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• Wirehouses Roll Out ’13 Comp Plans

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2013

  After getting feedback from top advisors, Morgan Stanley said in December that it will share a new stock-ownership plan with reps in 2013.

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  New Hire Roundup: LPL Financial Welcomes Lochan

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  This week in new hires, Brendt Stallings and Husam Nazer joined DoubleLine, the MSRB board announced that it is looking for a few good applicants, and Citi named two new co-presidents.

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  As Hispanic Businesses Grow, Opportunities Beckon

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  The Latino coalition argues that financial services firms are missing a big opportunity in a growing, but still institution-averse, business community.

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  Best 5 Investment Picks for 2013

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  One thing seems clear about the market's direction in 2013: Investors seeking yield–isn’t everybody nowadays–will find more joy in equities than in fixed income.

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  Meredith Whitney Likes Banks. Should You?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  Star analyst, who misfired on muni bust prediction, says sector poised for double-digit returns through 2013.

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  BofA-Merrill New Comp Plan: Good News, Bad News for Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 17, 2012

  “There is a revision to the bonus plan that could make it actually harder to earn the initial amounts,” said a compensation consultant.

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  New Hire Roundup: Commonwealth’s Tedesco Honored

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  This week in new hires,Commonwealth Financial tech guru Darren Tedesco was named to the 2013 Premier 100 IT Leaders list; Todd Scharf was named CTO by the SEC; and more.

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  Morgan Stanley Alters Advisor Comp Plan, Offering Discount Stock in 2013

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  The bonus for total revenue in 2013 will be cut by 2% to cover compensation adjustments next year.

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  Predictions by Fisher, Gundlach, Rodriguez: Research’s All-Star Roundtable

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  November 21, 2012

  A Research Roundtable of five distinguished names, including Kenneth Fisher, Jeffrey Gundlach and Robert Rodriguez, serve up their best analytic thinking and forecast how critical situations could shape up next year.

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  Roubini: Current Market Correction ‘Bellwether’ of Worse to Come

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 20, 2012

  ‘Tis the season for economic outlooks, and NYU professor and economist Nouriel Roubini doesn’t like what he sees.