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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.

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  Advisors Cope With Boston Bombing’s Aftermath

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  If ever there was a teachable moment on behavioral finance and emotional investing, Monday’s horrific events at the Boston Marathon might have been it.

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  TD Ameritrade Profits Rise 5.1% as Client Revenue Offsets Fall in Trading

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  TD Ameritrade reported a 5.1% rise in profits Tuesday as BlackRock and Goldman Sachs also reported positive earnings news.

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  SEC, DOL Must Collaborate on ‘Overlapping’ IRA Fiduciary Standards: Attorney Mason

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  The failure of the SEC and DOL to collaborate on their “overlapping” fiduciary rules on IRA advice will render the SEC’s current cost-benefit analysis worthless, says Kent Mason of Davis & Harman.