General Motors

• More Car Trouble

  By Alexei Bayer  |  February 22, 2013

  The Big Three automakers have had an impressive recovery, but optimism about the U.S. auto industry may be overdone. The problem lies with the structure of the global auto industry.

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  Sallie Krawcheck: Top 10 Reasons It’s Bad to Pay Bankers in Stock

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2013

  Krawcheck says it’s time for large banks’ boards to come up with new payment strategies for executives, such as bonds, “which are fundamentally risk-discouraging.”

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  Record Pension Gap Threatens 2013 Company Earnings: Mercer

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2013

  Falling interest rates were the cause of pension plans’ losses despite overall annual asset growth of approximately 16% in the stock market.

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  New Hire Roundup: Commonwealth Named as a Top Place to Work—Again

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2012

  This week in new hires, Commonwealth Financial Network once again made the Boston Globe’s list of top places to work in Massachusetts; Ellen Turf announced she would depart NAPFA next year; and Intech announced a new hire and promotions.

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  SEC Brings More Insider Trading Actions in Galleon Case

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 29, 2012

  The SEC says that it has now charged 32 defendants in its Galleon-related enforcement actions.

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  When Clients Get Lump-Sum Pension Offers (Like GM and Ford), What to Advise?

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  August 13, 2012

  It’s not just the automakers—an increasing number of your clients may need to choose between a lump-sum payout from their pensions and the traditional annuity option. How should you advise them?

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  Warren Buffett Drops Consumer Stocks, Buys Into Banks

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 6, 2012

  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett backed away from stocks in the second quarter, reducing the company’s holdings in consumer-products equities but investing more heavily in the finance sector.

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  Top 25 ‘Heroic’ U.S. Companies That Invest in U.S.

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2012

  The Progressive Policy Institute released its list of companies that are “betting on America” by making significant domestic capital expenditures.

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  How to Buy Facebook Without All the Risk

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2012

  As demand skyrockets for Facebook’s new shares, advisors plan to jump into this investing product that will give clients exposure to the hot social media IPO without too much volatility.

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  Worried Mutual Fund Leaders Ask: Are We the Auto Industry of Finance?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2012

  “The relationship with the advisor as opposed to the product provider has become much more important to investors,” said Boston Consulting Group's Gary Shub during his MFEA talk.