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  Hall of Fame Winners to Date

  By Editorial Staff  |  November 20, 2012

  The full listing of Research Hall of Fame winners.

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  Best and Worst 529 College Plans for 2012: Morningstar

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  What’s striking this year is the big pool of winners, a reflection of the improvement in the 529 industry since it hit bottom in 2008—and seven of the 27 medalists are advisor-sold.

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  Top 10 Biggest ETF Sponsors

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2012

  As the Morningstar ETF Invest conference rolled along, a Cerulli report listed the biggest ETFs and also showed that new entrants into the market had a tough slog.

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  Brandywine Beats PIMCO With Sharp Macro Calls

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 21, 2012

  Brandywine portfolio manager Stephen Smith's open secret is that he's shorting the bond market while awaiting its return to what he calls “normalization.”

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  SEC Names Bowden Deputy Director of Exam Division

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2012

  The SEC announced Wednesday that Andrew J. Bowden has been named deputy director of the agency’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE).

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  Patton’s Fund Picks, Pt. 5: Specialty Bond Funds

  By Mike Patton  |  August 13, 2012

  Advisor Mike Patton’s favorite mutual funds in the domestic convertible, high-yield and specialty bond spaces.

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  Raymond James, LPL Add Morgan Stanley Advisors as MSSB Grabs Wells Team

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2012

  Two teams leave Morgan Stanley to go independent, while another chooses to keep its employee status.

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  New Hire Roundup: Christian Named FiNet President

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2012

  This week in new hires, Kent Christian was named the new president of FiNet; BlackRock named Mark Howard-Johnson head of global real estate securities management; and Ross Hikida became a member of AARM Corp.’s board.

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  Jefferson National Adds Alternative Investment Offerings

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2012

  Company claims recent additions means it has more than 65 tax-deferred funds in the alternative investment category.

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  Morgan Stanley Grabs Three Teams, Loses 1 Advisor

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2012

  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney adds two traditional advisor teams and an institutional-consulting group, as one of its advisors departs for Raymond James.