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  9 Myths of Breakaway Brokers Becoming RIAs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2013

  TDAI's new report, "The Myths and Realities of Becoming an RIA: Know the Facts Before Making a Move," debunks common myths about going independent.

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  Securities America Adds 6 Financial Affiliates With $3.75B in Assets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  The credit unions and banks include 15 financial advisors and are located in the Midwest, West and Northeast.

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  Stop Denying Investor Rights: End Forced Abitration Now

  By Heath Abshure, NASAA President  |  May 16, 2013

  For too long, investors have been forced to "take it or leave it" by mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses. The time is now for this denial of investor rights to end, which is why NASAA supports the Arbitration Fairness Act.

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  New Hire Roundup: U.S. Bank Adds Felchle, Ernst

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  This week in new hires, Steve Felchle and Jason Ernst joined U.S. Bancorp Investments, and David Skaggs went to the Private Client Reserve.

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  5 Strategies for Today’s Fixed-Income Market

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2013

  There are several steps investors and their advisors may want to consider to counter the possible impact of rising interest rates, Nate Carlon of Burnham Gibson says.

• Top Portfolio Products: Invesco Announces ‘Age of Income’ Focus

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2013

  New products introduced over the last week include two new leveraged ETFs from Direxion.

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  Jud Bergman: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2013

  Envestnet began as a turnkey asset management provider, where it remains a leader punctuated by its announced acquisition in mid-April of Prudential’s Wealth Management Solutions, with its $12 billion in assets.

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  New Hire Roundup: Westport Resources Promotes DeLaura

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  This week in new hires, Westport Resources promoted Christopher DeLaura and added Ashley Schexnaildre, and Susan Axelrod was promoted and Jonathan Sokobin was added by FINRA.

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  Mary Jo White: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2013

  All eyes will be on new SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White as she takes the helm and decides which rulemakings to tackle first.

• A Look at Declining Expense Ratios

  By Janet Levaux  |  April 29, 2013

  It’s easy to assume that the widening adoption of low-cost ETFs could be the main force driving prices down for investment products, or maybe it’s the push for further openness causing the drop in fund fees and expenses. Think again. The Investment Company Institute cites a number of other reasons...