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  Bangladesh Factory Collapse Highlights Surprise Risks to International Retailers

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 30, 2013

  A recent Bangladesh factory building collapse and its dreadful human toll revealed that Western retailers are exposed to supply chain risks that perhaps they had not expected: reputation and liability.

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  Summer School: 4 Tips to Protect Your Tech

  By Dan Skiles  |  May 28, 2013

  You can easily fall behind the times if you are not keeping up with today’s technology solutions—and tomorrow’s as well.

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  Advisors, Start Preparing Now for the Post-Boomer World

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  May 28, 2013

  After years of baby boomer-this and baby boomer-that, urgent attention is now being directed at next-generation wealth accumulators—and how best to serve their needs.

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  Becoming Fluent in Client Negotiation

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  May 28, 2013

  Experts advise on how advisors can take talking with clients to the next level.

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  Valerie Brown: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 24, 2013

  The CEO and president of Cetera Financial Group said she grew up with a love for numbers and math. Her background in chemical engineering, which she called a “perfect fit” for the financial services industry, didn’t hurt, either.

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  Personal Brands, Horse Rescue and Tommy Lee Jones: Ameriprise Advisors Sell Online

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  As the world of big-data technology changes at a lightning pace, it may take a giant company with deep pockets and a sizeable R&D budget to figure out whether online financial sales work.

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  Plan Sponsors Embrace Social Media

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  What’s with this Facebook thing? It’s a question answered by more plan sponsors.

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  New Index Measures Individuals’ Commitment to Philanthropy

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 14, 2013

  New research shows that affluent individuals’ commitment to philanthropy is progressing in tandem in Asia and Europe and moving more slowly in the Middle East.

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  Multifamily Offices Saw Asset, Revenue Growth, New Study Finds

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  May 13, 2013

  Multifamily offices enjoyed a 9.6% increase in assets under advisement and 11.3% revenue growth in 2011, according to The Family Wealth Alliance.

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  Nouriel Roubini: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  “2morrow I speak at Long-term Global Trends & Their Implications for the IMF,” Nouriel Roubini recently tweeted, which is typical, since he’s everywhere and seemingly always reacts to the latest financial crisis in real time.