Southern California

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  LPL Advisors Launch Special-Needs Community Program

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Winnie Sun and Sun Group support 1,000 visits to unique SoCal museum on behalf of her team and clients.

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  TD’s Nally: HNW Investors Choosing RIAs Because of Fiduciary Standard

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 23, 2012

  But TD Ameritrade custodial unit's president warns that a watered-down fiduciary standard will strip RIAs of a competitive edge.

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  Secret to Building a Lasting Firm: It’s Not All About You

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2012

  If you were to die one night, would you leave behind a firm you would want managing your family’s money?

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  Court Rules Brokers Are Independent Contractors, Not Employees

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2012

  The victory for Waddell & Reed has potentially far-reaching consequences for BDs because the brokers filing suit alleged that some SEC and FINRA regulations indicated the sort of control found in an employee relationship.

• The Crown of a Good Name

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  August 23, 2012

  On the big screen, fictional insider-trading sleazeball Gordon Gekko exhorted: “Greed … is good.”

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  Why Entrepreneurs Love Dallas and Hate L.A.

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2012

  A survey conducted by Thumbtack, a website that helps consumers get bids from local handymen, yoga instructors and even financial advisors, provides data from local entrepreneurs themselves.

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  Join the Conversation During Heritage Planning Month

  By Cameron Thornton, The GenUS Collaborative  |  May 1, 2012

  During May—Heritage Planning Month—there are opportunities for families, individuals, nonprofit organizations and all professional advisors to discover the third element of planning.

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  The Race for ROI: Now Is the Time to Invest in Technology

  By Timothy Welsh  |  April 24, 2012

  For many advisors, the question isn’t necessarily how to spend money on software, hardware and systems.

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  Barclays Adds 2 Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisors in LA

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2012

  The boutique firm has added eight advisors to the branch—with $2.7 million in assets and about $32 million in trailing-12-month production—in the last six months.

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  Discipline, Balance and an Increasing Dividend: Keys to a Retail REIT’s Success

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2012

  Discipline and balance: These are the key principles behind the strategy at Federal Realty Investment Trust, a REIT that specializes in high-quality retail properties.