FINRA Strikes Again: Eight B/Ds Busted for Sale of Private Placements

Nov 29, 2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority continues its crackdown on the sale of troubled private placements, filing sanctions against eight firms and 10 individuals Tuesday and ordering them to pay restitution to investors. According to FINRA...

Practice Management Gurus’ Advice for Tough Times: Target Your Ideal Client

Nov 29, 2011

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Report: Slow Change in Retirement Income Market

Nov 28, 2011

A huge demand among mass affluent investors for retirement income products is building, but industry response to the trend is still in its infancy, the author of a new Aite Group report on the subject says. Greg Cherry, a senior analyst at Aite’s...

Estate-Planning Professionals: Concerned Yet Optimistic

Nov 28, 2011

WealthCounsel and Trusts & Estates unveiled the preliminary results of their annual electronic survey to identify trends in the industry and to probe the mindset of professional advisors regarding the impact of the economy on their clients...

Predictive ETF: ETF vs. Mutual Funds: The Winner Is...

Nov 28, 2011

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Advisor Confidence Index Remains Neutral In November

Nov 28, 2011

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Nov 26, 2011

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Q&A: Ron Carson Scraps Idea to Launch Broker/Dealer

Nov 25, 2011

In May, Ron Carson, long the No. 1 on Registered Rep.'s Top 100 IBD advisor list, announced plans to leave LPL Financial (Nasdaq: LPLA) to become an independent registered investment advisor and start his own broker/dealer. The firm made the RIA...

Nagging ‘NextGen’ Problem: Protecting the Inheritance

Nov 22, 2011

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Non-Traded REITs Raising Red Flags in the Industry

Nov 22, 2011

Amid the recent market fluctuations, non-traded real estate investment trusts have been popular among investors searching for yield and asset classes with low correlations to equities. In fact, non-traded REITs have raised about $10 billion in new...