Adviser Briefing: Fund companies prepping bond investors for higher rates; VA asset leaders; High-quality junk bonds aren't junk at all...

• Fund companies are prepping bond investors for rising rates - investmentnews
• Variable annuities asset leaders - investmentnews
• High-quality junk bonds aren't junk at all - investmentnews
• Fixed-annuity sales down in 4Q and full-year 2009 - investmentnews
• Finra looks to fill holes in BrokerCheck net - investmentnews

• Married Filing Jointly, or Separate? How to Decide - foxbusiness
• Chapin, Kaplan Return to Merrill Lynch - online.wsj
• Securitization Concentrated Financial Risks - ritholtz
• Sunday Funnies 2010-02-21: Lighter Side of the News - globaleconomicanalysis
• Chase Cancelling Automatic Overdraft Protection - ritholtz