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Cantor Fitzgerald Hires Five; Targets Latin America
May 18, 2012Cantor Fitzgerald has hired five investment professionals to expand its presence in emerging markets in Latin American, with a particular emphasis on Brazil.
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SEC Charges Former NAPFA Chair With Fraud
May 17, 2012The SEC has charged Seattle-area financial advisor, Mark Spangler, with defrauding clients by secretly investing $47.7 million in two start-up companies he co-founded.
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Dimon to Testify on JPM Trade Losses
May 18, 2012The Senate Banking Committee announced Thursday that it has invited JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon to testify about the firm's $2 billion trading loss. A bank spokeswoman said Dimon has agreed to testify.
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TD Ameritrade Takes Heat for Founder's Foibles
May 18, 2012As the brokerage is learning with Joe Ricketts, even a casual connection to a founder or former CEO can carry reputational risks in the social media age.
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Muni Market Runs Out of Gas
May 18, 2012The hunger for paper and search for yield in the municipal market reached their limits this week.
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iShares, Vanguard Rank as Top Asset Managers in Social Media Survey
May 17, 2012A new social media research report from kasina places iShares, Vanguard, Putnam, Russell Investments, and OppenheimerFunds as the Top 5 social media leaders in asset management.
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Stevens: SEC’s Proposals Undermine Money Market Funds
May 17, 2012Requiring money market fund advisers to hold capital to support their money market funds would fundamentally change the nature of these funds, according to a new study by the Investment Company Institute released today.
Editor's Choice
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Gift Tax Exceptions Every Advisor Should Know
March 30, 2012Not every gift is a taxable gift, according to the IRS. If you gave money or property to someone as a gift, the following gifts are not taxable gifts:
Current Issue
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The May issue is now online!
Counseling Clients Through Mental Illness
Personal experience has prompted one Ameriprise advisor and his team to build an unexpected niche.
REITs: Looking Sweet on the Balance Sheet
But can they keep their stellar performance going?
Five Questions With Daniel Kahneman
Nobel prize laureate/author of Thinking, Fast and Slow discusses the book and how it can be applied to financial advisers.
The Emerging Markets Push
Greater distribution of wealth in undeveloped nations offers more options to diversify portfolios.
The Reactivation Plan
Here's how to turn inactive clients into productive ones.
The Retirement Touchstone
Advisors must realistically assess their clients' readiness for life after work.
Lisa Shalett
The managing director and chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management discusses her 18 years in the securities business.
