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Lavonne Kuykendall

Lavonne was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2011 to 2012 covering practice management topics for financial advisers. Connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Windfall’s pitfalls

After pocketing a $1 million Make Me Rich jackpot last fall, Detroit-area lottery winner Amanda Clayton is getting a trial-by-fire lesson in the challenges of having wealth.

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NAPFA’s next chairman will fight Finra oversight

Rhoades named to succeed John; wants to keep fiduciary standard for investment advisers.

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Advisers now more trusted than doctors or accountants, survey shows

Guiding clients through tempestuous times has apparently strengthened bonds; 'to hell and back'

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Succession planning still an advisory hurdle

Allan Eyre never made a succession plan.

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National Lampoon goes to jail? SEC, Justice Dept. file charges

Government alleges that company's top two execs perpetrated $230M investment fraud at Fair Finance Co.

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LinkedIn gave a firm a head start in race to land clients

When it comes to getting financial advisers involved in social media, Lawing Financial Inc. of Overland Park, Kan., has found that nothing succeeds like success.

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Advisers feeling more pressure to manage risk, communicate

Life is more complicated for advisers these days, who face increased pressure from investors to manage investment risk and communicate more frequently...

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Take this job and love it: Financial planner ranks as fifth-best job

Financial planners have less stress, a better working environment and fewer physical demands than most other jobs. Hardly anyone makes more than they do, too.

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Adviser pricing transparency is coming

Faced with a dearth of reliable data on the fees and commissions being charged for advisory services, many…

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Scott Mather: Pimco Foreign Bond Fund

Don’t attribute the success of the Pimco Foreign Bond Fund to great geographic allocations. “If you just…