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The director of the MIT AgeLab discusses the new era for dealing with the Baby boomer set.

National Advisors Trust launched a program on Monday to put a dedicated trust officer in registered investment advisor offices in order to create opportunities for more long-term trust business with high net worth clients.

UBS Wealth Management hired Alexander S. Friedman as chief investment officer, while also filling out his team with former White House staff staffer Mona Sutphen and alternative investment manager Mark Haefele.

Pahnke and his team, the Pahnke Wealth Management Group, join from Robert W. Baird.

Lincoln Financial Group says it took swift action to safeguard private consumer information and beef up its security policies, after it discovered vulnerabilities in a Web-based system that stored consumer account records for two of its business units.

The tool lets retail investors see how their portfolio is performing against benchmarks and how much risk they have taken.

Independent financial advisors say that improving efficiency and time management is a goal for 2011, and carriers can help them achieve it.