The Wall Street Journal

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  Sallie Krawcheck: Money-Market Funds Aren't What You Think

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 29, 2012

  It’s been a little over three years since the Reserve Primary Money Market Fund "broke the buck," and Sallie Krawcheck took to the pages of The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday to reveal surprising facts about the stability of the money-market fund industry since.

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  Top 7 TV Advertising Slogans by Financial Firms

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  As John Houseman intoned in the iconic TV commercials, Smith Barney earns its money, albeit now as a Morgan Stanley underling. No one can really listen when E.F. Hutton speaks any longer, since they've been subsumed. AdvisorOne rounds up a collection of its favorite ads.

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  Dividends, Dividends, Dividends!

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  Everyone’s saying it, but when it comes to retirement income, Northstar’s Fred Taylor lives it.

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  RIAs Seeking More Risk in Fixed-Income ETFs: Schwab

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 20, 2012

  RIAs looked for safety in their fixed-incom ETFs in 2011, but this year they may be willing to take on more risk, said Charles Schwab analysts in an ETF update on Friday.

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  SIFMA Says Volcker Rule Threatens to Freeze Corporate Bond Market

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 12, 2012

  SIFMA says that an overly restrictive implementation of the Volcker rule could severely reduce liquidity in the $1 trillion U.S. corporate bond market.

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  Suitability and Fiduciary Duty

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  Recommending suitable investments is more than just a regulatory obligation.  Many investors bring cases claiming lack of suitability, so RIAs must continuously put the onus on clients to notify the advisor of changes in their financial situation.  

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  Emerging Markets’ Growing Middle Class a Boon for U.S. Investors: Outlook 2012

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2011

  During the 2012 outlook season, investment strategists and other market watchers have repeatedly taken note of the growing middle classes in China, Southeast Asia, India and Brazil.

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  Schwab's Deep Impact

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne, James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 28, 2011

  If you want sound bites, Schwab Impact 2011 in San Francisco had them.

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  Buy-and-Hold Debate Gets Louder as Market Volatility Rises

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2011

  The rising level of market volatility as 2011 comes to a close seems to be bringing with it a return of doubts about 'buy-and-hold' investing, as expressed by Mark Cuban, that became a fixture of investment debate in the market crash of 2008.

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  Chuck Schwab at Impact 2011: Bernanke ‘BS’; Obama’s Got to Go

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 3, 2011

  The chairman says there must be a leadership change before the U.S. economy can expand.