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LPL to Capitalize on Growth in Independence; Long-term Challenges Remain
Dec 31, 2010
LPL Investment Holdings stands to take advantage of growth in the independent retail brokerage sector in the next three to five years, as the only publicly-traded company in this sphere, wrote Brad Hintz, senior analyst at BernsteinResearch, in a...
New Meets Old: Measuring Gold Market Risk
New Meets Old: Measuring Gold Market Risk
Dec 30, 2010
Investors always have to ask themselves if their notions are timely, but with gold, it's especially critical. Is it just too late in gold's bull market to justify the risk of entry? You might think that the array of metrics available to financial...
Public Non-Traded REITS: Issues and Answers for Investors and Advisors
Dec 30, 2010
In this hour-long webinar aimed at broker-dealers, registered representatives and investors, panelists from two public, non-traded REITs will provide a primer on this fast-growing investment vehicle and discuss some of the hot-button issues facing...
Succeeding At Succession
Succeeding At Succession
Dec 29, 2010
Have you thought seriously about when and how you're going to retire? And who'll take over the practice? You haven't? Well, you're in good company. A quarter of firm owners lack an exit plan, according to a 2009 survey by Rydex/SGI's...
The Rodney Dangerfield Asset Class
The Rodney Dangerfield Asset Class
Dec 28, 2010
Although they make up a third of the market’s total capitalization, mid caps only account for 15 percent of the assets in equity mutual funds.
S&P: A Different Take on Buying Unloved Funds
Dec 23, 2010
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New Tax Bill Seen As Boon For Wealthy Clients—And Advisors
Dec 22, 2010
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There’s a Financial Planner App for That
Dec 21, 2010
Concerns about using mobile devices in financial planning are heard throughout the field. Nonetheless, reps have taken to handhelds and tablets as quickly as they’ve appeared on the market, particularly the iPad, whose adoption by reps is...
Investors Return To Variable Annuities
Dec 19, 2010
Variable annuities are on the comeback trail now that the stock market is performing better. ...
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