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Mutual funds saw inflows of $7.95 billion for the week ended Wednesday, October 17, according to the Investment Company Institute.

T. Rowe Price Group said today that the Baltimore-based investment management company finished up 2012’s third quarter with about $574.4 billion in assets under management, marking a $32.7 billion increase over the period.

Consumerism has, for the most part, taught us that satisfaction is the standard. But Ron Carson writes that, in the financial advisory business, satisfaction is unacceptable. Satisfied clients are not loyal clients and loyal clients are the only good clients.

More seniors are concerned about Medicare than about any other financial issue, topping even those who are worried about having enough money to enjoy retirement, according to a survey by Allsup.

Strong companies may offer shelter from the storm for some investors, according to JPMorgan Asset Management.

Brown Advisory, a Baltimore-based independent investment management firm, hired Christopher Bartlett as a partner in its Baltimore office.

Morgan Keegan & Co., the brokerage firm acquired by Raymond James Financial Inc., was ordered by a federal appeals court to pay a group of 18 investors a $9.2 million arbitration award.

Almost one in two consumers (47%) say they keep the majority of their assets with banks, up from 44% in 2011. Self-directed firms and full-service brokers, in contrast, had only 28% and 15% of the market, respectively.

The hybrid RIA firm says it chose LPL after a 'Bachelor'-style bakeoff.

As many planners have discovered, unsettled markets mean many nervous phone calls and emails from clients. Investors want to know why their investments may be down and when the turmoil will stop. And advisors have nothing in their toolboxes to relieve that anxiety. Except, maybe there's a simple tool right at their fingertips.