Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

About the Author

Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne

Janet is the Managing Editor of Research magazine and a contributor to AdvisorOne. She has followed the financial markets since 1991 and has been covering financial advisors and broker-dealers since early 2005.

Janet graduated from Yale with a BA, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with an MA, and St. Mary’s College with an MBA. She has studied and worked in Asia, Latin America and Europe and can be reached at jlevaux@sbmedia.com.

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  Morgan Stanley Grabs 4 From Merrill, Wells

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2013

  The new advisors come on board in the Midwest with about $3.7 million in yearly fees and commissions.

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  National Advisors Trust Taps Former SEI Exec as CEO

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  James Combs Jr. hopes to further boost the RIA-owned trust's earnings, which have been growing in recent years.

• Vanguard, PIMCO Top ’12 Global Funds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  While Vanguard and PIMCO have continually proven their strength in the U.S. marketplace in recent years, a Morningstar study released in March shows the two firms had a stellar 2012 worldwide.

• Bonuses Up 8%: Report

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  Wall Street bonuses should be up about 8% this season and total $20 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. But experts caution that this increase doesn’t necessarily translate into much these days for advisors.

• Raymond James-Morgan Keegan Fully Integrated

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  Raymond James said in early March it had wrapped up the conversion of Morgan Keegan operations and clients into Raymond James’ technology systems, and the Morgan Keegan brand had been retired.

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  Top Posts at Broker-Dealers See Big Changes

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  LPL, Morgan Stanley and Raymond James all announced big moves recently.

• Experts Tackle Theories, Trends at Event

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

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  Investors Shunning Most Emerging Markets, but TIMPs Shine

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 29, 2013

  As first-quarter results start to roll in, some overseas markets are posting impressive equity market upticks.

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  Morgan Stanley CFO Passes on Treasury Post: Reports

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 28, 2013

  Ruth Porat did not want to go through what Jack Lew did in the confirmation process, sources say.

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  Securities America Recruited Production Jumps More Than 300% in ’12

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2013

  This includes the recent addition of two groups with a total of roughly 160 financial advisors.