The agency said FCStone had failed to properly supervise its staff's activities as it related to risk associated with the customer accounts.

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In The Dangerous Seduction Of LTV, venture capitalist Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital pointed out ten pitfalls associated with one increasingly notorious metric: the lifetime customer value model (LTV).

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According to the censure order, Mr. Wey allegedly made recommendations to at least two Oklahoma residents for the purchase of shares of three companies without disclosing "the risks associated with the purchase of these securities" and allegedly made at least one trade a customer claimed was unauthorized.

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The decrease is primarily attributable to the continuing effects of actions taken in conjunction with Clearwire's cost cutting initiatives in 2011 including lower employee-related expenses resulting from headcount reductions and outsourcing of the customer care function, reduced marketing spend, as well as decreased selling commission expense associated with our no-contract product offering which was launched at the beginning of 2012.

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In addition to productivity as it ties to time worked, there are also the productivity bonuses associated with the ability to safely use social networks like Facebook and Twitter to meet corporate business objectives in areas like marketing, customer service and sales.

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