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  Giachetti: Don’t Listen to the Kool-Aid Compliance Salesmen

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  If you like your compliance talk spiced up with frankness and salty language, Tom Giachetti of Stark & Stark is your man.

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  Why the CFP Board’s Proposal to Offer CE Is Wrong

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  May 17, 2013

  In the first in a series of posts on the CFP Board’s proposal, an argument (from planners themselves) as to why it’s not a good idea and a look at the current, somewhat woeful, state of continuing education for CFPs.

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  The Alliance for RIAs (aRIA) Study Group: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Go to any conference where registered investment advisors meet, and it’s clear from the buzz in the room that RIAs like to talk.

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  House Bill to Require SEC, DOL Fiduciary Collaboration

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  But SEC’s Mary Jo White maintains SEC and DOL are "two different agencies"; says more exam "coverage" is needed for advisors.

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  Pershing to Launch NetX360 Mobile Update at Insite

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  Pershing leverages the deep, $2 billion pockets of its BNY Mellon parent in a way that many competitors can’t match.

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  Importance of Advisor’s ‘Bedside Manner’: Meir Statman—Video

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  At the IMCA conference in Seattle in early May, Meir Statman, the Santa Clara University professor of finance and behavioral economics, talks with Investment Advisor editor John Sullivan about advisors and client psychology.

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  Nationwide Releases Fee-Based Variable Annuity

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  Nationwide is the latest company to join an industry push to convince advisors that their concerns with VAs have been addressed.

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  If You Serve(d) in the Military, AdvisorOne Wants You!

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 13, 2013

  For any advisor who serves, or served, our country in the armed forces, we’d like to invite you to tell us about your service so we can share your stories in our ongoing Advisors Who Serve(d) slideshows.

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  Savant Capital Enters Online Planning Space

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 13, 2013

  Does online advice present a competitive threat for advisors or a competitive edge? Savant Capital Management is betting on the latter.

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  Top Advisors Sound Off on Tech: NAPFA Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  "How to service high-end clients over and above money management is something we’re constantly examining," said one advisor.