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North Carolina’s Janet Cowell has some unusual qualities for a state treasurer: For one thing, she can say “running dog of a capitalist” in Mandarin. She’s also poised to voluntarily surrender her status as one of four officials nationwide with sole control over state pension investments.

Detroit’s pensions would get more than twice what creditors who loaned the city money for those funds would receive under a proposal to restructure its $18 billion of debt.

Enterprise growth, Gen Y outreach and a "war for talent" were in the spotlight last week as more than 1,600 advisors and about as many vendors and industry consultants gathered in Orlando, Fla., for TD Ameritrade Institutional's annual national conference.

Execution for prospecting events is critical, advisors heard during a session that included both tactical tips and specific ideas at the TD Ameritrade Institutional national conference.

Mainstay Capital Management specializes in helping auto industry employees manage their retirement accounts.

The CFP Board plans to show off new ads for its extended Let's Make a Plan publicity campaign.

You've finally hired some smart young associates. Consider these ideas to make them as productive as possible.

Advisors who don't enhance the client experience are doomed to become "the travel agents of the future," according to Ron Carson, founder and CEO of Omaha-based Carson Wealth Management.

FSI President and CEO Dale Brown would rather see a consultative approach from the regulators on minor missteps, or what he calls the "administrative foot faults."

President Barack Obama’s new retirement accounts lack the most popular features of 401(k) plans. They offer no matching contributions, no prospect for eye-popping returns and no track record of employer support.