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  3 Successful M&A Exit Strategies

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  If you have one buyer and one seller, you won’t get what you want, says one veteran dealmaker.

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  FPA’s Man in Washington Speaks of Planner Group’s Priorities

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  At FPA Retreat 2013, Daniel Penchina voices optimism on SEC user fee legislation; vows more help for state FPA associations.

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  The 2013 IA 25 Slideshow: Thought Leaders

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 6, 2013

  Among the most influential people in the industry are the researchers, economists and consultants whose work shapes the way advisors do business these days.

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  Niall Ferguson: 4 Reasons America Is Falling Apart

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Niall Ferguson, a conservative Harvard professor equally at home in the sweep of civilization as the history of finance, explained to an audience of investment professionals how it is that much of the world is growing while the U.S. is slowing.

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  Top 10 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care Costs: 2013

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

  Will you or your client be one of the 70% of people over 65 who will need long-term care? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will be paying more for it this year.

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  Meredith Whitney: I’m a ‘Growth Chaser,’ Not a ‘Doom and Gloomer’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Star analyst Meredith Whitney kicked off the IMCA conference Sunday in Seattle by decrying her reputation as a “doom and gloomer.”

• BDs Share Latest FA

  By Janet Levaux  |  April 29, 2013

  In early April, Baird said it recruited a team of seven employee advisors with about $770 million in client assets from Wells Fargo in Houston, while Royal Alliance announced that it added two independent teams in Chicago and Salt Lake City with combined assets of more than $400 million and...

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  FPA Makes Two Big Pushes in Washington

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2013

  The FPA is “well under way” in putting its advocacy infrastructure in place, FPA President Michael Branham told AdvisorOne in an interview Thursday.

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  Too-Big-to-Fail Bill DOA: Commentators

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  Washington Analysis says the “headlines, hearings and speeches” around the measure will amount to “mere noise,” while SIFMA says the bill would dampen business lending.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Sister Charged With Illegally Tipping Off Brother

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2013

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against a woman for illegally tipping her brother about quarterly earnings data from the firm she worked for.