers recoup 'gratuity' benefits
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2003
Tax Watch: IRS helps taxpayers recoup 'gratuity' benefits

The Internal Revenue Service is already helping taxpayers use a new tax law providing income exclusions for death benefit payments and certain home sales.

By Mark Battersby
New trend a reaction to federal rulings: Mutual funds that hedge edging into VA market
RIAS RIA NEWS DEC 08, 2003
New trend a reaction to federal rulings: Mutual funds that hedge edging into VA market

Mutual funds that use hedging strategies are finding their way into variable-annuity subaccounts - a move some expect will snowball in the coming year.

By Rick Miller
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 08, 2003
Linsco makes a move to other side of ledger

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS SEP 01, 2003
It's time to overhaul SEC's fine-collecting

By Investment News Team
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2003
Profiling Top 25 401(k) managers

By Investment News Team
Brother, can you spare a decimal point?
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 26, 2003
Brother, can you spare a decimal point?

Some of Wall Street's most powerful firms, reeling from steep drops in stock-trading profits, are urging regulators to help them make more money.

By Aaron Elstein
RIAS RIA NEWS APR 21, 2003
Secondary offering creates adviser power bloc

By Brooke Southall