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• Portfolios, Planning and the Pursuit of Perfection

  By Bob Seawright, Madison Avenue Securities  |  April 1, 2013

  A look at how advisors can do a better job at giving clients what they really want from a financial advisor.

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  New Hire Roundup: Morningstar Adds to Fund Research Team

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

  This week in new hires, Morningstar announced six appointments for its fund analyst research team; James Machuga joined Merk Investments; and Philipp Hildebrand was named vice chairman at BlackRock.

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  How Long Can Advisors Avoid Public Disclosure of Their Conflicts of Interest?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 30, 2012

  A ProPublica investigation has revealed the scope of payments to doctors by pharmaceutical companies. Will advisors be next in line for public scrutiny of their finances?

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  Six Conversations With Clients You Need to Have

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  May 24, 2012

  To be a successful financial advisor, you must have the diagnostic acuity of a physician, the perspicacity of an investigative reporter, the problem-solving skills of a psychologist — and, oh yes, the expertise to recommend appropriate investments.

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  Giving Clients What They Need

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 1, 2011

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  Indie Advisors’ Growing Pains; Behavioral Finance; Effective Differentiation: June Research—Slideshow

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 26, 2011

  The challenges of winning new clients and serving them efficiently, and effective time management are the subjects of the June issue of Research.

• Indie Advisors’ Growing Pains; behavioral finance insights; and differentiating yourself from competitors: June Research—Slideshow

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 25, 2011

  The challenges of winning new clients and serving them efficiently, and effective time management are the subjects of the June issue of Research.

• Indie Advisors’ Growing Pains; behavioral finance insights; and differentiating yourself from competitors: June Research—Slideshow

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 25, 2011

  The challenges of winning new clients and serving them efficiently, and effective time management are the subjects of the June issue of Research.

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  Meir Statman, Leavey School of Business: The Extended 2011 IA 25 Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2011

  We’ve heard many different definitions for behavioral finance, but none so succinct.

• Follow the Leaders: The 2011 IA 25

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 1, 2011

  In the nine years that Investment Advisor has published the IA 25, our editors’ judgment as to the 25 most influential people in and around the advisor community, we’ve never ranked the 25 in the order of their importance.