Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

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  New Hire Roundup: HighTower Expands Development Team

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 22, 2013

  This week in new hires, HighTower welcomed Thomas Brown and Frank Epinger to its development team. Citibank named Mark Mason private bank CEO and Jane Fraser CitiMortgage CEO.

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  New Hire Roundup: Focus Financial Adds Five

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  This week in new hires, Focus Financial announced five new hires, JHS Capital welcomed Mark Palsson, and Eric Falkeis became president and COO of Direxion.

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  New Hire Roundup: CFP Board Announces Chair Appointments

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2013

  This week in new hires, John Byrne and Bryan Hissong returned to Prudential Retirement, and Jac McLean was named head of distribution at Hartford Mutual Funds.

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  A Broker Who Broke Bad

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  January 23, 2013

  Serving nearly 400 days in federal prison wasn’t what Justin M. Paperny had in mind when he became a stockbroker fresh out of the University of Southern California, psychology degree in hand.

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  Gold to Peak This Year, Experts Say

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 15, 2013

  Several top analysts are predicting a price of $1,720 in 2013 for the precious metal.

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  A Next-Gen Shot in the Arm

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  If you want an idea of how to help and support the next generation of advisors, look no further than the medical profession.

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  Morgan Stanley Alters Advisor Comp Plan, Offering Discount Stock in 2013

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  The bonus for total revenue in 2013 will be cut by 2% to cover compensation adjustments next year.

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  Morgan Stanley Nabs $5.5 Million Producers From Merrill, Barclays

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 4, 2012

  The eight financial advisors also have nearly $780 million in combined client assets

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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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  12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q3 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  Earnings fell as much as 88%, but also jumped over 70% within the broker-dealer industry—AdvisorOne spotlights the six best and six worst performers.