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Accounting Firms Are Hiring February 18, 2012
Making it in Japan When You're Young, Female and American February 22, 2012
The Great Bonus Backlash February 22, 2012
Managing Millenials February 22, 2012
Lazard Hires From Rival in Asia Expansion February 21, 2012
Lloyds Takes Back Bonuses February 21, 2012
Your Facebook Profile May Predict Your Job Performance February 21, 2012
The Possible End of Blankfein February 21, 2012
Bonus Blues Hit Banker Spending February 18, 2012
The Career Lessons of Jeremy Lin February 17, 2012

Yahoo Finance Top Stories

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Media General explores sale of newspapers February 22, 2012
Newspaper publisher and TV station owner Media General said Wednesday that it is exploring the sale of its newspaper operations, which produce nearly half its revenue.The company said that it has received ...
Stocks lower a day after Dow's blip above 13,000 February 22, 2012
A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break.Stocks closed lower Wednesday for the first time in four trading days. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 27.02 points to finish at 12,938.67. The day ...
Rising sales point to better year for housing February 22, 2012
The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest level since May 2010. More first-time buyers are making purchases. ...
Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit February 22, 2012
President Barack Obama rolled out a corporate tax overhaul plan Wednesday that lowers rates but also eliminates loopholes and subsidies cherished by the business world. A long-shot for action in an election ...
Fantasy camp for those who love to fly February 22, 2012
Eric Mueller's vacation started when his plane filled with smoke. Soon, people slid down an emergency chute, inflated life vests and climbed into a raft.Mueller loved every minute of it.Most days he runs ...
FDA panel backs previously rejected obesity pill February 22, 2012
A previously rejected weight loss pill won an overwhelming endorsement from public health advisers Wednesday, raising hopes that the drug from Vivus Inc. could become the first new anti-obesity medication ...
Ford to add $3.8B to pension plans this year February 22, 2012
Ford Motor Co. will pump $3.8 billion into its global pension plans this year as it tries to get them closer to fully funding their obligations.The company also raised the annual pay for its 16 directors ...
HP CEO pleads patience as earnings fall 44 pct February 22, 2012
Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman pleaded for patience Thursday as she described operational challenges and other internal problems that contributed to a decline in earnings at one of the world's largest ...
Bankruptcy judge approves Solyndra bonuses February 22, 2012
A bankruptcy judge has approved close to $370,000 in bonuses for certain employees of Solyndra LLC, a solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before ...
Airlines attempt 3rd broad fare hike of 2012 February 22, 2012
United and Continental airlines are bumping up prices again, just a week after raising fares because of high fuel costs.A spokesman for United Continental Holdings Inc. said that his company raised prices ...

Registered Rep News

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DUE DILIGENCE: Merrill Edge on Hiring Binge, Gets One-Third of Clients From FA Referrals February 22, 2012
Does Merrill Edge, Merrill Lynch’s brokerage, banking and financial advice platform for the mass affluent (those with $100,000 to $250,000 to invest), compete with Merrill Lynch financial advisors?
YIELD OF DREAMS: No More Clownin’ Around - It’s a Zero Sum Game February 22, 2012
In the spirit of fairness and objective journalism, I wanted to point you to an article that makes counter-arguments to our December 2011 cover story, “Is Tactical Investing Wall Street’s Next Clown Act?” “The Real Clowns,” is written by our friend Ken Solow, chief investment officer and senior partner with Pinnacle Advisory Group
LETTER FROM DALLAS: Day three at T3 – A Fidelity Robot in the Hall February 22, 2012
Despite the many predictions that the crowd would thin on a Saturday morning here on the last day of the Technology Tools for Today (T3) conference after a big night of revelry, advisors, hungry for more technology content, packed the opening keynote speeches.
The Asian Market: Q&A with Aspiriant Co-founder Tim Kochis February 22, 2012
The first time Tim Kochis went to Asia, he ended up the hospital. It was 1969, and the Marquette University grad was wounded in action on a tour of duty in Vietnam. He got a purple heart.
New Social Behavioral Reports 2-21-12 February 21, 2012
VON ALDO: Dow Theory Signals Caution; But Optimism Grow on Equities February 21, 2012
Alrighty, equities are back, touching numbers not seen since, their 2007 highs. Small caps (Russell 2000 up by, as the WSJ aptly put it, an “eye–popping 36% since October) are on a run and no one cares.
DUE DILIGENCE: Edward Jones Has an Edge at Training in an Industry that Stinks at it February 21, 2012
Only about one out of every five rookies in the Wall Street brokerage business makes it through year two or three of a four-year training program. One firm found some tricks that work.
LETTER FROM DALLAS: Day Two at T3 Conference – Going Mobile February 21, 2012
Tips on Evaluating Financial Surveys February 21, 2012
Commercial Mortgage REITs: Less Risk, Same Reward? February 17, 2012

Research Magazine

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Investment Breaking News

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Market strategist says Dow rally lacks and#8216;real' momentum February 22, 2012
Pimco to drop out of securities industry group: Sources February 22, 2012
Powerful fund firm said to be angered by AFS' stance on mortgage settlement
GOP or Dem president best for stocks? It's not even close February 22, 2012
Investors have fared far better under Democratic administrations; cause-and-effect or coincidence?
Munis still a 'danger zone,' warns Whitney February 22, 2012
State and local governments not nearly out of the woods, analyst says
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors February 22, 2012
RiverNorth Capital Management set to lock buyers out of its strategic-income fund; DoubleLine connection a big draw
Romney aims to wield ax on max tax February 22, 2012
Under plan, top marginat rate would top out at 28%; all personal income tax rates cut by a fifth
Christie to Buffett: 'Write a check and shut up' February 22, 2012
New Jersey governor blasts the Oracle for suggestion that rich should pay more taxes
Better employment picture could be a negative for stocks February 22, 2012
Tightening job market will make it harder for companies to keep a lid on wages; there go the record profit margins
Grubb and Ellis goes bust, sells assets to brokerage February 21, 2012
Besieged real estate company declares Chapter 11; BGC Partners picks up the pieces
Advisers blind to threat of direct investing, survey shows February 21, 2012
Mostly unaware of money clients put into direct accounts; 'market is bigger than many people recognize'

Investment News Current Issue

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SEC seeks more examiners, but SRO idea still looming February 19, 2012
Although unlikely to emerge from Congress intact, the budget proposal released last week by the Obama administration would allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to add hundreds of RIA examiners.
For CPAs, it's revenge of the nerds February 19, 2012
Make way for the nerds.
Whitney Houston: Estate planning lesson in a sad, untimely death February 19, 2012
The premature death of pop star Whitney Houston should serve as a concrete reminder to financial advisers to make sure that wealthy clients properly fund the trusts that they have set up for their heirs and that they update estate documents every few years.
Getting a look under the fixed-income ETF hood February 19, 2012
Amid the growing popularity of exchange-traded funds that invest in bonds, financial advisers should be aware of the potential problems and pitfalls associated with the products.
Markets hang in, despite Greek woes February 19, 2012
The global financial markets dodged another bullet last week when the floundering Greek economy once again managed to avoid the kind of implosion that some observers said is inevitable.
RJ says that RIA custody is a 'strategic imperative' February 19, 2012
Will Raymond James be able to cut off a bigger slice of the custodial pie?
Succession plans are new recruiting tool February 19, 2012
Advisory firms that lack a succession plan may jeopardize their chances to recruit the best young talent, according to some industry experts.
Columbia exec jumps to Fidelity February 19, 2012
Mike Jones, president of U.S. asset management at Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, has left the firm to become the chief executive of Pyramis Global Advisors, the institutional investment arm of Fidelity Investments.
Nontraded REIT files for initial public offering February 19, 2012
In a rarity, a nontraded real estate investment trust is preparing for an initial public offering after only four years as a private REIT.
Longevity insurance promising - but higher rates would help February 19, 2012
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service like it, as do many estate-planning experts.