Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne

About the Author

Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne

Joyce Hanson has been an associate editor at AdvisorOne.com since the summer of 2010, and has covered business, finance and economics since 1992.

She is appearing on New York's WWOR radio on July 23, discussing target-date funds, on the station's Financial Quarterback program at 2:15 PM with host and wealth manager Josh Jalinski. 

Formerly a contributing writer with Crain’s New York Business, Hanson also has served in editorial positions with Dow Jones Newswires, The Bond Buyer, and the Central Penn Business Journal.

In addition, her experience includes several years as fixed-income research editor for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s investment bank. She has won business reporting awards from the Society of Professional Journalists’ Keystone State Chapter as well as the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Hanson has a master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

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  PENSCO-Lincoln Trust Merger to Create $10 Billion Alternatives Custodian

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  "PENSCO is creating a firm with institutional scale and national reach to handle the accelerating growth of alternative assets across the U.S.," says CEO Kelly Rodriques.

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  RIA HighTower Expands National Footprint With Offices in Baltimore and Los Angeles

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  HighTower continues its quest to gain a nationwide profile with the addition of two new offices, says Mike Papedis, executive vice president of business development.

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  U.S. Economy Shows Strength as Dow at 4-Year High Nears 13,000: Schwab’s Aguilar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 21, 2012

  U.S. economic improvement, housing market stability and strong corporate profits have contributed to the stock market’s solid performance in 2012 as the Dow hits a four-year high.

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  Dynasty Financial Continues to Expand With Break-Away AIF

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 21, 2012

  Dynasty Financial Partners announced that UBS Wealth Services’ Samuel Kiefer has left UBS to join independent advisory RPg, a member of the Dynasty network of indie advisors.

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  Top 20 TIPS Funds in 401(k) Plans: BrightScope

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2012

  Research firm BrightScope announced this week the Top 20 Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) funds by total distribution.

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  Connors Group Launches Machine Advisor, a Web-Based Investment Tool

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 16, 2012

  As uncertainty over buy-and-hold methods rises, the Connors Group's Machine Advisor is designed to allocate assets to uncorrelated, actively managed strategies, says CEO Jim Lonergan.

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  Risk on the Rise: Yield Chasers Rush Into Alternatives

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 16, 2012

  Correlation, coupled with the U.S. bond market’s zero-yield environment, has driven advisors into riskier alternative investing.

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  Hedge-Fund Big Paulson Eyes Hartford Breakup

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 15, 2012

  After a bad year in hedge funds, John Paulson has stepped forward as a shareholder activist to force the insurance company into a breakup.

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  Industry Opponents Slam Volcker Rule as Volcker Defends It

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2012

  The controversial Volcker rule that regulates proprietary trading came in for a final round of comment as frustrated bankers, activists and Paul Volcker himself flooded government regulators with statements.

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  Chinese Innovation to Fuel Global Competition: McKinsey

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2012

  As innovation gains steam in China, the stakes are rising for domestic and multinational companies alike, reports McKinsey & Co. in the latest issue of its business journal.