Battle for the middle

While the latest <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=summary&amp;djoProjStr=24034|24039&amp;issuedate=20110831&amp;sid=RIA>RIA ranking</a> from <i>InvestmentNews</i> shows little change in the top ten, several new firms cracked the list for the first time -- while some notable names fell down the table. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=summary&amp;djoProjStr=24036|24039&amp;issuedate=20110831&amp;sid=RIA>The up-and-comers</a> | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=summary&amp;djoProjStr=24029|24039&amp;issuedate=20110831&amp;sid=RIA>Fastest growing firms</a>
AUG 31, 2011
By  John Goff

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