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Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca	Oh, the Drama The broker-dealers who spoke to Financial Planning in this year's annual survey are busy negotiating the downturn by improving their infrastructure, expanding through recruitment and eyeing an economic rebound.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009	The Biggest, Fastest-Growing Independent Broker-Dealers 2009 Despite the dramas, the scandals, the shocking losses of the past year, the independent world continues to grow. Read on, and find out how broker-dealers are really faring in these challenging times.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Deena Katz	Invest in People Like many other firms, you have probably cut staff in order to meet both short-term cash flow and long-term profitability needs. But what you might want to consider is how to keep your remaining people working, while the firm takes less of the cash-flow risk.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Bob Veres	The Schapiro Doctrine There are some problems with Mary Shapiro's plan to bring financial advisors and brokers under the same regulatory system.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 John J. Bowen Jr.	Culture Clash To create alliances with CPAs, you first have to understand the way most CPAs perceive most financial advisors and then do what's necessary to show that who you are, and what you offer their clients, is quite different from their expectations.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Paul Menchaca	Post-Boom It is no secret that as investors continue their flight to safety, the variable annuity boom has at least deflated, if not entirely gone bust. More conservative retirement products are now in favor.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Ilana Polyak	Not How, But How Much As difficult as the recent market has been for dividend payers, managers Brian McMahon and Jason Brady, of Thornburg Investment Income Builder fund, were able to take advantage of the fund's flexible strategy to find income in other places.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Richard "Mac" Hisey	"Other" Crises Whether because of job loss, divorce, long-term illness or the death of a spouse, your clients regularly deal with crises that throw their personal lives into a tailspin and, potentially, their finances into disarray
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Ilana Polyak	Buy and Hope More and more advisors are rethinking a buy and hold strategy.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen	The Value Premium While industry experts might be trumpeting growth as the place to be when the market rebounds, advisors should remember that longer-term, the market values value.
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