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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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Advisory firms flying high

Financial advisory firms continued to make substantial gains in revenue and profitability in 2011, even as they took a wait-and-see stance on hiring, according to InvestmentNews' 2011 Industry Attitudes survey

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Investors and their advisers see two different worlds out there

Investment advisers may be worried about the economy, but they see no reason to get conservative in their…

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Gold still has room to rise: SSgA portfolio manager

Add Chris Goolgasian to the list of investors bullish on gold — but not for the usual reasons.

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Advisers still failing at finding successors

More aim to put a succession plan in place, but lining up that perfect someone elusive; heirs not apparent

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Boomer madness

Boomers are more likely to use drugs in their 50s than their parents, which could be a problem for overstressed members of the generation, according to a study sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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This adviser is in hiring mode

Small-business hiring stalled in September as owners await signs of an improving economy, but the picture is brighter for independent investment advisers, a large RIA firm argued.

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Experts: Alternatives a mandatory allocation

Alternative investments have become compulsory in recent years as investors have sought gains in all kinds of markets, according to investment experts

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For the snowbirds

Forget Jerry Seinfeld's Del Boca Vista, the fictional Florida retirement community his parents called home

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Economist says if double-dip hit, it has come and gone

If there were any chance of a double-dip recession in the U.S., it has already happened and is over now, according to Marci Rossell, the former chief economist for CNBC.

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Advisers lagging in mobile-device apps

Advisers are lagging banks and retail brokerages when it comes to providing useful tools on smart phones and tablets — and the average investor notices it.