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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

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

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

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.

The unexpected can sabotage the best-laid retirement plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2011
The unexpected can sabotage the best-laid retirement plans

Advisers may have a sense on how to prepare for a retirement that's right on time, but an unexpected retirement due to illness or layoff can shake even the most stable plans.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2011
Alternatives absent from company retirement plans

Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy

Tax planning: Clients don't ask, advisers don't tell
RETIREMENT RIAS MAY 03, 2011
Tax planning: Clients don't ask, advisers don't tell

When it comes to taxes and tax planning, what we've got here is a failure to communicate

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2011
Yet another insurer bows out of LTC biz

Rising medical costs and longer live expectencies are putting the squeeze on long-term-care insurance providers. This week, another carrier -- Guardian Life -- said it's exiting the LTC biz.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 29, 2011
John Hancock will draw the curtains on AnnuityNote simplified VA

Wealthy parents keeping kids in dark about inheritances
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2011
Wealthy parents keeping kids in dark about inheritances

Rich folks, worried that the specter of a large bequeath could kill a child's drive to succeed, are increasingly keeping mum about their estates

RETIREMENT RIAS APR 27, 2011
United Capital Acquires $170M financial planning firm

United Capital Financial Advisers today announced the acquisition of financial planning firm Vantage Point Advisors. Vantage Point, which manages $170 million in assets, will now operate under the name of United Capital Private Wealth Counseling.

Obama puts money where his mouth is on tax return
RETIREMENT RIAS APR 25, 2011
Obama puts money where his mouth is on tax return

The president's policy goals are reflected in his personal money management, according to an expert who reviewed the tax returns the country's chief executive made public after paying his family's annual bill to the government he runs.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2011
Workers like auto-enroll, so why don't plans push it?

“Anemic” default-contribution rates among defined-contribution plans using automatic enrollment stand in stark contrast to what plan executives consider optimal savings rates, a survey of 101 plans by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association has found

RETIREMENT RIAS APR 24, 2011
To build assets, think rollovers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2011
Winning over prospects and generating new referrals: What works?

Finding good sources of referrals and winning over prospects is more of an art than science.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2011
Tax changes spark dramatic jump in charitable giving

Greater certainty around taxes spurs increased donations to donor-advised funds

Ex-FPA prez to Congress: Clients looking to earn less to avoid tax hit
RETIREMENT RIAS APR 18, 2011
Ex-FPA prez to Congress: Clients looking to earn less to avoid tax hit

Johannessen says proposed 39.6% top marginal rate spooking more-affluent filers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2011
Putnam launches a trio of retirement income funds

Putnam Investments has released a series of three new retirement income funds and paired it with a planning tool for financial advisers.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2011
Defining the 'professional' trader

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2011
Savers want helpful hand, but not hand-holding