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RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2013
The 800-lb. health care gorilla in the room

Plan for potential costs in separate pool of money — and stay healthy.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES OCT 09, 2013
Investors looking to protect capital as debt ceiling looms

No panic as many see last-minute deal getting done.

By Gregory Crawford
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2013
Watchdog Belth's Insurance Forum to cease publication

Industry gadfly to continue writing on his blog.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2013
Looking beyond Yellen: Embracing the Fed facelift

A former regional Fed chairman weighs in on the impact of the Yellen nomination and looks beyond to the changing face of the central bank.

By Dorothy Weaver
RIAS OCT 09, 2013
Financial advice firms soar

Revenue that firms generate and income that advisers earn are both on the rise as the industry reaches a “critical mass” that will facilitate more growth.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2013
Social Security and common-law marriage: Oil and water?

In some cases, spousal benefits available without a marriage certificate

By Mary Beth Franklin
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2013
Fidelity zaps more RIAs with fee

By DJAMIESON
RIAS OCT 09, 2013
HighTower signs first adviser to new platform

Business model expands to attract advisory firms that want to keep more control.

By AOSTERLAND
RIAS OCT 09, 2013
RIA mergers: Numbers down but dollars up in first quarter

Economic uncertainty, fragile investment markets kept RIA M&A to a minimum in the first quarter.

By AOSTERLAND
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
It's the debt ceiling, stupid

Investor confidence holds up, but perhaps not for long as tug of war in Washington continues

By Megan Durisin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2013
Financial advisers step in to help furloughed workers

Experts break down the choices available to investors hit by government shutdown

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2013
Quarter of investors have no financial plan

“It's hard to reach a destination that you haven't charted a map to," expert says

By Megan Durisin
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2013
More to helping furloughed clients than you'd think

And the pain spreads beyond federal employees.

By Liz Skinner
OPINION OCT 08, 2013
John Hussman: Market valuations are 'obscene'

Stocks could lose 40% to 50% of value over next few years, analyst says

By John P. Hussman
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
Gundlach: No Fed tapering until new Chairman starts in 2014

The Fed has indicated that a reduction of asset purchases will depend on economic data, and it's unlikely that those numbers will improve sufficiently by next month to warrant a reduction in the purchases by October, Gundlach said Thursday on a conference call with investors.

By Matt Ackermann
RIAS OCT 08, 2013
Beverly Hills Wealth Management buys small money manager

Deal adds six equities strategies, pushes firm over $500M in assets.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 08, 2013
Fed faces new era of thinking global as Yellen nomination nears

For five years, the Fed has focused on home-grown challenges, including financial turmoil and the recession and surge in unemployment that resulted. The biggest threat to U.S. expansion under its next chairman may lie outside its borders as China and fellow emerging markets show signs of weakening.

By Matt Ackermann
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
Take Five with Dorothy Weaver of Collins Capital Investments

Former Miami Fed chairman talks tapering, Yellen and the market

By Jeff Benjamin
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
Invesco adds risk parity in balanced fund

By Jason Kephart
INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2013
Is the Fed making a mistake in the way it's ending asset buying?

A roundup on what top experts had to say about this week's market moves

By lkonish