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Safety first, as advisers piled into fixed-income ETFs in '11
NEWS RIAS JAN 19, 2012
Safety first, as advisers piled into fixed-income ETFs in '11

Slowly but surely, advisers are becoming more comfortable with exchange-traded funds. Not surprisingly, Charles Schwab says fixed-income ETFs were the clear favorites of RIAs in 2011.

IRS audits of millionaires at all-time high of 12.5%
NEWS RIAS JAN 19, 2012
IRS audits of millionaires at all-time high of 12.5%

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said it audited 12.48% of individual tax returns with income exceeding $1 million during 2011, an all-time high.

NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2012
A call for responsible social-media usage

BNY Mellon sued for negligence over Madoff
NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2012
BNY Mellon sued for negligence over Madoff

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. was sued on behalf of three funds for negligence in connection with the Ponzi scheme run by convicted fraudster Bernard L. Madoff.

Gingrich's gift to highest earners
NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2012
Gingrich's gift to highest earners

Analysis of Newt Gingrich's tax plan would cut taxes for 70% of households and reduce rates for the highest earners compared with what they pay now.

NEWS RIAS JAN 18, 2012
Advisers who are fee-based feel handcuffed

It's anything but a virtuous cycle. The markets are down. Financial advisers who base their fees on assets under management are hurting. The only fix? Raise prices. But how can you in this market?

NEWS RIAS JAN 17, 2012
Springtime has arrived and so have the new VAs

It is that time again

NEWS RIAS JAN 16, 2012
Top advisers see very slow growth in 2012

The following is an edited transcript of an Oct. 25 round-table discussion moderated by <i>InvestmentNews</i> deputy editors Evan Cooper and Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.

NEWS RIAS JAN 13, 2012
Fan who returned Jeter's ball needs conference at the mound with financial adviser

Experts not queueing up for Suze Orman's new debit card
NEWS RIAS JAN 12, 2012
Experts not queueing up for Suze Orman's new debit card

Suze Orman's new prepaid debit card will come with fees of at least $36 a year

Wealthy worried kids will fritter away inheritance
NEWS RIAS JAN 12, 2012
Wealthy worried kids will fritter away inheritance

Almost a quarter of wealthy individuals in the U.S. don't trust their children or stepchildren to protect the assets they plan on leaving the next generation.

NEWS RIAS JAN 11, 2012
One simple solution: Outside auditors

NEWS RIAS JAN 10, 2012
Congress, resolve to fix deficit and debt

There are many New Year's resolutions that would have been nice for our government to have made last week, but there was a vital one that should have been made &#8212; and kept.

NEWS RIAS JAN 10, 2012
thinkorswim integration not all going swimmingly, TD says

Some early glitches for subset of clients; 'actively working to resolve it'

TD to work on work flows for third-party technology partners
NEWS RIAS JAN 06, 2012
TD to work on work flows for third-party technology partners

Deal with Actifi should help custodial unit speed up adviser work processes and improve efficiency

Guess who wins under Republican candidates' tax plans?
NEWS RIAS JAN 06, 2012
Guess who wins under Republican candidates' tax plans?

Tax proposals from the Republican presidential candidates favor one group

NEWS RIAS JAN 06, 2012
E*Trade the biggest loser after board rejects sale

Stock takes a header while rest of the market surges; bad loans a millstone

Social Security beneficiaries to receive 3.6% increase
NEWS RIAS JAN 04, 2012
Social Security beneficiaries to receive 3.6% increase

Fifty-five million Social Security beneficiaries can look forward to a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment in 2012.

NEWS RIAS JAN 02, 2012
The 2012 outlook

Last year's stock market volatility has taken its toll: Financial advisers are a lot more skittish about equities now than they were at the start of 2011.

NEWS RIAS JAN 01, 2012
Resolve to be a better adviser