Van Kampen Investments

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  New Hire Roundup: Orizon Joins Mariner

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Mariner Wealth Advisors announced its acquisition of a majority interest in Orizon Investment Counsel’s wealth management division, and Lynne Ford joined Calvert Investments.

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  New Hire Roundup: Wickersham Joins ByAllAccounts; Linton Goes to Salient

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  This week in new hires, ByAllAccounts welcomed Mark Wickersham; David Linton joined Salient Partners; MassMutual promoted Jon Budd and welcomed Brian Mezey; and Rohith Eggidi joined Brinton Eaton.

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  New Hire Roundup: Kiley to Lead Security Benefit; SNR Denton Welcomes Samlin; Edelman Recruits Bottazzi

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 11, 2011

  This week in new hires, Michael Kiley was named to become CEO of Security Benefit Corp.; Scott Samlin went to SNR Denton; Edelman Financial Services recruited Joe Bottazzi from outside the industry and Reliance Trust named Robert F. Cook to head its church and nonprofit division.

• B/D Briefing: It's Time for More Clients

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2009

  "Great marketing," says Ruth Papazian, "is about being ahead of the trend in figuring out not only where the market is going, but where advisors...

• Target Date Funds Need Work

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  January 22, 2009

  The collapse of the financial markets has sounded a strong wake-up call for target date funds.

• New Retirement-Strategy Funds Launched

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  December 1, 2008

  Target-date, or life-cycle, funds have been around since 1993. They appeal to investors seeking a "set it and forget it" approach to retirement saving that...

• Targeting the Date

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  March 27, 2008

  Van Kampen Retirement Strategy Trust, a unit of Van Kampen Investments, has added a suite of 10 target date retirement funds to its roster.