IMCA Conference 2012

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  RIAs Core of IMCA Growth Strategy, Board of Directors Say

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2012

  “We’re moving forward as an organization, but we’re moving forward under change,” said Betsy Piper-Bach, IMCA’s chairwoman.

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  TD Ameritrade Launches Customized Thinkpipes Options Platform for RIAs

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2012

  Thinkpipes is an “advanced, highly customizable trading platform for advisors."

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  UBS’ Golub Says Analysts ‘Severely Underestimated’ U.S. Economy: IMCA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  Jonathan Golub, U.S. equities strategist with UBS, sat with AdvisorOne on at IMCA’s annual conference on Tuesday for a frank discussion of the market outlook, earnings season and investing cliches.

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  Post Financial Crisis, Investors Wary of Taking On Risk: IMCA Conference

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  Over the past three years U.S. households have become more conservative, with 58% increasing their savings rate, shifting investments away from stocks and delaying retirement, according to recent ICI research.

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  Sam Stovall’s Seven Rules of Wall Street Investing: IMCA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  S&P Capital IQ’s Sam Stovall provided a welcome counterbalance on Tuesday afternoon to the pessimistic message delivered by Doubleline’s Jeffrey Gundlach earlier in the day.

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  U.S. in ‘Self-Sustaining Recovery,’ but Tax Uncertainty Will Linger: Valliere

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  Greg Valliere, chief strategist at Potomac Research Group, says the U.S. is experiencing a “self-sustaining recovery, mediocre at best.”

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  Top 10 Dangers of Alternative Investments

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  At the IMCA Conference, Chris Cesare of Rocaton Investment Advisors says due diligence is more important than ever in an alt universe fraught with hazards.

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  Doubleline’s Gundlach Delivers Bleak Outlook on Nation’s Debt: IMCA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  Punctuating his comments with quotes from Shakespeare, Doubleline Funds’ Jeffrey Gundlach offered sobering testimony Tuesday about the current debt and deficit crisis in the United States and abroad.

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  Behavioral Economist Thaler Warns of ‘Hindsight Bias’: IMCA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2012

  If so many advisors saw 2008 coming, why hadn’t more investors avoided the aftermath?

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  FocusShares CEO Says ‘We’re the Best Deal on Wall Street’: IMCA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2012

  The products, already in the low-cost ETF industry, boast even lower costs when compared with rivals.