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RETIREMENT TAX AUG 19, 2008
Some income not useable in bankruptcy

Under IRC Section 108, certain exceptions allow a taxpayer to exclude COD income from gross income.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 19, 2008
Business costs up, housing starts plummet

The cost of doing business increased to a 26-year high while housing starts crumbled to a 17-year low.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 19, 2008
Institutional investors wary worldwide

Confidence among global institutional investors declined this month, led by a steep drop among North American investors.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 18, 2008
Report: Slow year for charitable giving

Many of the country's largest companies expect corporate charitable giving to remain flat or decrease this year.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 18, 2008
No major impact seen from ARS buy backs

The repurchase of some $35 billion in ARS is not expected to have a material financial impact, banks say.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 18, 2008
August Week 3: Serving second- and third-tier clients

Last week: We created a “platinum” service level for your top clients and now it is time to plan for your lower-tiered clients.

NEWS RIAS AUG 18, 2008
S&P expected to grow this year, study says

Fifty-eight percent of RIAs expected the S&P 500 to gain ground, compared with 46% who felt that way in January.

INVESTING ESG AUG 18, 2008
Going green isn't easy, advisers and investors say

There are many shades of green — and there are many varieties of green funds.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 18, 2008
En garde, fund managers

Focus and strategic ability are important skills for a financial industry leader, and Keith Hartstein, president and chief executive of the $54 billion John Hancock Funds of Boston, has found a unique way of honing these talents — by fencing.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 18, 2008
Funds of hedge funds losing their luster

Funds of hedge funds, after enjoying steady growth since the beginning of the decade, are now seen by some in the industry as victims of their own success.