Pennsylvania

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  New Hire Roundup: McCarthy Elected IPA Board Chairman

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  This week in new hires, Frank McCarthy was elected chairman and five new members were added to the board of directors at IPA; the DiCiaccio and LaMothe-Gonzalez Groups joined Snowden Capital Advisors; more.

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  Royal Alliance Adds Two Teams With $550 Mil in AUM

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 21, 2012

  The independent broker-dealer in Advisor Group says it is reaching out to teams focused on aggressively growing their practices; grabs one big VA group from LPL; another from NPC.

• Charles Biderman, Jeremy Siegel and Others on Today’s Market: Ground Floor or Precipice?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2012

  One fund exec who's held 80 meetings with advisors since April says they all ask the same thing: How do I get my clients out of cash and bonds?

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  New Hire Roundup: Mozzocci Goes to Cantor Fitzgerald

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2012

  This week in new hires, Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors welcomed Theresa Mozzocci, and BondDesk announced that Howard Edelstein would add the role of CEO to his position as chairman.

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  New Retirement Pro Emerges From Altered Landscape

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  October 24, 2012

  How do you provide high-level retirement income advice to your clients? It’s a single question with multiple answers, and it could be an advisor’s toughest challenge.

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  No Alpha: Evensky’s New Research Delivers Fresh Blow to Actively Managed Funds

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 18, 2012

  New research by Harold Evensky published in a journal for fund managers deals a blow to the idea that managers’ skill in actively managing portfolios can overcome the costs of their services in comparison with passively managed, low-cost index funds.

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  IRS’ Top 10 Richest Nonprofit Charities

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  October 10, 2012

  More than 315,000 nonprofit charities reported nearly $2.5 trillion in assets for tax year 2008, according to the IRS, with universities and large hospitals dominating the top 10.

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  New Hire Roundup: New National Segment Leaders at Mercer Hammond

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2012

  This week in new hires, Mercer Hammond named three new national segment leaders, National Advisors Trust brought in Joseph Morsman, and BKD Wealth Advisors announced internal promotions.

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  Global Investing and Election: 6 Key Strategies by 6 Top Analysts

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2012

  To sort out the pros and cons of international investing this election season, AdvisorOne went straight to the source for some of the best commentary from thought leaders in asset management.

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  6 Strikes That Cost Companies Millions

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2012

  The NFL’s lockout of its referees didn’t cost the league much money, but the companies involved in these six strikes weren’t so lucky.