Nevada

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  Inshoring? China Builder Seeks Loan for Nevada Project

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2012

  It’s the reverse of a trend seen all too often in the U.S.: a business expansion taking place offshore.

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  New Retirement Pros; Clients’ Brains; Bill Good’s Cold Call Rewrite: November Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  October 25, 2012

  The November cover story of Research magazine, "The New Retirement Pro," focuses on how to thrive in the growing and highly competitive field of retirement income advice. And Bill Good’s column called "Cold Call Rewrite," he recasts cold call scripts advisors have used.

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  Should Advisors Run for Office?

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  October 24, 2012

  FPA head Paul Auslander recently argued advisors should get more interested in public office. Why, though, has the interest been so modest to begin with?

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  SEC’s Aguilar Calls for Harsher Penalties Against Repeat Fraudsters

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2012

  The SEC must re-evaluate the strength of its initial settlements and “specifically design” a program to combat repeat fraudsters, SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said.

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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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  New Hire Roundup: U.S. Bank Names Jeppson CIO of Private Client Group

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 3, 2012

  This week in new hires, Mary Martuscelli joined The Private Client Reserve as west region president, and Moss Adams announced a transition in leadership.

• Dividend Increases Hit the Mark

  By Mark Agnew  |  September 25, 2012

  The shareholder-owned electric utility industry added to its eight-year-long trend of widespread dividend increases in Q2.

• Warming Up

  September 25, 2012

  Energy

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  11 Key Congressional Committees for Advisors to Worry About

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2012

  As the election approaches, not just the White House and Congress are in play, but also control of congressional committees important to advisors and others in the financial services sector.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Broker Charged With Stealing to Pay for Mortgage, Groceries

  By Marlene Y. Satter and Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  Among recent SEC enforcement actions were charges that a broker stole client funds and used them to pay for his own personal expenses, including groceries and a mortgage.