Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne

About the Author

Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne

Kathleen M. McBride, AIF ® is the Wealth Editor in Chief at AdvisorOne.com and was Editor in Chief at Wealth Manager, and Wealth ManagerWeb.com, (now part of AdvisorOne.com). She was Senior Editor at Investment Advisor. She has worked in journalism on-air, in print, and on the Web. She is a founder of The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard, working to ensure that investors have access to financial advice that is in their best interests.

After beginning her career on Wall Street as a broker, bond trader and then an investment advisor at a major bank, she ran new-media startups and developed interactive financial content with major media companies. McBride holds a BA from New York University and has completed the Investment Strategies and Portfolio Management program at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. She is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary with the Center for Fiduciary Studies.

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  Moody’s Warns of U.S. Downgrade Over Debt Ceiling, Risk of Default

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 3, 2011

  Worried over the tenor of the debt-ceiling argument in Washington, and the risk of a shor-term default, Moody's places the U.S. government's rating under review for a possible downgrade.

• IRS Offers 5 Tips to Prepare for Disaster

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 2, 2011

  The IRS issues tips to safeguard records and valuables in case disaster strikes clients—or advisors

• What Matters Most in Wealth Management

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2011

  In the long run, what is important for investors is crucial for the health of the industry.

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  Top Wealth Managers: Clients, Revenues and Assets Up

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2011

  AdvisorOne’s Top Wealth Managers Annual Survey indicates a positive prognosis for independent RIAs.

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  MSRB, FINRA, SEC Work Together on Dodd-Frank Rules and Enforcement

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2011

  ‘We’re dealing with other people’s money here,’ MSRB Chairman says.

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  Ron Rhoades, Joseph Capital Management: The Extended 2011 IA 25 Profile

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2011

  In registered investment advisor and fiduciary circles, Ron Rhoades, new to the IA 25 this year, is a gentleman and a scholar.

• Former Morgan Stanley Hedge Fund, FrontPoint, to Close Funds

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2011

  Hedge fund falters as investors withdraw capital after portfolio manager charged with ‘insider trading’ and ‘securities fraud’

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  GOP Demands IRS, Obama Records on Political Donor Tax Enforcement

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 19, 2011

  Finance Committee members cite First Amendment rights in protecting nonprofits that primarily support political organizations, and the Republican Senators also requested records of conversations and correspondence from President Obama.

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  Harold Evensky on Steps Needed to Restore Investor Trust—Weekend Interview

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 19, 2011

  With a new book on wealth management, the sage of Coral Gables discusses fiduciary, the regulators, the future and, notably, clients.

• MSRB Adds Transparency for Variable Rate Munis

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2011

  Much more detailed data on auction rate securities and other variable rate issues is now available on MSRB’s EMMA website