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• Cover Story

• Wall Street's Trillion Dollar Nightmare

  By Frances A. McMorris

  From bankruptcies to bailouts, the brokerage business changed overnight. Uncertainty and pain may give way to opportunity. But the question is: how soon?

• Departments

The Affluent Client

• Seismic Shifts Occurring in Managing Retirement

  By Jack Sharry

  Advisors take note: Investors are less worried about accumulation than preservation and income.

• Keeping Current Is Critical in Challenging Markets

  By Chris Parisi and Matthew Leung

  Clients' needs rule the day, so take advantage of existing educational sources, even in disparate areas of your work life.

Products

• Opportunities Stirring in the Municipal Market

  By J Gibson Watson III

  For now, munis are trading at tight premiums to Treasuries—but don't assume that means they are risk-free

The Practice

• Lessons from the Trenches

  By Carri Degenhardt-Burke

  It's easy to lose focus in today's environment, so the opinions and experience of battle-tested veterans can help.

• Age Before Beauty: Experience Helps in Tough Markets

  By Dr. Alden Cass

  If you are confident and unbending in tough times, your clients will respect you.

• Features

• Hedge Fund Havoc

  By Gwen Moran

  After a lackluster first half, investors are questioning whether now is a good time to buy low in the hedge fund world or, with the looming threats of a prolonged downturn and tighter regulation, is it time to cut their losses?

• Seeking Unsexy Annuities

  By Elizabeth Wine

  Annuities have received a bad rap of late for their high fees and confusing contracts. But as other investments tank, clients are once again looking for guaranteed income streams from their portfolios.

• Ellyn McColgan: Staying Cool in the Crisis

  By Helen Kearney

  After her shocking departure from mutual fund giant Fidelity last summer, Ellyn McColgan reappeared in April as president and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley's global wealth management group. In an exclusive interview, McColgan discusses the challenges she has faced in the current market crisis and her plans for the future of the business.

• Sector Savvy

• Energy Investments Require Caution

  By Lauren Barack

  Despite market turmoil, the global need for oil may only increase.

• Earth, Wind and Fire: Putting Hybrids to the Test

  By Lauren Barack

  With a mixture of coal, wind and bio-fuel, Alliant Energy produces some clean numbers

• Street Talk

• Ban Lifted but Questions Linger

  By Lee Conrad

  Short selling was banned for just a few days, but advisors wonder if it will happen again.

• Ask Not for Whom the Dow Tolls

  By Bennett Voyles

  How will advisors and investors behave after the collapse of 2008?

• Headhunters Weigh in on Advisor Mobility

  By Helen Kearney

  The wealth management landscape has been reshaped and advisors are contemplating their future.

• 5 Questions with Mark Zandi

  By Judith Schoolman

  The co-founder and chief economist of Moody's Economy.com discusses the recent financial shocks.