social networks

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  New Raymond James Social Media Platform Lets Advisors Use LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2011

  Raymond James is using a new social media platform from Actiance that will let it use social media sites including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter while complying with FINRA regs.

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  Social Media—The Do’s and Don’ts

  By Peter Montoya  |  November 1, 2011

  It might be difficult to see the value in a medium used incessantly by 13-year-old girls—but if that’s the way you think of social media, you may be critically misjudging its importance.

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  NASAA Warns on Fake Facebook Friends, Offers Ways to Protect Self

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 8, 2011

  Social networks are a prime breeding ground for con artists looking to defraud investors, warns the NASAA. Here are the red flags to spot them, and tips on protecting against them.

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  Financial Services Firms Use Social Media to Build Targeted Online Presence

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2011

  A report from Corporate Insight released Wednesday found that not only are financial services firms using Facebook and Twitter, but they are maintaining multiple profiles on those networks.

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  Social Media Tops RIAs’ Compliance Concerns, Survey Finds

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 3, 2011

  Advisory firms are spending more time on compliance, with 92% of RIAs employing at least one full-time compliance specialist, an increase from 78% in 2010, according to a recently released compliance survey of 412 RIAs.

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  Mastering Social Media

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  July 26, 2011

  In a sign of the times, 600 advisors at an Investment Management Consultants Association conference recently crammed into a training session called “Get Linked In, Not Left Out: Compliance Friendly Ways to Harness Social Media’s Power in Your Practice.” That’s no typo: 600.