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  7 Biggest IPO Flops of Last 25 Years

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  June 19, 2012

  Some big IPOs, like Visa and UPS, have been a boon to investors, but others have been squashed by their own weight.

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  Compass Powers Up With Big Plans for Volatility-Weighted Indexes and Funds

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 15, 2012

  Compass EMP Funds CIO Steve Hammers says that due to the broad market enhancement of the CEMP Indexes, his firm’s proprietary methodology is patent pending.

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  New Hire Roundup: Christian Named FiNet President

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2012

  This week in new hires, Kent Christian was named the new president of FiNet; BlackRock named Mark Howard-Johnson head of global real estate securities management; and Ross Hikida became a member of AARM Corp.’s board.

• The Next Congress

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  May 24, 2012

  This year’s congressional elections hold considerable potential to reshuffle power on Capitol Hill.

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  New Hire Roundup: Kapoor Rises at Morningstar; Chilton Trust Gains Approval

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2012

  This week in new hires, Morningstar promoted Kunal Kapoor; Chilton Trust was approved by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation; and Duff & Phelps announced a new independent broker-dealer due diligence practice.

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  Top 9 Metro Areas With Highest Pay for Advisors

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2012

  In many areas high pay comes along with higher costs of living, but that's not the case for a metro area in Arkansas that's surprisingly on our list.

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  Senate Banking Committee to Hold Hearings on JPMorgan Loss, Other Key Issues

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2012

  Sen. Bob Corker called Friday for a hearing on the JPMorgan loss. The Banking Committee chairman said Monday the group would hold a series of hearings that will cover that situation, along with money-market funds and Dodd-Frank.

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  10 Best Tax States for Small Business

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2012

  Looking for the best tax states for a business start-up? The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council releases its business tax index for 2012.

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  Blow to Morgan Keegan as Appeals Court Tosses Out Ruling Against SEC

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2012

  Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals vacated a lower court’s summary judgment against the SEC in a case involving Morgan Keegan’s handling of auction rate securities.

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  Top 10 Wealth Zones With the Most Advisors

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2012

  In the second slideshow on these Wealth Zones, devised by AdvisorOne research, residents also have high incomes but with a lot of advisors among them.