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RETIREMENT RIAS MAY 19, 2011
IRAs going under the microscope ─ are advisers prepared?

Jamey Delaplane, partner at law firm Davis &amp; Harman LLP, warned advisers in attendance at the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Retirement Income Summit that IRAs are likely to come under increased regulatory scrutiny.

By Mark Bruno
Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
Banks butting heads with Vanguard, Fidelity in 401(k) scrum

BofA, JPMorgan and Wells looking to horn in on retirement plan biz; could be good news for employees

By John Goff
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
B-Ds plead for DOL, SEC to team up on fiduciary rule

By Darla Mercado
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2011
This state's adviser-sold 529 plan rates highest once again

A Colorado college savings plan gets top mark for 2010; rated No.1 for the past five quarters

By Liz Skinner
TD's Bradley: Rule to protect investors could cost them their IRAs
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2011
TD's Bradley: Rule to protect investors could cost them their IRAs

Unintended consequence of applying fiduciary standard could whack self-directed retirement accounts; DOL went 'a little bit too far'

By Liz Skinner
'Dumb money' hosed as investors exit muni funds
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2011
'Dumb money' hosed as investors exit muni funds

Selling into a depressed market is not the brightest move ever, but that's what many clients are doing by cashing out their muni bond funds. The better play? Stay patient -- and buy individual bonds

By John Goff
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2011
Clients want to avoid nursing homes — or even talking about it

Survey shows few pre-pensioners have set aside money for LTC or even raise the topic with advisers or loved ones

By Darla Mercado
Why health insurance is now like a box of Wheaties
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2011
Why health insurance is now like a box of Wheaties

Truth-in-labeling law comes to medical insurance biz; 'plain English'

By John Goff
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2011
Insurers getting plenty of mileage out of LTC hybrids

Combination life and long-term care polices are gaining serious traction in the marketplace. One for-instance: Sales for Lincoln National's MoneyGuard are up 62 percent over the past year.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2011
End of the road: Tax breaks for affluent likely to be snipped

As Congress attempts to trim the nation's deficit, advisers and their clients should brace for a less generous tax code in 2013, said James Delaplane (pictured), at the <i>InvestmentNews</i> Retirement Income Summit.

By Darla Mercado
Texas woman's investment strategy? Hit the state lottery -- four times
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2011
Texas woman's investment strategy? Hit the state lottery -- four times

Small-town resident has raked in $21M in four separate jackpots. Mathematicians put the odds of this happening at 18,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 to 1. That's a lot of zeros.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2011
Special report: The top-performing SMAs

Here, you'll find the top ten SMAs across six different categories, with data provided to InvestmentNews exclusively by Prima Capital.

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2011
401(k) balances at record level: Survey

The average 401(k) retirement plan balance has reached the highest level since Fidelity Investments began tracking account values in 1998

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo shakes up wealth management
RETIREMENT RIAS MAY 13, 2011
Wells Fargo shakes up wealth management

Wells Fargo dramatically rejiggered its regional management set-up &#8212; with five execs losing their positions. According to a bank spokesman, the move is intended to help Wells 'realize the efficiencies of the merger with Wachovia.' One of those efficiencies: Cross-selling to Wachovia clients.

By Andrew Osterland
Boat's sailed on QE2 – and these three bond funds should gain
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 13, 2011
Boat's sailed on QE2 – and these three bond funds should gain

The Fed Reserve's quantitative easing is finally about to end. S&amp;P analyst Michael Souers says this could be a real a boost for Treasuries with less lengthy maturities. Retirees, take note.

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2011
For clients, a wake-up call at 50

They suddenly begin focusing on retirement income, says adviser at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income summit

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Rising star in wealth management? Wells Fargo crew hitches wagon to U.S. Bancorp
RETIREMENT RIAS MAY 10, 2011
Rising star in wealth management? Wells Fargo crew hitches wagon to U.S. Bancorp

Lender making big push to win ultra-wealthy clients, with ex-Wells execs leading the charge

By John Goff
BofA to trim branches; advisers to go virtual
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 10, 2011
BofA to trim branches; advisers to go virtual

Clients in less-populated areas will be left to get their advise from talking heads

By Bloomberg
AllianceBernstein sees target date fund outflows
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2011
AllianceBernstein sees target date fund outflows

But money flowed into TDFs run by Vanguard and T. Rowe Price in the first quarter

By Bloomberg
Home values plummet in last year — and worst not over
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2011
Home values plummet in last year — and worst not over

Despite a rebounding economy, the humber of 'underwater' mortgages in the U.S. now stands at a whopping 28%. And real estate analysts say there's more where that came from.

By John Goff