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Issue Date: January 20, 2013

Regulators eye AUM tall-tales

By Dan Jamieson

Inflating assets real temptation for firms; image is every

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Pardon the disruption: Online advice a growing threat

By Andrew Osterland

Some advisers aren't worried about Web-based services. They should be.

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Real estate maven Tony Thompson falls on hard times

By Bruce Kelly

Well-known real estate investor Tony Thompson is facing some bitter truths about the real estate holdings and note programs that he sold to investors. But struggling with real estate deals isn't part of the upbeat and confident

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iPad tool provides stock research

Hartford unwraps VA buyout offer

Bulls running wild — so when's the correction?

McNabb to FSOC: Forget funds

Investors clamoring for dividend income

Flu season bugging advisory biz

Time may be running out on Legg name

Tax reform may find its way through partisan thicket

Industry arbitrators may not disappear, after all

Go-anywhere funds have nowhere to go, managers say

Why the merry widow is so merry

Finra adds BDCs, leveraged ETFs to focus for 2013

401(k) plans shouldn't jump the gun divesting firearm stocks

Premiums contribute to insurance spending boost

Annuities veteran from Fidelity jumps to BofA

Should I stay or should I go?

CFP Board seeks to increase certificants by 5% in 2013

Editorial

Embrace change — or be its victim

Advisers and planners of all stripes must keep a close eye on the innovative ways in which people are finding new clients, managing their businesses and providing financial advice.

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