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  Shh! Virtual Recruitment Market Lets Advisors Shop Anonymously for New Firms

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Companies that have signed on to the Advisor Center include Cetera Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, Pershing Advisor Solutions and TD Ameritrade Institutional.

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  FPA Outsources Pro Bono Work to Foundation for Financial Planning

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  The FPA’s new executive director and CEO, Lauren Schadle, said the board was committed to finding increased efficiencies within the organization.

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  Top 10 Winners of Best Wealth Manager Logos Poll

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  With 2,051 votes tallied, readers have selected the 10 Best Wealth Manager Logos out of the 25 finalists.

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  Ex-NHL Player, Now HighTower Advisor, Scores Big With Pros

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  A professional athlete that’s really good with money—it’s a rare find, but the need is critical.

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  Strategies to Improve CE Credit: More Is Better

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  April 19, 2013

  The more CE required, the more demand there is for CE credit, and the more providers willing to try to craft quality CE credit.

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  Rep. Waters Reintroduces SEC User Fees Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 19, 2013

  Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on Friday made another go at allowing the SEC to collect user fees to fund advisor exams.

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  5 New Findings of the fi360-AdvisorOne Fiduciary Survey for 2013

  By Kathleen M. McBride, FiduciaryPath  |  April 17, 2013

  For the third year, fi360 and AdvisorOne have joined forces to survey attitudes of financial advisors of all types on the fiduciary standard.

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  BNY Mellon Profits Drop, but Pershing Clearing Helps Offset Losses

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  Pershing's clearing services revenue helped offset the Bank of New York Mellon's Q1 losses stemming from a foreign tax credit fight.

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  Congress Must Fix Advisor Exams Now: SEC’s Walter

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  The switching of advisors from SEC to state oversight under the Dodd-Frank Act is not “the final answer” to ensuring advisors are adequately examined, SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter told state securities regulators.

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  Strategies for CFP Board to Improve Continuing Education Credit

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  April 17, 2013

  It's no secret that the current state of CFP CE credit is a sorry affair. But the CFP Board, as the keeper of the CFP marks, wields a great deal of power to change the system for the better.