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		<title>Schapiro Stands Defiant on Money Market Reform</title>
		<link>http://riacentral.com/2012/05/17/schapiro-stands-defiant-money-market-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jason Kephart Source: Investment News &#160; SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro is not backing down from her stance that the money market fund industry needs additional reform. “We have a legitimate concern over the risks posed by stable net asset values and it&#8217;s not hypothetical,” she said. &#160; Read the rest of the story&#8230; &#160;<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/17/schapiro-stands-defiant-money-market-reform/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>RIA Central Digests for 05/17/2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re using a PR firm to get the word out about your practice, make sure the company knows to incorporate compliance rules into its strategy. See the RIABiz story below. Also, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro is unwavering in her stance that the money market fund industry needs reform. Read her remarks in the Investment<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/17/ria-central-digests-05172012/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>PR Firms Must Recognize That RIAs Answer to a Higher Authority</title>
		<link>http://riacentral.com/2012/05/17/pr-firms-recognize-rias-answer-higher-authority/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Les Abromovitz Source: RIABiz &#160; There is such a thing as bad press &#8212; a disclosure that seems &#8216;a bit much&#8217; to your public relations firm may be just enough to land you in a compliance hot spot. &#160; Read the rest of the story&#8230; &#160; Related posts: RIAs: The Struggle For Advisory Firms<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/17/pr-firms-recognize-rias-answer-higher-authority/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>7 Ways to Show Clients You Love Your Job</title>
		<link>http://riacentral.com/2012/05/16/7-ways-show-clients-love-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Coulter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An acquaintance recently told me about an experience at the dentist. While performing her root canal, her new dentist revealed that he’d always wanted to be a marine biologist. Needless to say, that revelation didn’t make my friend feel any better about the procedure she was undergoing.  Can you blame her? &#160; It’s the same<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/16/7-ways-show-clients-love-job/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>27 Personal Facts You Probably Don’t Know About Your Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Coulter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent blog post, I listed 29 financial questions to ask new clients or prospects. Those questions give you solid awareness of your clients’ assets and financial picture, and form the basis for your estate planning efforts. &#160; But to truly provide outstanding service, you need to know more – about the personal side<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/16/27-personal-facts-dont-clients/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>LIMRA: Half of Americans Not Saving for Retirement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Sullivan Source: AdvisorOne &#160; According to a new LIMRA survey, 49% of Americans said they weren’t contributing to any retirement plan; Americans ages 18-34 were more likely (56%) to be among those not saving. &#160; Read the rest of the story&#8230; &#160; Related posts: Working With An Advisor Changes Americans’ Retirement Outlook By<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/16/limra-americans-saving-retirement/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>Five Ways to Change Your Clients&#8217; Retirement Math</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark Miller Source: Registered Rep &#160; If you have clients who may not be on track for retirement success but are &#8220;within striking distance,&#8221; consider the following ways to get them there, which include scrubbing the expense assumptions and tapping home equity. &#160; Read the rest of the story&#8230; &#160; Related posts: Seven Ways<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/16/ways-change-clients-retirement-math/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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		<title>RIAs Are Merging, Then Making Up Names Like Exencial, Syntal, Aspiriant and Private Ocean, But Experts Question The Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<title>7 Protocol Essentials for Breakaway Brokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>4 Ways to Build Better Employees—and a Better Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Curator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BY John Sullivan Source: AdvisorOne &#160; Angela Herbers delivered a presentation titled “P4—Building Great Businesses by Creating Great Employees,” based on a whitepaper of the same name, to an enthusiastic crowd at the 2012 FPA Retreat in Scottsdale, Ariz. last week. The four &#8220;Ps&#8221; are preparation, pay, perks and productivity. &#160; Read the rest of<a class="more-link" href="http://riacentral.com/2012/05/16/4-ways-build-employeesand-business/" rel="nofollow">Read More</a>
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