iPads

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  Advisor Group Boosts ’12 Recruiting, Acquisition Target at Confab

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 6, 2012

  Hybrid advisors are another focus of the organization, which includes Royal Alliance, FSC and SagePoint.

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  TD Ameritrade Announces Tech Improvements for Veo Platform

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  February 2, 2012

  Veo Mobile will allow advisors to use iPads for trading of mutual funds and equities in late February.

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  Fidelity Introduces WealthCentral App for iPads

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 12, 2012

  Fidelity Investments announced Thursday that it had developed an iPad app for independent advisors and family office professionals using Fidelity WealthCentral, its open technology platform.

• A Warren Buffett ETF?

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  December 26, 2011

  We know that financial product developers have thought about introducing a “Warren Buffett ETF,” not because the investing public really needs it, but because there’s no shortage of dubious ideas. Interestingly, though, financial marketers might not have to invent a Buffett ETF because one already exists.

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  UBS Launches Pilot Program for iPads

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2011

  UBS FA Mobile should be introduced to its 6,900 advisors in the Americas by March 2012.

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  Will Black Friday Save Economy?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 25, 2011

  As consumers abandoned Thanksgiving dinners to head out in search of holiday bargains at stores that opened earlier this year than ever for Black Friday sales, one thing was fairly sure: they were shoppers with budgets in mind rather than those looking for luxury gifts.

• The Touch of a Blacksmith

  By Mark Tibergien  |  November 1, 2011

  Elite advisory firms manage staff with the same degree of care used in managing assets.

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  Let Go to Grow

  By Angie Herbers  |  November 1, 2011

  The trick to creating a successful independent advisory firm is exactly the opposite of what is taught by business schools and business gurus.

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  Apple of Their Eye: iPads, iPhones Favorites of Advisors, Survey Finds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 14, 2011

  Financial advisors polled by Aite Group said they preferred using iPads and iPhones over BlackBerry devices, according to a report released Thursday.

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  Does China Currency Manipulation Hurt Us or Them?: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2011

  As the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, China has made a killing on its portfolio of U.S. bonds, but it could have done a lot better if its broker had not manipulated the exchange rate on its transactions.