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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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Good time to sell your firm, study shows

Recurring revenue fee ratio continues to rise; down payments getting larger, too

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RIA has succession plan of its own for smaller firms

Carnegie Investment Counsel's acquisition sweet spot is in the $50M to $250M range

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RIA M&A pace, prices up again in third quarter

Registered investment advisory firm mergers-and-acquisitions activity is at a boil this year, and the pace likely will continue, as long as volatile investment markets don't distract buyers.

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Eyes on college, not the cash

Financial advisers may or may not agree with her plan, but for now, 16-year-old Olympic hopeful Melissa J.

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For advisers, it’s more like social notworking

Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. Financial advisers need to embrace social media to land new clients and boost revenues, right? It ain't necessarily so, a new survey finds. | Extra The 10 biggest stories of '11 »

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Clients undergo a ‘significant shift to austerity’

Advisers say something has changed dramatically in the minds of affluent, free-spending clients.

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Advisers who are fee-based feel handcuffed

It's anything but a virtuous cycle. The markets are down. Financial advisers who base their fees on assets under management are hurting. The only fix? Raise prices. But how can you in this market?

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Planning? Use your head

When it comes to money, are you a giver, protector or pleasure seeker? United Capital Financial Advisers…

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Advisers embrace media, old and new

From apps to amplitude, embracing old and new media can pay off for advisers

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HNW clients might be OK with retainers, after all

Volatile markets haven't been friendly to those who employ asset-based advisory fees, but conventional wisdom says switching would be a hard sell ... or will it?