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May 21, 2012

Obama First Incumbent Since Reagan To Face Such Weak Equity Returns

With only six months before the election, the stock market is giving President Barack Obama the worst returns since Ronald Reagan was seeking a second term.
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Obama First Incumbent Since Reagan To Face Such Weak Equity Returns

 
May 21, 2012

WWII Chemical Exposure Spurs Obesity, Autism, Researcher Says

The World War II generation may have passed down to their grandchildren the effects of chemical exposure in the 1940s, possibly explaining current rates of obesity, autism and mental illness, according to one researcher.
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WWII Chemical Exposure Spurs Obesity, Autism, Researcher Says

 
May 21, 2012

Morningstar Launches Annuity Tool

Morningstar Inc. has released a new Web tool that analyzes variable annuities, allowing financial advisors and other professionals to compare aspects of the annuity contracts side by side, in plain English.
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Morningstar Launches Annuity Tool

 
May 21, 2012

Emerging Stocks Rise As China Comments Spur Russia, Brazil Gains

Emerging markets are rebounding today after nine weeks of losses, and some ETF traders point to encouraging signs.
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Emerging Stocks Rise As China Comments Spur Russia, Brazil Gains

 
May 21, 2012

Three ETFs To Watch This Week

After another choppy week of trading, investors will be on their toes for the coming week, as a number of factors have created high anxiety in the financial world. Watch these ETFs that invest in Japan, gold and social media.
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Three ETFs To Watch This Week

 
May 21, 2012

Three ETF Trading Tips You Are Missing

The ongoing evolution in the ETF universe continues to bring previously hard-to-reach asset classes to the fingertips of mainstream investors, but these investments are far from foolproof despite their numerous efficiencies.
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Three ETF Trading Tips You Are Missing

 
May 21, 2012

Barclays To Sell $6.1 Billion BlackRock Stake

Barclays Plc, the U.K.’s second-largest bank by assets, will sell its entire $6.1 billion stake in BlackRock Inc. before the latest round of Basel rules stops it from counting the holding as capital.
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Barclays To Sell $6.1 Billion BlackRock Stake

 
May 21, 2012

Facebook IPO Spawns New Wave Social-Media Angel Investors

Facebook Inc.’s IPO is poised to create some 850 new millionaires, spawning a new class of angel investors looking to help other startups build on the popularity of the biggest social network.
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Facebook IPO Spawns New Wave Social-Media Angel Investors

 
May 21, 2012

Even California Shows A Halo With Insatiable Muni Demand

California’s swelling budget deficit is proving no match for investors desperate to boost returns with municipal interest rates close to 45-year lows.
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Even California Shows A Halo With Insatiable Muni Demand

 
May 18, 2012

JPMorgan Loss Throws Republican Lawmakers Off Balance

Republicans in the U.S. Congress were uniting behind a call to repeal all or part of the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul. Since JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced its $2 billion trading loss, that front has splintered.
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JPMorgan Loss Throws Republican Lawmakers Off Balance

 
May 18, 2012

Treasury Sells Inflation Notes At Record Low Negative Yield

The U.S. sold $13 billion of 10-year inflation-indexed notes at a record negative yield with investors willing to pay a premium to guard against the threats of rising consumer prices and Europe's worsening debt crisis.
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Treasury Sells Inflation Notes At Record Low Negative Yield

 
May 18, 2012

S&P 500 Declines At Three Times 2011 Rate

Investors who warned stock losses in May would mimic last year's decline in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index from the highest level since 2008 were wrong. The losses are three times worse.
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S&P 500 Declines At Three Times 2011 Rate

 
May 18, 2012

Finra Enhances BrokerCheck Capabilities

Finra has added features to BrokerCheck to help users more easily access broker-dealer and investment advisor registration information.
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Finra Enhances BrokerCheck Capabilities

 
May 17, 2012

SEC Charges Former Napfa Chairman With Defrauding Clients Of $47.5 Million

The SEC today charged Seattle-based investment advisor and former Napfa chairman Mark Spangler with defrauding clients by secretly investing an estimated $47.5 million of their money in two risky start-up companies he co-founded.
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SEC Charges Former Napfa Chairman With Defrauding Clients Of $47.5 Million

 
May 17, 2012

SEC Charges New Jersey Man In Real Estate Investment Scam

David M. Connolly got investors to put money into fake properties, says the SEC.
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SEC Charges New Jersey Man In Real Estate Investment Scam

 
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Online Extras

Putting Retirement Changes Into Perspective
Three major shifts are fundamentally changing retirement, says Columnist Robert Laura.
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Consider Adapting Asset Allocation To Retirement Spending Needs
“Chasing yield” can lead investors to buy questionable investments merely because they offer—at least temporarily—enticing income streams. To effectively manage retirement income, it’s important to consider the actual liabilities.
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Chesapeake Director’s Firm Paid $343 Million Amid Ties
Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s decision to cut directors’ pay and other perks may save the company up to $1.65 million a year without addressing investors’ concern that the board failed to rein in Chief Executive Officer Aubrey McClendon’s borrowing and spending spree.
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On The Move

LPL Financial Names Executive Vice President Of Business Consulting
Robert Comfort will lead business consulting for institutional services division.
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LPL Financial Names Managing Director And Chief Human Capital Officer
Sallie Larsen brings more than three decades of human resources experience to her new role.
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