LPL

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  LPL Unit Buys Veritat, Aims to Bring Financial Planning to Masses

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 10, 2012

  In a rare combination of brains and brawn, LPL’s NestWise has acquired Veritat Advisors, the brainchild of Wharton professor Kent Smetters, aiming to extend its reach to 32 million households.

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  Puzzling Over Dodd-Frank, Profiting From Social Networks: July Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  June 28, 2012

  In Research magazine's July cover story, Manhattan Institute scholar Nicole Gelinas ennumerates ongoing uncertainties about the landmark legislation's scope and significance. Also in the issue, Ellen Uzelac looks at social media's potential.

• LPL, Wells’ FiNet Tap New Execs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 27, 2012

  LPL FINANCIAL SAID IN EARLY JUNE THAT Dan Arnold, currently head of strategy for the largest independent broker-dealer, had been named chief financial officer of the company, the latest step in a management reorganization that has played out over the last few months.

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  Seeking Social Media’s Payoff

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  June 27, 2012

  In less than one year, advisor Elle Kaplan’s “online tribe,” as she calls it, has surged from 10 to more than 2,400 Twitter followers. Not coincidentally, a dozen of them have signed on as clients.

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  LPL Names Strategy Chief Dan Arnold to Succeed Moore as CFO

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  June 5, 2012

  Dan Arnold, former head of Uvest, will take over from Robert Moore, now president and COO of the largest independent BD.

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  Clearing Firms’ Expanded Mission

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  March 26, 2012

  Financial advisor Bruce G. Allen, who catered to HNW individuals in Denver, staunchly survived the 2008-09 financial crisis and was ready to embark on a growth program — only problem was, he didn’t know how to do that.

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  For Advisors, Social Media Is ‘Social Capital’: ASPPA 401(k) Summit

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2012

  LinkedIn specifically, and social media overall, is a way to attract and retain clients at a low cost, said the panel that included Dr. Bruce Johnston, president and CEO of Advisolocity.

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  LPL’s Kleintop Sees Eurozone Surviving Without Greece: Weekend Interview

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2012

  Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist for LPL financial, says he believes that a Greek default and departure from the eurozone will not take a terrible toll on markets, because many institutions have had ample time to divest themselves of some of their Greek debt.

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  Wirehouse Market Share Declines as Firms Focus on Profitability

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 18, 2012

  Wirehouses are continuing to lose ground in asset management market share, but do they even care? A new report from financial services industry research firm Cerulli projects that the four biggest brokerage firms will remain the largest distribution channel by a factor of nearly two.

• The Decline of Insurance-Owned Broker-Dealers

  By Jonathan Henschen, CFS, Henschen & Assoc.  |  November 1, 2011

  From 1990 up until a few years ago, insurance companies dominated broker-dealer acquisitions in order to gain greater control over insurance product distribution.