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  The Original Behavioral Economist

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  “I’ve been doing the behavioral stuff for 35 years," said MainStay's Michael Aronstein. "It’s the basis of investing and economics. It’s only recently that it’s been popularized by academia. They’re reconstituting something in a trivial manner.”

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  DOL’s Borzi: Lawmakers Can’t Hold Back Fiduciary Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  Efforts by members of Congress to slow the DOL’s reproposal of its fiduciary rule will have little to no effect, Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary of DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, said Tuesday.

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  AdvisorOne’s Best Comments: Goldfarb, Fiduciary, Referrals

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  Our regular collection of some of the most recent—and most thought-provoking—comments made by readers on AdvisorOne.

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  Envestnet Finds 20% Income Rise for RIAs Who Integrate Tech

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  The Envestnet | Tamarac white paper also found that registered investment advisors with some level of integration have almost twice the amount of assets under management as RIAs with the same size staff but no integration.

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  Roubini and Bremmer Warn of ‘New Abnormal’

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  Is a new economic crisis that makes 2008 look mild in the offing? Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer argue in a lengthy survey of world gloom that the possibility of such a crisis is ever present.

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  Palaveev: First Allied Sale Part of a ‘Second Wave’ of Investment

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  Philip Palaveev discusses what the interest of private-equity investors like Nicholar Schorsch means for independent broker-dealers.

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  FSI Claims Victory in Florida ‘Notice-Filing State’ Battle

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  The law makes it easier for advisors to make changes to their business.

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  PIMCO to Offer Aria’s Guaranteed Income Product

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  Aria CEO David Stone said other fund family collaborations would be forthcoming.

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  FINRA Targeting Firms’ Social Media Use

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2013

  FINRA is conducting spot checks of firms’ social media communications on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs.

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  PIMCO’s El-Erian: Forget Politicians—It’s the Fed That Matters

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 17, 2013

  PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian believes that central banks are better these days at setting policy than politicians.