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  Is Schwab’s Arbitration Win Really a Loss?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  There's much backlash in Washington over Schwab's successful rebuttal of a FINRA challenge to its expanded mandatory arbitration clause.

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  As Fiduciary Debate Returns, Advisors Share Attitudes and Practices

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  As the SEC and DOL work to finalize their fiduciary standards, AdvisorOne and fi360 field their third annual advisor fiduciary survey to determine real-world advisor opinions and actions.

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  FINRA Shifts SRO Fight to Senate, as House Effort Falters

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  With the House unlikely to pursue an SRO bill this year, FINRA has set its sights on the Senate to push a bill that would give FINRA the authority to become the SRO for advisors.

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  Client Views: Fear and Loathing in the Reception Room

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2013

  If it’s true that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, advisors should give at least as much thought to their receptionist and the reception area as to retirement income or portfolio rebalancing.

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  An Annuity RIAs Will Love? SSG’s Dan Skiles Explains

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 2, 2012

  Can RIAs ever love annuities? Apparently so.

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  Pursuing Practice Excellence — ActiFi’s Spenser Segal: Video

  By John Sullivan, Investment Advisor  |  August 16, 2012

  ActiFi founder and CEO Spenser Segal discusses the evolution of practice management in the past, and looks at what advisor practice management will come to be in the future.

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  Swiss Banks Giving Up Employees to IRS, DOJ

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 16, 2012

  Thousands of employees of Swiss banks are finding that their employers are hanging them out to dry in exchange for hoped-for leniency in connection with American accounts involved in a tax evasion investigation.

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  Research, AdvisorOne to Cast Light on Murky Fee Disclosures

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2012

  Research Magazine, AdvisorOne and Dalbar are teaming up to cast a brighter light upon the shadowy world of retirement plan fee disclosures by exposing providers who make it hard for plan sponsors to fulfill their fiduciary obligations.

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  Scottrade’s Spirit; Pursuing Practice Excellence; Fiduciary Best Practices: July Investment Advisor—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  June 27, 2012

  Most people are happy enough to talk about themselves, but Brian Davis, who is the focus Investment Advisor’s cover story, consistently highlights his team’s efforts in providing value and service at Scottrade’s institutional arm.

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  Create Tangible Value in Your Fiduciary Practice

  By Gregory Kasten  |  June 26, 2012

  Great strides have been made over the past two decades to upgrade fiduciary best practices and the standard of care in the investment business.