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  T. Rowe Social Security Calculator Shows Strategies to Boost Benefits

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2013

  T. Rowe Price's Benefits Evaluator helps advisors calculate the goals-based annual dollar amount that clients stand to claim from Social Security under a variety of scenarios.

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  Mobile Technology ‘Distracting’ From Long-Term Planning: Northwestern

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 19, 2013

  Respondents across all generational cohorts are increasingly distracted by technology.

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  Advisor Industry ‘Disruptor’ BrightScope Adds Kitces to Advisory Board

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  In naming Pinnacle advisor and Web guru Michael Kitces to its advisory board, BrightScope is targeting online transparency as it offers lead generation opportunities to advisors.

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  IRA Cap Gives Rise to New Funding Strategies

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  As with the Whac-A-Mole carnival game, new regulation means new opportunity.

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  94% of Pension Plans Underfunded: Wilshire

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2013

  A low-interest-rate environment is wreaking havoc with corporate defined benefit plans.

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  Boomer Retirement Expectations Are Grim: IRI

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  April 9, 2013

  Boomers’ retirement confidence continues to slip, the Insured Retirement Institute said in a report released Monday.

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  How to Spring Into the Retirement Plan Space

  By Ric Lager  |  April 8, 2013

  With a few key prospecting steps, advisors can position themselves for growth with corporate and individual clients

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  Fidelity Measures Advisors’ Impact Through Financial Crisis

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  April 5, 2013

  Fidelity found that those who used an advisor felt more prepared both before and after the crisis, and were more likely to say the economy has improved.

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  Price Forecasts in the Media: a Lousy Way to Invest

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  “I often hear advisors say their clients are contrarian indicators,” Richard Peterson of MarketPsych says, warning advisors to calm clients' primal buying and selling urges.

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  Best and Worst States for Savings Accounts

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 29, 2013

  Surprisingly, states with high unemployment and dire fiscal situations fared well.