Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne

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  Top Portfolio Products: New Target Volatility Portfolio From Fidelity

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  New products introduced over the last week include a new target volatility portfolio by Fidelity and a new emerging-markets local debt portfolio from Invesco PowerShares.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Harrisburg, Pa., Charged With Securities Fraud

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  The city was charged with making misleading public statements. Meanwhile, the SEC charged four traders with bribing a Venezuelan official.

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  Pharma Patent Ruling Pinches Opportunities in Emerging Markets

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  The decision by an Indian court not to grant a new patent to Novartis for a modified form of its cancer drug Glivec was a heavy blow to the company.

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  New Hire Roundup: Marcus Goes to Genworth

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  This week in new hires, Joel Marcus joined Genworth Wealth Management and Direxion brought in Patrick Rudnick as CFO.

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  ‘Abenomics’ Is Turning Japan’s Economy Around

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  Can Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to lift Japan out of deflation and spur economic expansion—known as "Abenomics"—really work?

• Top Portfolio Products: Invesco Announces ‘Age of Income’ Focus

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2013

  New products introduced over the last week include two new leveraged ETFs from Direxion.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: City in California Charged With Fraud

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Among recent enforcement actions, the SEC went after the city of Victorville, Calif., for defrauding municipal bond investors. In addition, FINRA took action against John Thomas Financial for intimidation of its own staff.

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  Africa: Opportunity Beyond the S in BRICS

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Investors considering going a bit farther afield than EU countries, Japan and other developed markets might want to consider Africa—and not just South Africa.

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  New Hire Roundup: Westport Resources Promotes DeLaura

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  This week in new hires, Westport Resources promoted Christopher DeLaura and added Ashley Schexnaildre, and Susan Axelrod was promoted and Jonathan Sokobin was added by FINRA.

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  Top 10 Cheapest States for Long-Term Care Costs: 2013

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2013

  Will you or your client be one of the 70% of people over 65 who will need long-term care? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will be paying more for it this year.