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• Cover Story

• The Top 40 Advisors Under 40

  By Editorial Staff

  In On Wall Street's third annual ranking, a new class of young advisors emerges from the market meltdown. Here's how this year's top 40 advisors under 40 conquered a tough market.

• Peak Performance

Tax Smart

• Markets Are Up and It's Time to Sell

  By Bill Fleming

  There are many considerations involved in the decision to take gains, and they're not all about taxes.

Going Global

• Emerging Economies Are Even Better Than Advertised

  By Milton Ezrati

  You've read about growth rates in these countries, but even more important are their prudent monetary policies.

• Street Scene

• Five Questions with Alicia Munnell

  By Editorial Staff

  The director of Boston College's Center for Retirement Research examines financial needs for retirement and how the recent market downturn has tarnished the prospect of "the golden years" for many Americans.

The Wealth Industry

• Muni-Loving Clients Are Safer Than They Think

  By Dan Seymour

  The buzz that muni bonds are in for a rash of defaults has been overblown, analysts say.

By The Rules

• Brokers as Fiduciaries—Much Ado About Nothing

  By Mark Astarita

  The lines between the two standards are really a distinction without a difference.

• Your Practice

Client Marketing

• Are the Wirehouses as Broken as the Breakaway Brokers Insist?

  By Gerri Leder

  Many of the advantages that wirehouses offered in years past are now gone—and many financial advisors are voting with their feet.

Compliance

• Don't Ask, Don't Bill

  By Alan J. Foxman

  Our legal expert answers your questions.

Careers

• The Window of Opportunity Is Opening Again—So Jump!

  By Carri Degenhardt-Burke

  If you feel like you missed the boat in the recruiting game and didn't take that fat check, I'm here to say you have another chance.

The Advisor's Emotions

• Fostering Financial Resiliency in Your Clients

  By Denise Federer

  Many advisors are ready to move on after the meltdown, but now they must help clients overcome their anxieties.

• The Wealthy Retiree

The Next Phase

• When Your Client's Retirement Plan Is Washed Away, You Can Rebuild it

  By Geoffrey Stiff

  Last year's financial storm devastated savings—but there are new ways to make 401(k) accounts more useful than ever.

Estate Planning

• The Future of the Estate Tax Is Upon Us

  By David A. Handler

  Estate tax law is being whipsawed between current rates, repeal and reversion to higher historical rates.