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Solar storm a major pain — and possible buying opportunity
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 23, 2012
Solar storm a major pain — and possible buying opportunity

If history is any guide, some tech stocks may well be cheaper next week

By John Goff
NEWS RIAS MAR 23, 2012
Commission addiction limiting adviser breakaways: Survey

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Ponzied placekicker sets NFL records after hitting bottom: ESPN.com
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2012
Ponzied placekicker sets NFL records after hitting bottom: ESPN.com

With a sick daughter, a missing fortune and an uncharacteristic hiccup in a key playoff game, luck just wasn't with current San Francisco 49ers kicker David Akers this time last year. What a difference a year makes.

By IN Staff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2012
The 10 most valuable baseball cards

By John Goff
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2012
Raymond James: Uneven growth forecast to challenge stock market

By Scott J. Brown
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2012
Why stock prices, bond yields will head lower

By Don S. Peters
World 'profoundly underinvested' in U.S. stocks, says RJ's Saut
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2012
World 'profoundly underinvested' in U.S. stocks, says RJ's Saut

Large cap profits outstripping price of S&P 500; retail investors either dubious or gun shy

By John Goff
More rejiggering as RJ looks to gin up custody business
NEWS RIAS MAR 22, 2012
More rejiggering as RJ looks to gin up custody business

Van Law taking over operation, which will become stand alone unit; 'significant opportunities'

By Mark Bruno
James Gorman: Market doesn't 'understand' Smith Barney deal
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 22, 2012
James Gorman: Market doesn't 'understand' Smith Barney deal

James Gorman, the CEO of Morgan Stanley, says the market doesn't understand the potential of the firm's acquisition of Smith Barney. "They're focused on what our margins have been."

By Mark Bruno
Veteran Merrill adviser jumps to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 22, 2012
Veteran Merrill adviser jumps to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Sheehan a top adviser in Virginia; second tour at MSSB

By Andrew Osterland
NEWS RIAS MAR 21, 2012
Breaking up is hard to do - especially with annuities

By Darla Mercado
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 21, 2012
Buffett on housing recovery: 'I was dead wrong'

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2012
The top 25 sellers of variable annuities

Participating issuers, ranked by sales

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2012
The top 25 variable annuity providers through independent B-Ds

Top participating issuers of VAs

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2012
Longevity insurance promising - but higher rates would help

By Darla Mercado
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 20, 2012
The Reformed Broker: The day I realized 'the end was near'

The following is an excerpt from <a href=http://www.amazon.com/Backstage-Wall-Street-Insider%252019s-Investments/dp/007178232X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1333988682&amp;sr=8-1>Backstage Wall Street: An Insider's Guide to Knowing Who to Trust, Who to Run From, and How to Maximize Your Investments</a>, written by Josh Brown, vice president and financial adviser at Fushion Analytcis Investment Partners.</a>

By Josh Brown
Will BAML's new fiduciary service make big contribution to its DC business?
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2012
Will BAML's new fiduciary service make big contribution to its DC business?

Bank of America's new fiduciary service will be available to plans with at least $25 million in defined-contribution assets and their retirement plan specialist advisers

By Darla Mercado
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2012
What's behind money in motion

By Chris J. Brown and Laura Varas
Schumer wants early fight on ending Bush-era tax cuts for top earners
NEWS RIAS MAR 20, 2012
Schumer wants early fight on ending Bush-era tax cuts for top earners

Several top Senate dems believe they're in a stronger position now than in 2010 to go after Bush-era tax cuts for top earners

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 20, 2012
SIFMA, Finra clash over deadbeat brokers

Increasingly, brokerages are being stiffed by ex-reps who were given hefty loans as recruiting incentives. SIFMA wants Finra to write a tougher rule to help battle deadbeat brokers. So far, no dice.

By Dan Jamieson