Wall Street Journal

• Portfolios, Planning and the Pursuit of Perfection

  By Bob Seawright, Madison Avenue Securities  |  April 1, 2013

  A look at how advisors can do a better job at giving clients what they really want from a financial advisor.

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  SEC Approves Nasdaq’s $62 Million Facebook Settlement

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  The SEC approved a plan on Monday for Nasdaq to pay customers as much as $62 million for losses stemming from last year's controversial Facebook IPO.

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  Bill Gross ‘Stamps’ His Approval on $2 Million Auction

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 25, 2013

  Bill Gross and his wife, Sue, will auction pieces of their stamp collection in April with the proceeds going to charity.

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  Your Client’s Brain: Can’t Make a Decision? Flip a Coin (Really!)

  By Olivia Mellan  |  March 19, 2013

  The work of Dan Ariely and Linda Graham suggests one simple yet effective way to help clients make a decision.

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  Paul Ryan’s Budget: Something for Everyone (to Criticize)

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 13, 2013

  "The president promises big government and Ryan promises smaller big government,” a Cato Institute analyst says, while others say cuts are still too big.

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  ETF Taxation

  By Tax Facts Online  |  March 4, 2013

  The use of ETFs may be attractive to certain investors. The tax advantages may make them even more attractive.

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  Facebook? LinkedIn? Here’s the Ultimate Web Marketing Tool

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2013

  While meeting Wikipedia's editorial standards can be challenging, the market advantage a page might convey for an advisor is hard to argue with.

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  IRS Takes Out NFL ‘Hit Man’ Bill Romanowski

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2013

  Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski was on the losing end of a $4.75 million IRS judgment over horse-breeding expenses.

• Who’s Kidding Whom on Bubbles?

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  February 22, 2013

  Two types of bubble metaphor— as inflating unsustainably, and as thick or opaque—have an underlying similarity in that they involve perceptions being distorted.

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  5 Wacky Tax Deduction Ideas (and Why They Might Work)

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 20, 2013

  Rachel Louise Ensign helpfully rounds up some of the oddest tax deduction attempts and explains why some work and some don’t.