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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 20, 2012
High yield soars in low-rate world

By Jason Kephart
Are retirees better off than we think? Data says yes
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2012
Are retirees better off than we think? Data says yes

Agency bulletin notes that key government report doesn't count IRA, 401k distributions.

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
Finra considers exemption process on CMA fee

By DJAMIESON
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
MSSB to pare number of complexes

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
Check out new emerging markets

By Dawn Bennett
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
Wells Fargo to pay $6.5M in MBS settlement

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2012
Tool aims to help DC plan participants make better decisions

By Janowski Davis
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
WinnING team: NYC girls

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2012
Retirement's bleak end

By Emily Yang
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2012
Long-running B-D shuts doors

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2012
One way to boost Social Security benefits: A do-over

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2012
The rippling effect of Hartford's restructuring

Insurer never recovered VA business it lost after the financial crisis

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2012
Prudential to bail on sales of individual long-term care

Prudential will stop selling long-term care policies citing 'challenging economics.'

By Doug Cubberley
Long-running B-D closes its doors
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 17, 2012
Long-running B-D closes its doors

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Another B-D that sold Provident private placements has ceased operations.

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 16, 2012
Waivering

Despite a rather substantial budget gap, Finra may offer exemptions for its controversial CMA fee.

By John Goff
Early returns show advisers like Ryan pick
NEWS RIAS AUG 16, 2012
Early returns show advisers like Ryan pick

Advisers say adding fiscal hawk Paul Ryan to the GOP ticket could beef up Mitt Romney's conservative cred

By Jeff Benjamin
Self-directed IRAs require self-defense
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2012
Self-directed IRAs require self-defense

Regulators say it's up to investors to guard against scam artists; plenty of them out there

By Darla Mercado
Poll finds four in 10 favor ending tax cuts for wealthy
NEWS RIAS AUG 16, 2012
Poll finds four in 10 favor ending tax cuts for wealthy

A Pew Research Center poll has found that 44% of U.S. taxpayers believe that higher taxes for those earning over $250K would be good for economy and would make the tax system fairer

By Doug Cubberley
Cohan: The mystery of Mitt Romney's magic IRA
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2012
Cohan: The mystery of Mitt Romney's magic IRA

After 15 years of contributions at Bain, retirement account valued at up to $102M; best investor ever?

By William Cohan
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2012
Interest payments are suspended on private placement

By Bruce Kelly