USAA

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  LPL Branding Plan: A Work in Progress

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2013

  The independent broker-dealer ends its CNBC campaign this week and refuses to elaborate on future plans.

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  10 Best Online Brokerage Firms Ranked by Retail Investors: J.D. Power

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2012

  Overall satisfaction of Web-based investors is up, though their opinion of firms' fees and trading charges has declined in the past 12 months.

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  Record Sales for Income Annuities in Q4 2011: Beacon

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 16, 2012

  Setting a record, income annuity sales grew almost 18% in fourth-quarter 2011 and nearly 7% for the entire year, according to a Beacon Research annuity study.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Schwab Adds Dividend ETF, Ashmore EM Mutual Fund

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2011

  New products introduced over the last week include a new dividend ETF from Schwab. Also, Ashmore launched a new emerging markets fund, and Russell expanded two of its indexes to global markets.

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  New Hire Roundup: Seilers Join Raymond James and Williams Moves Up, Carson Wealth Launches RIA

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 28, 2011

  This week in new hires, the Seiler brothers went to Raymond James, while Greg Williams was named to a new position there; Carson Wealth Management launched its own RIA; and Aaron Cooper and Richard Perkins went to Putnam.

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  J.D. Power: Self-Directed Investors Rate USAA Best; Overall Satisfaction Lower

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 30, 2011

  Investors who do their own trading and investing say the fees and trading charges they must pay less acceptable than they did in 2010, according to a J.D. Power survey released Thursday. USAA ranked No. 1.

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  Vanguard, T. Rowe Price Biggest Winners in Q1 Target Date Fund Assets: Ibbotson

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2011

  Flows into open-end target maturity funds were $16.6 billon in the first quarter, a 7% increase over the first quarter of 2010, Ibbotson report shows.

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  USAA Picks AdviceAmerica Technology for Veterans’ Retirement Plans

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 11, 2010

  As the nation observed Veterans Day on Thursday, USAA announced that it would do more to help veterans by offering them a new online retirement savings and distribution tool.

• USAA Funds Selling on E*Trade

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 29, 2010

  E*Trade's 2.3 million brokerage investors can now buy 18 mutual funds from USAA,thanks to an agreement announced Friday.

• USAA Funds Now Selling on E*TRADE

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2010

  Online investors using the E*Trade brokerage platform can now buy 18 USAA mutual funds, including the top 10-year USAA Precious Metals and Minerals Fund, with no loads or transaction fees.