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  SEC, FINRA: Beware Pension, Settlement Income Stream Deals

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  In a joint alert issued Thursday, the SEC and FINRA provide investors with information about what to do before buying or selling such rights and urge them to proceed with caution.

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  Top Advisors Sound Off on Tech: NAPFA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  "How to service high-end clients over and above money management is something we’re constantly examining," said one advisor.

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  FPA’s Man in Washington Speaks of Planner Group’s Priorities

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  At FPA Retreat 2013, Daniel Penchina voices optimism on SEC user fee legislation; vows more help for state FPA associations.

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  Forget Freud: Women Know What They Want

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  At FPA Retreat 2013, Heather Ettinger provides the facts on women, and suggests how the majority of advisors’ potential clients want to be treated after a divorce or death of a spouse.

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  Futurist Lowell Catlett Closes FPA Retreat With Laughs

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  Catlett claims the price of eating and owning a home has never been lower.

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  Baby Boomers Best ‘in History’ at Retirement Saving: Michael Finke

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  We’re in a retirement crisis, but it’s a “bit overblown.”

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  TDAI’s Healy: Engage in Demographic Stereotypes at Your Peril

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 6, 2013

  Gen X and Y will grow their wealth from $2 trillion to $28 trillion in the next eight years, Healy argued.

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  CFP Board’s CE Plan Rattles FPA Retreat Attendees

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2013

  The CFP Board, which is currently tasked with setting the standards and regulating CFP CE providers, would become a provider itself if the plan were approved.

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  Kitces and Winterberg Describe the Future of Financial Planning

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2013

  At FPA Retreat, Michael Kitces and Bill Winterberg suggested that in the very near future—now?—planners won't be able to act like the Wizard of Oz. Better interaction and engagement with clients will mean better adoption.

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  How to Protect Clients From Strippers and Cabana Boys

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2013

  Speaking at FPA Retreat 2013, attorneys Basel and Grace Jamra focuses on advisors' role in client pre-nups and post-nups in a divorce-happy age.