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  Bernie Clark: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2013

  Clark has shown quiet but confident leadership not merely in growing Schwab’s custody unit, but in addressing many of advisors' most trying issues.

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  What Can Advisors Do in Defense of Freedom and Opposition to Terror?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  AdvisorOne's Gil Weinreich speaks with freedom activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali about the fight for Western freedoms and how advisors can play a role, and the author adds his a post-script about his own brush with terror...

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  Niall Ferguson: 4 Reasons America Is Falling Apart

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Niall Ferguson, a conservative Harvard professor equally at home in the sweep of civilization as the history of finance, explained to an audience of investment professionals how it is that much of the world is growing while the U.S. is slowing.

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  Mohamed El-Erian: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Each of the individuals on the 2013 IA 25 were selected for their creativity, success and—of course—impact. And kicking off the extended profiles of the IA 25 honorees is Mohamed El-Erian, who is making his third appearance on the list. With the 2013 IA 25, our 13th annual list of the...

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  Don’t Worry; Be Happy: Your Business Will Thank You

  By Angie Herbers  |  April 29, 2013

  What Shawn Achor and other researchers have found is that happy people are more energetic, productive and healthier. BTW, we also have far greater control over our own happiness than most people think.

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  Investing for a Lifetime With Life-Cycle Investing

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 29, 2013

  A decade ago, Paula H. Hogan had one of those incredible a-ha moments. It was profound, with deep implications for the advisor’s business—perhaps even for the entire financial services industry.

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  Fighting for His Clients

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 29, 2013

  Christopher L. Walker started out 19 years ago as a transactional wirehouse broker making a whopping 400 daily dials. Yet inside this conscientious cold-caller was a consultative, relationship-oriented financial advisor yearning to break free.

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  Obama’s Associate Counsel Small Named SEC General Counsel

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 23, 2013

  The SEC announced Tuesday that Anne Small, President Obama’s special assistant and associate counsel, has been named general counsel of the agency.

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  Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2012—The Biggest Endowments

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2013

  After a big year in 2011, these 10 colleges’ funds rose at a much slower rate last year.

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  Merrill Bulks Up Training

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  April 1, 2013

  In a bold bid to boost performance, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has re-engineered its iconic training program.