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CLS Investments and Meeder Financial Available to Serve as Managed Account Providers on Retirement Products
2/15/2012
Press Release
PR Newswire
CLS Investments, LLC and Meeder Financial are pleased to announce that both firms are available to provide professional investment management services to clients of Principal Life Insurance Company on its PCRP (Principal Comprehensive Retirement Program) and Principal Advantage retirement products.

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Trends & Ideas: Financial Advisors Interested in Factor-based ETFs
2/15/2012
Standard & Poor's
MarketScope Advisor
Scott Kubie comments on how CLS uses the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF and other factor-based ETFs.

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CLS Investments Named Advisor to Award-winning Treasury Obligations Portfolio
2/2/2012
Press Release
PR Newswire
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CLS Investments, LLC, one of the largest third-party money managers in the U.S., is pleased to announce that it has been formally named advisor to the Milestone Treasury Obligations Portfolio, a money market fund previously managed by Milestone Capital Management.

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CLS Investments Launches Managed Income Strategy
1/19/2012
Press Release
PR Newswire
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CLS Investments, LLC (CLS), one of the largest independent third-party money managers in the U.S., is pleased to announce the unveiling of its Managed Income strategy. The multi-faceted strategy is individually tailored to clients seeking reliable and consistent short- and long-term income from a risk-budgeted and diversified portfolio of income-generating assets

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Mobile Apps: The Newest Must-Have for Your Practice?
1/6/2012
Mitchell, Donna
Financial Planning
There are tens of thousands of mobile applications available for the Apple, Android and Blackberry operating systems. Most industry professionals who know their mobile apps say each and every firm should have one, especially those that claim to be serious about being accessible to their clients.

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A refresher on how an advisor should approach the needs of clients as they near retirement
1/9/2012
Scott Kubie
RIABiz
The new norm is changing and it requires a mix of new thinking and old-fashioned conservative strategies.

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Video, Apps Essential Tools for Advisor-Client Engagement
11/14/2011
Kenneth Corbin
Financial Planning
When CLS Investments convenes a meeting of its financial advisors these days, the chances are pretty good that technology will be on the agenda. The firm, a leading independent third-party money manager, is preaching the gospel of engaging with investors on new platforms ranging from apps for tablet computers and smartphones to online video commentaries and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

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What Rising Prices May Mean for Stocks
10/19/2011
Jonnelle Marte
SmartMoney
Consumer prices rose again in September, but at a slower pace than previous months. Could investor portfolios see a boost? Scott Kubie, Chief Strategist for CLS Investments, LLC discusses the Fed’s possible response to consumer price increases.

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Tips for Making a Video
11/18/2011
Lavonne Kuykendall
Investment News
For advisers who would like to make a video to post on their web site, experienced producers have a few suggestions to get started. Viewers like a speaker who looks natural — but it's still a good idea to practice. “Bad video never goes over well,” said Steve Biermann chief marketing officer of Northstar Financial Services Group, the parent company of CLS Investments, a professional money management firm.

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Long a tech innard for Schwab, LPL and TD, Advisor Software is looking to push its own brand with new product
10/11/2011
Lisa Shidler
RIABiz
CLS Investments, LLC, a turnkey asset management program based in Omaha, Neb., with 1,500 advisors managing 40,000 client portfolios, recently began offering goalgamiPro to nearly a dozen advisors. “The goalgamiPro report provides a simple, yet complete, picture of the client’s household assets and liabilities,” says Jim Anderson, chief systems officer with CLS. “We believe our advisors will find it a productive tool to support their discussions with clients regarding the priority level of goals.”

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Use focus groups to get inside clients’ heads
10/9/2011
Todd Clarke
Investment News
The business environment calls for financial advisers to be more creative and proactive in reaching clients. Focus groups are an increasingly popular tool that, if conducted right, can help advisers ramp up their marketing efforts and gain deeper insights into precisely what their target clients are seeking.

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CLS Investments Announces New Asset-Based Lending Program
8/24/2011
Reuters
Press Release
CLS Investments, a leading investment management firm specializing in delivering innovative risk budgeted strategies through multiple investment vehicles, is pleased to announce a new lending program that will allow CLS clients to use their CLS-managed assets as collateral for an installment loan. The loan program is backed by United Republic Bank, also based in Omaha.

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Traditional Risk Management Prevails
8/17/2011
Markets Media
Vincent Veneziani
These days, many portfolio managers and traders tout their robust risk management systems. For some businesses, these high-cost, low-touch systems can provide a variety of benefits for midsize and larger trading operations. But sometimes, it can be prudent to get back to basics.

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