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  New Hire Roundup: Horan Goes to Chilton, Pan Moves Up at SEC, CFP Board Gains Myers

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 8, 2011

  This week in new hires, Timothy Horan moved to Chilton Private Clients, with a team of four; Eric Pan joined the SEC; Roger C. Myers, Jr. was named CFO at the CFP Board; and Neuberger Berman added four new wholesalers.

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  Hiding in Plain Sight

  By George Fraise, Robert Rohn, Gordon Marchand  |  November 28, 2011

  The past decade has not been kind to most equity investors and their advisors.

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  Buffett Makes Rare Investment in Tech Sector With IBM

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2011

  Although he normally shuns tech stocks, Warren Buffett, head of Berkshire Hathaway, veered from his usual policy and sank close to $11 billion into shares of IBM, picking up a stake of almost 5.5% that makes him potentially its biggest shareholder

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  Top 10 Best Cities for Educated Job Seekers

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 7, 2011

  In a tough job market it always helps to know some of the best places to find work. More educated members of the labor force will find more opportunities in some of these cities, where the demand for education narrows the field of applicants.

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  Wall Street’s Top 10 Corporate Good Guys

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2011

  The U.S. finance industry has taken a beating for its role in the economic crisis, but according to Corporate Responsibility magazine, there are still 10 good guys in the sector.

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  S&P Equity Research, Showing Not All S&P 500 ETFs Alike, Favors SPY

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  An S&P Equity Research report on S&P 500 index ETFs finds that what's inside matters most--namely, stock weightings.

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  Ken Fisher's Holy Trinity of Authentic Client Service

  By Ken Fisher  |  June 1, 2011

  Steve Luckenbach’s article in the April issue of Investment Advisor, “The Path to Authentic Client Service,” centered on an indisputable point ...

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  At FPA Retreat, a Focus on the Future of Financial Planning

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2011

  FPA President Marty Kurtz greeted the 350 attendees, then futurist Thomas Frey, a keynote speaker, suggested that planners take advantage of the 'untethered marketplace.'

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  Revenue-Based Employee Bonuses at Advisory Firms: The Best Laid Plans . . .

  By Angie Herbers  |  December 16, 2010

  When introducing a new bonus plan into an advisory firm, make sure that the firms’ organizational structures can fully support highly motivated employees.

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  Outlook 2011, Personal Finance: Investors See Sun, Consumers Some Clouds

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 9, 2010

  The forecast for personal finance in 2011 is partly cloudy for U.S. consumers but sunny for stock investors, said analysts on Wednesday at a Thomson Reuters panel talk.