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INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 02, 2009
Municipal bonds issuance up from a year ago

Municipalities stepped up their issuance of bonds by 5.3% in January, from a year ago, according to The Bond Buyer.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 02, 2009
January Week 4: Promoting your practice with rollover seminars

In this final week of a four-week program to get your business off to a solid start by focusing on retirement rollovers, let’s discuss effective retirement rollover seminars and how to do them on a limited budget.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 02, 2009
Americans spending less, saving more

Americans cut back on spending by 1% in December, and increased personal savings by 3.6 %, in response to concerns about job security and economic stability, according to a Department of Commerce report released today.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 02, 2009
Piper Jaffray books $153.3 million loss

Piper Jaffray & Co. today reported a $153.3 net loss, or a loss of $9.78 diluted earnings per share, for the fourth quarter.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2009
Bleeding assets, hedge funds register with SEC

The majority of hedge funds based in the United States are voluntarily registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc. in Chicago.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 01, 2009
Infrastructure funds gamble on increase in projects

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 01, 2009
Taxes and new RMD waiver may not mix

A new law that gives retirees greater latitude in taking required minimum distributions could have negative tax implications, according to advisers.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 01, 2009
Many get defensive on stocks, favoring consumer staples, health care and energy

Given the market downturn, it may appear to investors that there are screaming buys, but investment managers are largely staying defensive, with many favoring the consumer staples category.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 01, 2009
Rough market smooths road for active ETFs

Actively managed exchange traded funds may finally start to take off as mutual fund companies look to differentiate themselves in a tough market, according to some industry experts.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 01, 2009
PE firms are likely suitors for AIG asset unit

With AIG shedding a number of its businesses to pay back government loans, its money management unit — which runs more than $111 billion in global assets for external retail and institutional clients — appears to be the next business to be put on the block by the distressed insurance giant.