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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2011
Putnam CEO to Congress: Save Social Security, don't privatize it

Putnam Investments chief Robert Reynolds came to Washington on Wednesday to urge Congress to save Social Security — just not in the way Wall Street executives usually recommend.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2011
Putnam hooks former Hancock, Fidelity execs to boost DC biz

Putnam Investments has tapped former executives from John Hancock Financial Services Inc. and Fidelity Investments to help it expand its defined contribution business.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2011
Reporting Roth IRA conversions

Get ready for an avalanche of Form 8606 questions

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2011
GAO skewers lending by plans

The Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Government Accountability Office have called upon the Labor Department to give employers guidance on securities-lending activities that are taking place within retirement plans

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2011
Planners expect big revenue jump this year

Unflinching optimism continues to dominate the outlook of the financial planning community, despite the gloomy forecast from the media, according to the latest quarterly research from Russell Investments

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 20, 2011
Firms are omitting annuities in new retirement income products

The move more than likely signals a shift from accumulation -- but without insurance lock-ins

RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 20, 2011
A fiduciary field guide

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2011
Advisers' advising, but boomers not buying

Clients not interested in re-balancing, saving more or devising a financial game plan, survey finds

BlackRock bags another LPL exec to beef up its DC biz
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2011
BlackRock bags another LPL exec to beef up its DC biz

Asset manager hires Robert Francis, former COO at B-D's retirement unit

Harvard vs. plumbing school? You'd be surprised
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2011
Harvard vs. plumbing school? You'd be surprised

With college tuition reaching mind-boggling levels, economist Laurence Kotlifoff reexamines the ROI of higher education. What he discovers may explain why the guy who fixes your sink drives a better car than you do.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2011
Sen. Harkin: New retirement scheme hinges on advisers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2011
DC plan leakage challenges executives, providers

Like a nagging cold, leakage from defined-contribution plans continues to bedevil plan sponsors and their providers

The lifestages of your practice: Getting started
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2011
The lifestages of your practice: Getting started

Going independent has never been easier, but there are still a host of issues to consider. This first installment of a four-part special report explores the ins-and-outs of starting your own practice.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 13, 2011
Plan fee disclosure strains B-Ds

Service providers have an additional six months to prepare for plan fee disclosure regulations, and it seems that broker-dealers will need all that time

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2011
Fiduciary rule change could mean compliance crush for B-Ds

Financial adviser training and compliance expenses could spike for broker-dealers of all sizes — and become especially burdensome to smaller firms — if the Labor Department applies its proposed fiduciary rule to individual retirement accounts, observers say.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2011
More RFPs requesting info on advisory services

Retirement plan clients seem to want it all — and these days, they're asking plan advisers what they can do for their participants in terms of guidance.

Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 09, 2011
Best gift of all? Tax bill hikes gifting exemption

Measure dramatically raises amount families can dole out tax-free; 'take it while you can'

Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 07, 2011
Wells Fargo on the prowl for wealth management buys

Wells Fargo & Co. may expand by taking over non-bank companies, including wealth-management or insurance businesses, chief executive officer John Stumpf said.

RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 06, 2011
Wilmington Trust sues former HNW team in move to Citi

Wilmington Trust Co., the Delaware bank founded by the du Pont family and being bought by M&T Bank Corp., sued three former company vice presidents who defected to Citigroup Inc., allegedly with proprietary data.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2011
DOL, industry spar over fund lineups

Does providing a list of options constitute advice?