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  Advisor Industry ‘Disruptor’ BrightScope Adds Kitces to Advisory Board

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  In naming Pinnacle advisor and Web guru Michael Kitces to its advisory board, BrightScope is targeting online transparency as it offers lead generation opportunities to advisors.

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  Top 25 Finance Company 401(k) Plans: BrightScope

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 26, 2013

  To judge by the 401(k) plans that finance companies offer their employees, they’re doing a good job of doing unto themselves as they would have others do.

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  Top 30 401(k) Plans of 2012

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  Brightscope, which provides retirement plan ratings and investment research, released its fourth annual Top 30 401(k) plans with more than $1 billion in assets.

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  BrightScope, Spaulding Group Propose Universal Performance Standard

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 22, 2012

  BrightScope and The Spaulding Group released on Tuesday a white paper calling for an industry consensus on performance standards for financial advisors.

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  ‘Reformed Broker’ Gadfly Joins BrightScope as Social Media Advisor

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 13, 2012

  Joshua Brown, the angry former broker who made a name for himself by saying out loud what others in the finance industry just think, has joined the advisory board of 401(k) analytics firm BrightScope.

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  BrightScope, Arkovi Partner on New Social Media Platform

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  BrightScope has partnered with Arkovi, a financial services social media solution for archiving and compliance, to help investment professionals use social media safely and to help them store, monitor and analyze content.

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  Top 30 401(k) Plans of 2011

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2011

  Brightscope on Tuesday released its third annual list of the best 401(k) plans for 2011, and some of the best plans were airline-related.

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  Top 15 Mid-Cap Funds in Defined Contribution Plans

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2011

  Research firm BrightScope announced Tuesday the top 15 mid-cap funds in the defined contribution industry.

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  Top 10 International Stock Funds in 401(k)s

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2011

  Here are the 10 most widely distributed international stock funds in the 401(k) and DC industry, according to research firm BrightScope.

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  Sponsors Limit Target Date Fund Picks: FRC Study

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 10, 2011

  Although an entire series of target date funds may be marketed to retirement plan sponsors, they may decide to choose only a few funds out of the series, according to a new analysis of 401(k) recordkeeper platforms by the Financial Research Corporation