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  Advisors Feel Pinch of Compensation Squeeze

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  September 25, 2012

  Many advisors expect to see a slight lift in pay in 2012, but with the sluggish economic recovery, ongoing global challenges and relentless cost-cutting, there is little reason to bring out the bubbly.

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  Before Leaping to Independence, Look at Your Motivation

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  August 23, 2012

  If you want to join the RIA ranks, first make a candid assessment of your reasons for doing so.

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  With 600 RIA Participants Already, Schwab Expands Practice Management Program

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  August 9, 2012

  The free Insight to Action consulting program leads advisors to devise a personalized strategic plan, SAS Vice President Nick Georgis says.

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  It’s Not Too Late to Make Your Voice Heard on SRO Bill

  By David Tittsworth, IAA  |  July 6, 2012

  If you’re not in favor of having FINRA become the SRO for RIAs, join the advisor grass-roots effort to advocate with Congress against Bachus bill.

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  Women Are an Opportunity, Not a Niche: Schwab’s Clark

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  July 2, 2012

  Among the lessons from Schwab’s Women and Financial Independence Study, according to Bernie Clark: Don’t treat us differently, but do get to know us and our goals.

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  Surprise! HNW Women Want Investment Performance From Their Advisors

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2012

  What do wealthy women really want in an advisor? Solid performance, not just a financial plan, a Schwab study found.

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  Schwab Offers ‘Workflow’ Help for Advisors

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 27, 2012

  Workflows are "essentially actionable roadmaps that guide advisors and their staff."

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  Schwab’s Top Picks and Tips for Sector ETFs

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 15, 2012

  Schwab is overweight in the information technology sector but moved this week into a more defensive position on several others.

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  Schwab, Envestnet Join Forces in Data Integration Deal

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 18, 2012

  Advisors using the solution will see “dramatic gains” in their ability to serve clients and scale businesses more profitably, said Stuart DePina, group president of Envestnet | Tamarac.

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  Number of Breakaway Brokers to Increase, Schwab Survey Finds

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 28, 2012

  As the investment advisory landscape continues to shift, a new Charles Schwab survey of advisors at major financial firms finds that more than three-fourths (76%) of those surveyed expect a continued increase in the number of advisors becoming registered investment advisors.