Nordstrom

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  Tibergien on Advisor M&A Trends: Expect More Deals

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  August 3, 2012

  Commenting on findings of Pershing Real Deals report on advisor M&A, Pershing Advisor Solutions’ CEO sees a re-emergence of strategic buyers and suggests the RIA business may evolve to resemble the accounting industry.

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  Will Black Friday Save Economy?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 25, 2011

  As consumers abandoned Thanksgiving dinners to head out in search of holiday bargains at stores that opened earlier this year than ever for Black Friday sales, one thing was fairly sure: they were shoppers with budgets in mind rather than those looking for luxury gifts.

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  The Shirt on My Back

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  October 19, 2009

  Signs of deflation seem to be all around us. The Social Security Administration just announced that beneficiaries won't be getting a cost of living increase for the first time since COLAs were introduced in 1975.

• Formulas for Success: In The Absence of Value

  By Mark Tibergien  |  September 1, 2009

  Traditional business wisdom holds that pricing becomes a factor when value comes into question. A combination of economic drivers has created a challenge for the...

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  Insecure, caring, confident and suspicious

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 4, 2009

  Talk about a complicated bunch. Steve Howard, author of "Boomer Selling," details the following boomer consumer characteristics. Everything under the sun had been written about...

• Have you hugged your struggling fund today?

  By Christine Benz  |  January 1, 2008

  As a junior analyst covering Legg Mason Value more than a decade ago, I quizzed manager Bill Miller on his rationale for adding to his...

• Islamic Investing

  By Lisa Gray  |  January 1, 2007

  In 2005, upscale retailer Nordstrom's hosted a "fashion seminar" for Muslim women at their store in the Tysons Corner Center mall in McLean, Va. The...

• Culture Management

  By Joni Youngwirth  |  October 1, 2006

  Every company has a unique culture. Compare GE to Nordstrom, Southwest Airlines to Fidelity, or The Ritz to Microsoft. Each is an example of an...

• No "I" in Team

  By Robert F. Keane  |  October 1, 2005

  In talking to Cheryl Holland about the Abacus Planning Group, her Columbia, South Carolina-based firm, perhaps the most striking thing is how little she uses...

• Interview: John Montgomery of Calvert Large-Cap Growth Fund

  By Staff Writer  |  August 12, 2005

  S&P Rank: 5 Stars Socially Responsible Fund Has Shades of Green