AUM

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  2010 Q4 Earnings: BlackRock Beats EPS Estimates; Profits Soar 107%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 25, 2011

  Investor willingness to put money into riskier securities pushed BlackRock past analysts’ expectations by nearly 18% with its Q4 2010 earnings report.

• BlackRock Q3 Profits of 74% Easily Surpass Analyst Consensus

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 20, 2010

  BlackRock Inc. far exceeded analysts' expectations on Wednesday with third-quarter earnings rising 74% on profits of $551 million versus $317 million a year ago.

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  Ready to Grow Again

  By Dan Inveen, Eliza DePardo  |  October 1, 2010

  In 2009, revenues dropped 9.5% and operating profit shrank seven percentage points to an 11% margin for the typical independent advisory firm, according to the...

• Succession Planning: Planning Your Future

  By David DeVoe, Schwab Advisor Services, David Devoe  |  July 1, 2010

  The economy may be on a slow track to recovery, but acquisitions of independent RIA practices are powering ahead. With the industry's continued growth and...

• Profits at Calamos, AllianceBernstein Surge in Q1

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2010

  Calamos gets boost from rise in AUM; AllianceBernstein benefits from market resurgence and cost-cutting.