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BlackRock's Bob Doll: The recovery is on track
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2010
BlackRock's Bob Doll: The recovery is on track

Despite some mixed data over the past couple of months, our view is that the global economic recovery remains on track, both in developed and emerging economies.

Spoils for sale: Accused Ponzi schemer's 'oddball' car collection auctioned off
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 08, 2010
Spoils for sale: Accused Ponzi schemer's 'oddball' car collection auctioned off

An eager crowd of about 700 bidders showed up at a North Salt Lake warehouse for a most unusual auction

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 07, 2010
Images of the day: Following suicide attempt, star adviser comes clean

Rhonda Breard, 47, promoted her financial expertise in television infomercials and in $49 seminars at local community colleges. Beginning in 2004, she started encouraging clients to take money out of certain accounts and turn it over to her — supposedly for new investments.

RETIREMENT RIAS APR 02, 2010
Advisers weigh benefits of new VA products

Now that the days of generous variable annuities are behind them, some advisers are finding ways to fit the revamped, slimmed-down versions into clients' portfolios.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2010
12(b)-1 fees pay for more than just hand-holding

I have a solution for Lee Feldman's salespeople who are worried about losing their income derived from 12(b)-1 fees (“Keeping 12(b)-1 fees discourages churning,” Feb. 1).

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2010
On our blogs: Can small banks succeed in wealth management?

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2010
Health-care cost now up to $20.50 an hour at home

While the national average cost of home health care increased last year, expenses vary from city to city.

Bank of America already working on upgrade to its new Financial Wellness Monitor
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2010
Bank of America already working on upgrade to its new Financial Wellness Monitor

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is already planning the next evolution of its Financial Wellness Monitor to be able to score investors' overall financial situation.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2010
California vs Greece? No contest, say bond buyers

Both sovereigns are facing economic woes. Both are facing huge budget gaps. But only one is facing runaway borrowing costs

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 28, 2010
Genworth launches another hybrid annuity

Genworth's Total Living Coverage Annuity can also be covered through a tax-free 1035 exchange out of an old annuity or life insurance product.

Health care reform: Fast facts on investment income tax and other key changes
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 24, 2010
Health care reform: Fast facts on investment income tax and other key changes

President Barack Obama signed a major health care overhaul bill Today. Here are some of its features, along with details on a package of changes to the legislation under consideration by the Senate this week.

Health bill's tax toll: What will it mean for the rich?
RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 24, 2010
Health bill's tax toll: What will it mean for the rich?

With the passage of the health care bill, investors will see the tax rate on long-term capital gains jump to 23.8%, raising questions for investors looking to protect their assets

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2010
Bank of America unveils special designation for 401(k) advisers

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is establishing an elite new designation for financial advisers who want to work with large 401(k) plan clients. The new designation is part of the bank's push to become a bigger player in the retirement space.

RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 23, 2010
Obama's health care reform complicates cap gains picture

The debate over whether to take capital gains this year heated up yesterday when the House passed health care reform legislation.

RETIREMENT RIAS MAR 23, 2010
Raymond James' Scott J. Brown: It's the Ben Bernanke Show!

Scott J. Brown, chief economist and senior vice president of equity research at Raymond James & Associates Inc., offers his daily market commentary.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 23, 2010
Obama wants to apply Medicare tax to investment income

President Barack Obama's health plan proposal would extend Medicare taxes to the investment income of higher-earning households.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Putnam makes online Roth IRA tool available to both advisers and clients

Move aimed at helping to open up a dialogue between high-income investors and their advisers

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Roth apathy is the real gamble

For advisers and their clients, making a fully informed, balanced decision not to convert to a Roth IRA is — unequivocally — a legitimate choice.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
Convert existing IRAs into multiple Roths

Roth IRA conversions should be discussed with most investors this year as part of their overall retirement planning strategy.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 22, 2010
AllianceBernstein beefs up target funds

With regulators and lawmakers continuing to scrutinize the blowup of target date funds in 2008, AllianceBernstein LP is adding a component to its lineup of target date funds aimed at managing market volatility better.