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Finding Financial Crisis Culprits; Selling Advisors Like iPhones: May Research—Slideshow

By Editorial Staff | April 27, 2012

Research magazine's May cover story, "Finding the Culprits," focuses on derivatives expert Janet Tavakoli and her hard-hitting analysis of who and what caused the financial crisis.
New Hire Roundup: Putnam Welcomes Two; Securities America Promotes Belluomini

By Marlene Y. Satter | January 26, 2012

This week in new hires, Putnam Investments welcomed Charlotte Walsh and Greg Weissman, Michael Belluomini was promoted at Securities America, and John Kim and Chris Blunt took new positions at New York Life.
Fiduciary in Fact or Just Appearance?

By Andrew Rice, Money Management Services | November 15, 2011

Lessons that can be learned from the CPA’s standard to “maintain independence (in fact and appearance).
Addressing Five Retirement Challenges

By Ed McCarthy, CFP | March 18, 2009

Since risks are unavoidable and the planning process is highly complex. One step that can help is for advisors and clients detail and prioritize expenses in order to separate basic needs from more discretionary lifestyle-type costs.

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