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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 06, 2012
Opinion: Who needs empirical evidence when you have dead Austrian economists on your side?

Hayek, Mises big among some conservatives; a priori principals trump data

By Josh Barro
Acquiring minds cite big shortage of small RIAs to buy
NEWS RIAS JUL 06, 2012
Acquiring minds cite big shortage of small RIAs to buy

Growth hamstrung by lack of suitable candidates

By LKUYKENDALL
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2012
Total Return ETF even better than the real thing

By JKEPHART
Site offering inside view of 401(k)s could be boon to advisers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 05, 2012
Site offering inside view of 401(k)s could be boon to advisers

Guardian web site explains what plan advisers do, and what they get paid for doing it

By Mary Beth Franklin
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 05, 2012
Finra's CEO discusses changes made to its key regulatory programs

By MFXFeeder
Decision not to liquidate LTC insurer could leave policyholders up the creek
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 05, 2012
Decision not to liquidate LTC insurer could leave policyholders up the creek

Judge's ruling keeps Penn Treaty in business, but large rate increases could follow

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 03, 2012
Image is everything

American Funds has a big branding problem. In the minds of many, the industry giant is an 'old load' fund firm. Not surprisingly, this perception has not helped the company make inroads with fee-only advisers.

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 03, 2012
Saut: Recession fears will abate

By Jeffrey D. Saut
Would you believe $9B? JPMorgan trading loss said to be growing exponentially
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 03, 2012
Would you believe $9B? JPMorgan trading loss said to be growing exponentially

A report by the New York Times claims the trading loss at JPMorgan may be three times what CEO Jamie Dimon initially estimated

By John Goff
JPMorgan hedges were really prop trades: Meredith Whitney
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 03, 2012
JPMorgan hedges were really prop trades: Meredith Whitney

Jamie Dimon claims the $2B trading loss at JPMorgan came from a credit hedge that morphed 'into something I can't justify,' but Meredith Whitney insists it was a simple proprietary bet all along.

By Doug Cubberley
MSSB's margins still somewhat marginal
NEWS WIREHOUSES JUL 03, 2012
MSSB's margins still somewhat marginal

Brokerage generated 11% profit margin in Q1, still well below its stated goal; more work ahead

By John Goff
Armed with fee info, plan sponsors bailing on service providers
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2012
Armed with fee info, plan sponsors bailing on service providers

New data triggering a rethink about vendors; clients open to switching

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RIAS JUL 02, 2012
Couple who donated home for firefighters feeling burned by IRS

A Virginia couple who donated their house to local firefighters for a training exercise can't deduct the property's value from their federal income taxes, a divided U.S. Tax Court has ruled

By Doug Cubberley
Another summer of lousy news, great buying opportunities
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 02, 2012
Another summer of lousy news, great buying opportunities

Lessons learned from last year will play again in this climate, says fund manager; going short, going cash are keys

By Jason Kephart
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 02, 2012
Economists, strategists see anemic growth in second half

Economists and chief investment strategists are busy penning their second-half outlooks for the investment markets, and many of them expect a rerun of the so-called risk-on/risk-off mentality of investors that developed in the middle of last year.

By AOSTERLAND
Advisers will be key in breaking down 401(k) costs for companies: Schwab exec
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 02, 2012
Advisers will be key in breaking down 401(k) costs for companies: Schwab exec

Advisers will be instrumental in breaking down 401(k) costs for plan sponsors; investment fees to be an “eye-opener”

By Darla Mercado
American Funds' 529 plan catching up with the times
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 02, 2012
American Funds' 529 plan catching up with the times

The addition of college target date funds will give American Funds' $33 billion CollegeAmerica 529 Savings Plan a similar menu of options as other 529 plans, the majority of which already offer advice-embedded products.

By JKEPHART
NEWS EQUITIES JUN 29, 2012
U.S., emerging markets are the best places to invest: Pimco's El-Erian

The U.S. and certain emerging markets are the best places to invest right now, according to Pimco's Mohamed El-Erian, but not without some risk

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 29, 2012
Young clients worth it? Computer says no

New data shows that younger clients get larger trading discounts than older ones, are less profitable -- and are more likely to dump their advisers. Your move.

By John Goff
NEWS RIAS JUN 29, 2012
Four questions you should ask about succession planning

By Scott Feraro