Keeping abreast of cutting-edge industry thinking is a must for advisors hoping to maintain a competitive advantage over their peers. And it just became a whole lot easier. Now, when you visit Financial-Planning.com, you will find two new sections that offer you the most recent research from the industry's best and brightest.

Under the "Web Seminars" tab we've made it easy for you to participate in live discussions about the best ways to run your business. Recent sessions include Long-Term Care and Clients: Having the Conversation and Making Independence Happen: Joining an Existing RIA.

For more extensive research on long-standing debates as well as the latest hot-button issues, click on the "White Papers" tab. There, you will find downloadable reports that you read at your own pace and even show to clients. One of the latest white papers added to the list is: What Now? Active or Passive Management? Examining Real Alpha and Exotic Beta.

Researchers and coaches aren't the only ones sharing their thoughts with the industry on F-P.com, however. Our readers have posted more than 1,000 comments-and counting-on articles and breaking news stories on the site. Your peers truly are your best resource for staying ahead of the game, so please, keep 'em coming!

And, like always, join us for these great events to keep your practice one step ahead of the rest:

* 11/3: Using the Kolbe System to Increase the Productivity of You and Your Staff, Katherine Vessenes, 4 p.m., EDT

* 11/10: What's Next: What the Best Advisors are Doing to Prime Themselves for Growth, Marie Swift, 4 p.m., EDT