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Financial Advisor January 2011 Bruce W. Fraser	Crafting A Comeback With new leadership at its parent AIG, Advisor Group's trio of broker-dealers venture forth on the road to recovery.
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Registered Rep. February 3, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	RIAs on the Recruiting Warpath: LPL's Morristown Financial Recruits 70 in 2010 Investors will refer their family and friends to their advisor if they're satisfied with the service. For financial practices that seek to recruit advisors, the game plays by much the same rules.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald Jay Korn	FP 50: Revenue Rising The money stream is flowing again: After two years of stagnant or, worse, shrinking revenue, the 50 largest independent broker-dealers report their annual revenues rebounded last year - significantly in many cases.
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Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Ray Sclafani	Get Some Support An increasing number of B-Ds are recognizing the importance of coaching and training for advisors -- especially their top producers.
On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Helen Kearney	Compensation 2010 Your definitive guide to the changes in advisor compensation across the industry.
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Registered Rep. July 12, 2010 Christina Mucciolo	The Rise of the Super OSJ It's a great time to be a Super OSJ -- the extra large offices of supervisory jurisdiction, or independent b/d branches that both supervise and provide consulting and business services to other independent advisors for a fee.
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