risk management

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  Mergers: A Tech Nightmare for Advisors

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  October 24, 2012

  No one presumes that technology integration between big financial services firms will be headache-free, but such unions can unleash tech fiascoes. At stake: advisor productivity and morale.

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  The Top Wealth Managers 2012 Profiles: No. 2—Athena Capital Advisors LLC

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2012

  At No. 2 on the list of Top Wealth Managers: Athena Capital Advisors, a firm that brings physics to finance.

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  New Hire Roundup: Hatteras Promotes Murphy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2012

  This week in new hires, Robert Murphy was named CIO of Hatteras Alternative Mutual Funds; Steven Lofquist went to JHS Capital Advisors; and Franklin Square welcomed Mike Gerber.

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  Ron Rhoades’ Exit From NAPFA Shocks Fee-Based Advisor World

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  In a self-punishing mea culpa, Rhoades said he was stepping down from the NAPFA chairmanship after discovering that he had committed a violation as chief compliance officer of his firm.

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  From Lost Stock Decade, an Asset Class Is Born

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  One way to manage risk? Think of volatility as an "asset class" in itself.

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  Shedding Some Skin: Advisor Growth in the Year of the Snake

  By Mark Tibergien  |  August 21, 2012

  The most effective strategic planners focus on the four cornerstones of business success. Let’s examine the planning process to identify some potential improvements in 2013, which the Chinese Zodiac designates as the Year of the Snake.

• Vanguard CIO Gus Sauter to Retire

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2012

  Vanguard says Chief Investment Officer Gus Sauter will retire on Dec. 31, when he will be replaced by Tim Buckley.

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  LPL Adds Strategies to Growing Fee-Based Models Platform, Lowers Minimums

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2012

  New strategies added to the platform include offerings from AlphaSimplex, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Morningstar. LPL will also lower the account minimum to $25,000 from $100,000, Vice President John Moninger said.

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  New Hire Roundup: Orizon Joins Mariner

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Mariner Wealth Advisors announced its acquisition of a majority interest in Orizon Investment Counsel’s wealth management division, and Lynne Ford joined Calvert Investments.

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  Vanguard CIO Sauter to Retire at Year End

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  The fund shop taps Tim Buckley as his future replacement.