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  Bridgeworth Decamps to LPL From Lincoln With $1B in Assets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2012

  Bridgeworth Financial has added reps from Ameriprise and others and signed on to LPL’s hybrid-RIA platform.

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  Going for Gold: Rep. Bachus Wins the Prize for Fuzzy Thinking on RIA SRO

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2012

  Congressman Bachus’ WSJ piece on the benefits of an SRO for advisors sets what might be a world record for faulty assumptions, wrong conclusions and inaccuracies.

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  Rep. Bachus Tells Advisors to Police Themselves

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 6, 2012

  Federal regulators “whose job is to enforce the law and protect investors from bad actors, often had no clue."

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  5 Summer Investment Tips From T. Rowe Price

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2012

  T. Rowe Price offers advice to investors in this summer of strangely moody market conditions.

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  Investing and the Aging Brain: ‘What Do I Do When I Get Stupid?’

  By Michael Finke  |  July 26, 2012

  Financial decision-making ability peaks in middle age. Plan accordingly.

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  To Thwart SRO, Rep. Waters Introduces User Fee Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  Maxine Waters, D-Calif., introduced on Wednesday a bill that would allow the SEC to collect user fees from advisors to fund their exams in lieu of an SRO.

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  Geithner: Europe Crisis Is Biggest Threat to U.S. Economy

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner discussed with lawmakers on Wednesday a number of issues, from the success of financial reform to the European crisis to the SEC's attempt to overhaul money-market funds.

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  House to Hammer Dodd-Frank Throughout July

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 9, 2012

  July 21 marks the second anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act being written into law, and the House Financial Services Committee is planning to challenge its merits all month long.

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  It’s Not Too Late to Make Your Voice Heard on SRO Bill

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  July 6, 2012

  If you’re not in favor of having FINRA become the SRO for RIAs, join the advisor grass-roots effort to advocate with Congress against Bachus bill.

• The Heat Rises on FINRA as Advisor SRO

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 26, 2012

  Just as a government watchdog is pressuring the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to beef up its oversight of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Congress is mulling whether to give FINRA the power to oversee advisors.