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S&P 500 Near ‘Golden Cross’ After 20% Rally

January 27, 2012 - The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is approaching the formation of a “golden cross” for the first time since 2010, historically a signal that more gains are likely to follow, Birinyi Associates Inc. said.

UBS's Wealth Management Americas Expands

January 27, 2012 - UBS's Wealth Management Americas has added several groups and individuals, most from Bank of America Merrill Lyhch and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, to its firm.

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Advisors In A Darwinian World
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In a more competitive landscape with strained markets, advisors are relearning how to survive.

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Big firms give “Big Brother” nod to social media.

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Money is important, but various studies offer surprising findings on what matters the most.

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Griffin Capital Announces New President Of Capital Markets
Jeffrey Schwaber is named president of a Griffin Capital unit.
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National Planning Corporation Appoints Two Vice Presidents
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I’ll be honest. I faced my fair share of skeptics when I took over as CEO of Buckingham Asset Management last year at just 32 years old. Many people, including some of our own clients, wondered why the reins of the company would be given to someone so young. In some ways, I can fully understand the sentiment. After all, youth and responsibility can seem like a combustible combination.

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