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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 17, 2010
New family office opens in St. Louis

Wealthy families in St. Louis now have another choice in multifamily offices

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 17, 2010
Merrill Lynch: Wealthy afraid of health care costs, retirement

The percentage of survey respondents who said they are concerned about whether their assets will last throughout their lifetime rose to 61% last quarter, from 53% in the fourth quarter.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 12, 2010
Krawcheck snags ex-Smith Barney top exec

Bank of America Corp. announced today that Kunal Kamlani has been named head of global investment solutions, reporting to his former colleague at Citigroup, Sallie Krawcheck, president of global wealth and investment management.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 22, 2010
BofA wants to train – not recruit – up to 2,000 new brokers this year

After trimming the ranks of its brokerage force, Bank of America Corp. wants to put more troops in the field again — this time by promoting and training foot soldiers

NEWS RIAS APR 21, 2010
HighTower snatches longtime Morgan Stanley team

HighTower Advisors LLC announced today that it has snapped up another team of advisers, this time from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.

NEWS RIAS APR 20, 2010
Neuberger Berman taps J.P. Morgan Clearing as new custodian

Move expected to occur during the second quarter, and will affect approximately 50,000 client accounts.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2010
SEC claims investment firm took L.A. bus drivers for a ride

The commission files charges in an alleged $14.7 million Ponzi scheme aimed at retired bus drivers in Los Angeles.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2010
Ranks of U.S. millionaires swelled in '09

Post-recession, the numbers of millionaires climbed to nearly 8 million. That still trails the all-time high of 9.2 million reached in 2007

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2010
The affluent more upbeat about their finances – but their heirs may not be

Only about a quarter of respondents said they “strongly agree” or “agree” that the recession is over, and another quarter said the U.S. will remain in a prolonged economic downturn for the next two years

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2010
Baird snags another Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has made another addition to its wealth management business, this time snatching a $150 million adviser team from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.