Featured News
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REIT Outperformance to Continue in 2013
REITs are an alternative yield investment, says Brackton Helms.
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For Cambridge Investment Research, Technology Is Center Stage
If you’re looking for the perfect technology coming-of-age story (and who isn’t?), Cambridge Investment Research just might have it.
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Increased Regulation: ‘Just Deal With It’
“You know, I’m very direct,” said Summit Financial CEO Marshall Leeds, who spoke with AdvisorOne about football, regulation and CEOs' priorities.
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7 Predictions for the Advisory Industry: Philip Palaveev
When Philip Palaveev says he’s going to look into the proverbial crystal ball, he doesn’t waste time.
Live Blog
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Advisors and the Future: Threat and Opportunity Posed by Digital Natives
Author and entrepreneur Brett King paints a near future where changing client behavior will force big changes in how advice is delivered.
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FSI’s FA Membership Growth Strategy Appears to Be Working
Subsidizing individual FA membership gets advisors in the door, and advocacy success keeps them, says FSI leadership.
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FSI Kicks Off Conference With Standing-Room-Only Crowd
With registrants at 753 and with advocacy wins under its belt, the independent broker-dealer group calls for more membership and announces an advisor conference.
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AdvisorOne to Report Live From FSI OneVoice 2013
Two AdvisorOne editors will be writing, tweeting and live blogging from the Financial Services Institute’s annual gathering of broker-dealer executives.
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Event Spotlight
Think Retirement Income
October 10-11, 2013
Hyatt Regency, Boston, MA
The Retirement Income Symposium has a fresh, new look…welcome to the new and improved RIA Think Retirement Conference. We’re offering the same top-notch educational and networking opportunities to all RIAs, while still paying special attention to the challenges, and opportunities, of offering retirement incomes advice.
For more information, visit www.thinkretirementincome.com.
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Featured Commentary
Advisors May Still Lose Right to Earn Commissions on IRA Advice
By Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute | January 15, 2013
The Department of Labor will likely issue a reworked version of its fiduciary proposal in late Q1 or early Q2, and concerns about its potential impact remain very real.
4 Common-Sense Requests for Congress From the FSI
By Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute | November 30, 2012
No more kicking the can down the road. The lame-duck Congress can and should avoid going over the fiscal cliff by acting on these four modest proposals.