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Investors can satisfy the requirement for minimum distributions from their IRAs without necessarily triggering taxes, according to Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of Wealth Management for D.A. Davidson. Crowell explains how to meet philanthropic goals while preserving tax deductions and exemptions in the Barron’s article “Three Ways To Reduce Taxes on IRA Withdrawals,” by Karen Hube.Read the full article here. 

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as exclusive financial advisor to Angelcare Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary, Sassy 14, LLC, in the sale of its Sassy®-branded development toy, feeding and baby care product line to Hamco, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Crown Crafts, Inc., (NASDAQ-CM: CRWS).

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Mark Aquilino has joined the Equity Capital Markets group as a Managing Director in Institutional Trading.

Does the Fed’s monetary policy fail to fully recognize the impacts of a new economy? Mary Ann Hurley, Fixed Income Trader with D.A. Davidson, discusses Fed projections and the coming year with Gary Siegel, host of a Fed-focused podcast for The Bond Buyer.Listen to the full podcast here. 

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Michael Jackson, Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager in Spokane, has been honored with the company’s Branch Manager of the Year Award.The award recognizes one branch manager annually for his or her outstanding work in business areas that include leadership, staff retention, support, ethics and client service. Jackson received the award earlier this month at D.A. Davidson’s annual branch manager meeting.“There ...

Independent Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: IBCP), the parent company of Independent Bank, and TCSB Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of Traverse City State Bank, have jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for IBCP to acquire TCSB.

D.A. Davidson & Co. announced today that Rishi Jaluria has joined the firm’s award-winning institutional equity research team to provide coverage and analysis of the software sector, with a focus on SaaS vertical solutions and application software.

D.A. Davidson Senior Analyst Tom Forte has offered the most bullish call for stock in Amazon, setting a new price target. Forte explains his reasoning in the CNBC article and video, “Wall Street is giddy over Amazon shares, gets its most bullish call yet: $1,500 price target.”Read the full article here. 

Repaying debt and investing for the future can feel difficult when you don’t have much extra cash. Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of Wealth Management for D.A. Davidson, offers tips for getting started in “4 Steps to Investing When Money is Tight,” a U.S. News & World Report article by Coryanne Hicks.Read the full article here. 

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, two key retailers — Amazon and Wal-Mart — are offering competing deals to gain the Cyber Monday edge. D.A. Davidson Analyst Tom Forte addresses the companies’ market share in “Amazon and Wal-Mart Duke It Out With Cyber Monday Deals,” a Bloomberg News article by Spencer Soper.Read the full article here.