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NEWS OPINION JUN 16, 2013
Carve-outs, contingencies and exceptions

Live from Morningstar: Best investment ideas heard at the conference
NEWS OPINION JUN 13, 2013
Live from Morningstar: Best investment ideas heard at the conference

NEWS OPINION MAY 29, 2013
Help clients read and vote on proxies

NEWS OPINION MAY 29, 2013
Urge clients to read proxy statements, vote

Financial planners and investment advisers can help investors and, in turn, corporate governance in the United States

NEWS OPINION MAY 26, 2013
'Coordination' is code for dilution

Advisor Software rolls out iPad app for consumers
NEWS OPINION MAY 24, 2013
Advisor Software rolls out iPad app for consumers

Joining the profusion of consumer financial applications out for the iPad today is Advisor Software Inc.

NEWS OPINION MAY 19, 2013
Time to act on credit ratings agencies

NEWS OPINION MAY 14, 2013
Dispelling dollar doubts

Will the U.S. dollar, almighty no longer, be supplanted as the world's reserve currency? Not anytime soon, Lord Abbett's Ezrati says.

NEWS OPINION MAY 05, 2013
Beware the transaction tax proposal

The industry needs to remain on guard for proposals from lawmakers seeking to squeeze more coin out of existing revenue streams, or open up new ones.

NEWS OPINION APR 30, 2013
Aguilar spot-on about mandatory arbitration

The SEC's Luis Aguilar is spot on when he says the commission's stance on mandatory arbitration needs a major rethink.

NEWS OPINION APR 28, 2013
Spelling out the alphabet soup for seniors

NEWS OPINION APR 28, 2013
Limiting 401(k) tax advantage is unwise

NEWS OPINION APR 23, 2013
Why conflicts of interest aren't going away

NEWS OPINION APR 12, 2013
SEC on a fiduciary fishing expedition

Its request for data is 'an amorphous exercise,' lacking clear purpose and core principles

NEWS OPINION APR 10, 2013
Immunize investments against rising rates

Financial planners and investment advisers should get their clients positioned ahead of the rate increases that seem inevitable

NEWS OPINION APR 03, 2013
No more excuses for not being wired

Both Finra and the SEC have signed off on social media, so don't wait any longer

NEWS OPINION MAR 31, 2013
A shot across the bow at fund directors

NEWS OPINION MAR 29, 2013
How social media can help your firm's growth plans

NEWS OPINION MAR 29, 2013
In recruiting, use online connections

Some RIAs saw market meltdown as an opportunity, not a tragedy
NEWS OPINION MAR 27, 2013
Some RIAs saw market meltdown as an opportunity, not a tragedy

Over the past year, the business environment for registered investment advisory firms has been fraught with danger and opportunity.