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Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	Doling out the Bounty Financial planners have many more investment vehicles to choose from as mutual funds, SMAs and ETFs compete for their assets. While planners have their preferences, new kinds of accounts make it easier to devote some money to each.
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Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Pam Black	A Separate Reality The separately managed account revolution might well be sweeping the financial services industry. That transformation, while still somewhat slow, is inexorable, but also incomplete. So far, for the most part, SMAs aren't being used correctly.
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Financial Advisor August 2004 Sydney LeBlanc	Independent Broker-Dealers Improving SMA Programs Historically, independent advisors have been forced to sit on the sidelines while wirehouses led the way in products and technology for separately managed accounts. Increasingly, things seem to be changing.
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Lauren Young	Sizing Up Tailored Portfolios A study shows that investors in separately managed accounts like the results.
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Ann Marsh	What Cachet? The sales pitch for separately managed accounts often goes something like this: "So you want to invest with the big boys but you've only got $100,000 to $200,000?"
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 John Kador	Schwab Does It Again Charles Schwab, the pioneering discount broker who was slammed by the tech wreck and suffered through protracted management struggles in the past two years, is beating the wirehouses at their own game.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Brokerages Circumventing Falling Fees Some SMAs might serve some investors well, but study your options carefully before signing up.
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Peter Cieszko	SMAs' Real Appeal You may think it's about management -- but a new survey shows that clients like the way SMAs get them close to their advisers.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2008 Christina Mucciolo	Bank Run It might be time to reconsider the stereotype of the bank broker.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Kevin Burke	Actively Adding Value to Passive Investments Separately managed accounts that invest exclusively in exchange-traded funds are vying for a place at the advisory table, as an increasing number of money managers look to cash in on the popularity of these very cheap, very liquid investments.
Financial Advisor February 2005 Sydney LeBlanc	The "Black Cat" Of Separately Managed Accounts Education can prevent or eliminate myths surrounding managed accounts and help clients take advantage of the benefits they afford.
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Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn	Loaded for Bear A year after the worldwide nosedive, though, things look brighter for managed accounts.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill	More, More, More Faced with growing competition from other advice providers and fewer inherent advantages in the way of products and platform capabilities, wirehouse brokers will feel pressure to do more fee-based business and to make wealthier clients a bigger part of their practice.
Financial Planning December 17, 2007 David E. Adler	High Net Worth: UMAs vs. SMAs Some industry observers say unified managed accounts do what separately managed accounts can't -- others call them overpriced gimmicks.
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Registered Rep. April 1, 2003 Ross Tucker	MMI Annual Conference: SMAs Off and Running This year's Money Management Institute annual conference turns on a central fact: separately managed accounts (SMA) are in the midst of a critical wave of growth.
Financial Advisor September 2007 Sydney LeBlanc	Not Just For The Big Boys Anymore Advances in technology make separately managed accounts available to smaller investors.
Investment Advisor April 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Best of Breed The 2006 Separately Managed Accounts Awards recognize excellence in products and managers. Small Cap: Riverbridge Partners, Small Cap Growth... Tax Efficiency: KCM Investment Advisors, Large-Cap GARP Equity... etc.
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U.S. Banker August 2002 Karen Krebsbach	Banking on SMA Funds From investment management to technology to back-office services, outsourcers are elbowing their way into the separately managed account (SMA) business. Small banks are paying attention -- and hoping to reap the rewards.
Registered Rep. October 24, 2005 Halah Touryalai	UMAs: The Next Big Thing The unified managed account appears to have all the ingredients needed for delivering a fully diversified, customized portfolio for the tax-sensitive retail investor -- albeit at a princely price to the client.
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Financial Advisor December 2007 Sydney LeBlanc	More Options, More Business Independent advisors recently got the opportunity of a lifetime -- the marriage made between fee-based advisory accounts and fiduciary accountability finally made headlines in the SEC repeal of Rule 202.
Financial Advisor October 2004 Sydney LeBlanc	Your SMA Business Primer Start here to learn how to open separately managed accounts (SMAs) for your clients.
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Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Ross Tucker	Happy Holidays! You're Fired. The ax will fall at year's end for some 700 of 13,500 Morgan Stanley brokers. Some branches will be closed entirely.
Financial Advisor May 2006 Sydney LeBlanc	Selling An SMA Practice As an independent financial adviser who has built a powerhouse separately managed account business, can you put a price on the value of your advice, your standards and your relationships?
Financial Advisor February 2004 Sydney LeBlanc	Stature, Service, Size, Simplicity Schwab, Fidelity and Waterhouse are building sophisticated SMA (separately managed account) platforms.
Financial Advisor January 2007 Sydney LeBlanc	The Lost Art Of Consulting Technology streamlines a messy, time-consuming process, but some financial advisors and other consultants still like to get their hands dirty.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Sydney LeBlanc	The Billion-Dollar Equation Skill, service, plus separate accounts are key for advisors managing a billion dollars.
Registered Rep. October 22, 2004 John Churchill	Regulatory, Compliance Issues Hover Over MMI Conference Many foresee the huge growth in separately managed accounts' popularity, combined with operational complexity, lack of standardization and relative lack of investor knowledge about these products, makes them an easy target for the SEC.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 John Churchill	SMAs: More Room to Boom The separately managed account industry continues to grow, but the investment vehicle has yet to truly take off.
Financial Advisor December 2003 Sydney LeBlanc	Unified We Stand The latest sensation in managed accounts offers streamlined service.
Financial Advisor August 2005 Sydney LeBlanc	ETFs and SMAs: Side By Side Now, separately managed accounts can mean anything, from an entire basket of different separate account managers to an account also holding mutual funds, cash, and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. Of these companion investment vehicles, ETFs are proving to be one of the most popular.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Tracey Longo	All For Advisors Brokerage executives are doing their best to deliver the tools advisors need to move their business to the next level, while still remaining efficient. That includes streamlined technology, investment and rebalancing selections, outsourcing, practice management and business development assistance.
Investment Advisor November 2005 Ben Warwick	Build Your Own Frustrated with the other options, a growing number of financial advisors are starting their own mutual funds. Here's how to do it all yourself, or with a partner.
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Wall Street & Technology February 27, 2005 Ivy Schmerken	Custom-Built With demand for personalized advice growing, financial-services firms are overhauling their technology to mass-produce separately managed accounts (SMAs) with a high degree of customization.
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Financial Advisor April 2004 Sydney LeBlanc	What Have You Done For Me Lately? Are advisor marketing tools and business development what they should be?
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Financial Advisor July 2006 Sydney LeBlanc	Derivative Use In SMA Portfolios Advisors searching for unique and suitable strategies for SMA clients may find that using derivatives to implement risk management in their portfolios is another way of adding real value as well as portfolio protection in uncertain market environments.
Wall Street & Technology January 5, 2007 Tim Clark	Rounding Out Wealth As unified manged accounts go mainstream, new technologies are emerging to support the next wave of wealth management.