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It is the resource the investment community counts on for professional news and education.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/ipa/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ipa?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/ipa?sb_code=rssen-us16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D724AEA8F-2059-461F-B2A2-EA375FBAD2CF%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D724AEA8F-2059-461F-B2A2-EA375FBAD2CF%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAn accelerating pace of innovation for investors was the focus of this year's IPA Spring Conference in Washington, D.C.  -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTTop Storieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D7C18353E-0B6C-4875-9D3B-0690B35FED46%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D7C18353E-0B6C-4875-9D3B-0690B35FED46%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe late William Polk Carey, founder of sale-leaseback real estate company W.P.  -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTTop Storieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D0B800A37-7B58-4238-861D-E7A28DF04532%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D0B800A37-7B58-4238-861D-E7A28DF04532%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAs nontraded real estate investment trusts work to broaden their investor base, advisers are taking an interest in them as an -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3DBC49D9C4-D819-4236-A6DF-C67DBFF1E871%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3DBC49D9C4-D819-4236-A6DF-C67DBFF1E871%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFinancial advisers have shifted away from their traditional buy-and-hold investment philosophy to one of tactical asset manag -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D4A8E1987-F795-478F-BD6A-1FF60A8E1035%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D4A8E1987-F795-478F-BD6A-1FF60A8E1035%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAfter the financial crisis demonstrated that they were far more exposed to risk than they thought, institutional investors ar -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D0BB05314-2F3A-47AA-A23C-05403E3C5DD8%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D0BB05314-2F3A-47AA-A23C-05403E3C5DD8%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssNorm Champ, the director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's investment management division, held a range of jobs in  -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTPolicy Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3DD3317FC3-B6E4-4C87-B516-AE0C8768C22F%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3DD3317FC3-B6E4-4C87-B516-AE0C8768C22F%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAn industry group is calling on the Securities and Exchange Commission to improve government-sanctioned trading-plan rules.  -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTPolicy Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D00A037C2-8B63-4FFD-A7F0-41921531182C%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D00A037C2-8B63-4FFD-A7F0-41921531182C%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFinancial-planning firms have to deliver consistent service to all clients and help them with their money over their entire l -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTBusiness Best Practiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D17CB2E11-A206-4F4F-A979-59F4A52FB139%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D17CB2E11-A206-4F4F-A979-59F4A52FB139%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssOn April 25, the IPA board of directors unanimously approved the adoption of a valuation guideline for nonlisted real estate  -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTIPA Member Informationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D230332AC-B74A-4A16-856E-AA7D77039741%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DB693173C-5A3A-4DEA-81F6-BADC398FEC40%26copyid%3D230332AC-B74A-4A16-856E-AA7D77039741%26brief%3Dipa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssThomas à Kempis,Dutch religious scholar -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:38:06 CDTSmartQuote