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  Brace for Impact

  By Bill Good  |  September 1, 2010

  Author's Note: As you read this article, you will see that within two years your life will change. To assist in your planning, I have...

• With Reform Bill, the Fiduciary Process Evolves

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2010

  On the heels of the June 25 final wording for financial reform legislation, the Foundation for Fiduciary Studies (FFS), unveiled an "evolved" fiduciary process and a new president, Louis S. Harvey.

• (Yawn)

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  March 1, 2008

  What happened to the much-anticipated RAND report? Players across the industry expected the study, ordered by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to provide guidance about...

• Which QDIA Is Best?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2008

  If you ask industry consultants what kind of effect qualified default investment alternatives (QDIAs) will have on the investment advisory industry and retiring boomers, they'll...

• The Future of Fee-Based Accounts

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  October 1, 2007

  A collision of regulatory events has given a boost to the industry's move toward a fee-based business model -- with some pundits predicting dramatic change...

• The Black Hole

  By Eric Uhlfelder  |  April 1, 2007

  With the potential to inform both ad-visor and investor about what's driving portfolio performance, monthly brokerage statements should be as valuable as the quarterly performance...

• DOL Requires More Due Diligence for 401(k) Advisors

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2007

  A bulletin issued in early February by the Department of Labor (DOL), which calls upon advisors to plan sponsors go through an increased due diligence process in line with specifications detailed in the 2006 Pension Protection Act (PPA), is set to bring about change in the advisor community--not least, experts...

• The Next Big Thing

  By Staff Writer  |  November 1, 2006

  January 1, 2007 marks the start of a new era for advisors. The "fiduciary advisor" is a creation of the Pension Protection Act of 2006...