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  FINRA Pulls Plug on BrokerCheck Social Media Plan

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  After complaints, FINRA on Wednesday withdrew its proposed requirement that advisory firms include a reference and a link to BrokerCheck on their websites.

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  Moody’s Downgrades French Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 9, 2011

  Moody’s Investors Service cut France’s three largest banks by one notch, citing a 'very high' probability that the French government would intervene with support.

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  Answering the Public Pension Question

  By Tim Rouse  |  November 1, 2011

  Funding gaps. Benefit cuts. Fiscal reform. Budget repair. No matter where you live today, it’s hard to ignore the challenges that many state and municipal pension systems are facing.

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  SEC & DOL Disagree on Universal Fiduciary Standard

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  October 8, 2011

  Can the SEC and the Department of Labor work together to resolve the confusion surrounding the fiduciary standard?

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  Split Decision: Fees Plus Retainers May Be the Answer

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2011

  Harold Evensky, Angie Herbers and the blogosphere weigh in on whether now is the time for advisors to switch to retainers from asset-based fees.

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  POINT: Rising Dividends for Retirement Income

  By Charlie Farrell  |  October 1, 2011

  The topic of retirement income is on the top of most advisors’ minds these days.

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  Being the ‘Boss’ of an Advisory Firm Is Harder Than You Think

  By Angie Herbers  |  September 7, 2011

  Understand, employees, that balancing your needs with those of other employees, the business and their own needs is no small task, even for full-time managers.

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  Six Ways to Identify Unhappy Employees

  By Angie Herbers  |  August 24, 2011

  In my work with advisory practices, I’ve found that the best way to deal with unhappy employees is to build a firm that creates happy—and great—employees.