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  Busy Agenda for FPA, Starting With Membership Drop

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 22, 2012

  I recently sat down with two leaders of the Financial Planning Association—Marv Tuttle, executive director and CEO, and Paul Auslander, FPA’s president—to talk about the top issues facing advisors.

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  Richard Lampen: The 2012 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By John Sullivan, Advisorone  |  May 10, 2012

  A person could be forgiven for not immediately connecting Ladenburg Thalmann to the independent space; the firm’s sea change in strategy occurred only a few years ago, after all.

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  Securities America Launches Online Transition Center for Advisors

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 23, 2011

  Broker-dealer follows through on CEO's pledge to help its affiliated reps grow through acquisitions of other practices.

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  Financial Services Firms Use Social Media to Build Targeted Online Presence

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2011

  A report from Corporate Insight released Wednesday found that not only are financial services firms using Facebook and Twitter, but they are maintaining multiple profiles on those networks.

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  Commonwealth Plucks 3 Top-Producing Firms From Securities America

  By Staff Writer  |  July 27, 2011

  Independent BD adds Tonkinson Financial, Capital Wealth Management and Smallwood Capital.

• Leveraged, Short ETFs Under Attack

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2009

  The first iteration of leveraged and short ETFs was introduced in 2006. And from that moment, these particular ETFs have captured the fancy of investors...

• Mutual-fund fees cases could signal industry change

  By Jenny Ivy  |  April 17, 2009

  A federal court decision last week concerning mutual-fund fees could raise the stakes for investors and fund companies over standards of fairness. The Wall...

• Bridge the broker/dealer marketing gap

  By Joseph Finora  |  April 1, 2006

  In a world of increased regulation and high consumer demands, one of the more common advisor complaints is about the sub-par quality of the marketing...