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  Trend Spotter Rosenberg Sees Inflation Around the Corner

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 3, 2013

  The widely followed economist David Rosenberg, known for his early warning of the housing market bubble, now foresees a persistent inflationary trend in the making.

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  What Can Advisors Do in Defense of Freedom and Opposition to Terror?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  AdvisorOne's Gil Weinreich speaks with freedom activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali about the fight for Western freedoms and how advisors can play a role, and the author adds his a post-script about his own brush with terror...

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  One Major Reason to Include Real Assets in a Portfolio

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  A 2% annual inflation rate means that a dollar today will have purchasing power of $0.55 30 years from now.

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  Freakonomics’ Levitt Addresses Reinhart-Rogoff Mistake at Envestnet Summit

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Steven Levitt said of the mistake in the widely cited work, “I’m incredibly suspicious of academics in policy decision-making.”

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  Niall Ferguson: 4 Reasons America Is Falling Apart

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Niall Ferguson, a conservative Harvard professor equally at home in the sweep of civilization as the history of finance, explained to an audience of investment professionals how it is that much of the world is growing while the U.S. is slowing.

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  Guggenheim Analyst Looks Into Political Crystal Ball

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  From the sequester to who's up next to run for president, Chris Krueger, an analyst at Guggenheim Partners, gave attendees at the 2013 NAAIM Annual Conference his insights on various topics playing out in Washington.

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  Schwab’s Sonders: Middle America Is My Favorite Emerging Market

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  "Someone asked me in a Q&A, 'What’s your favorite emerging market?’ and ‘Middle America’ was what came out of my mouth,” Sonders said at the FPA-New York annual summit.

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  ‘Black Swan’ Author Says Market ‘Fragility’ More Important Than Risk

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  The opposite of fragility is the acceleration of harm, which eventually leads to Black Swan events, Nassim Taleb tells IMCA attendees.

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  Paula Hogan Optimizes Life-Cycle; Michael Finke Retires 4% Rule: May Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  April 30, 2013

  The cover story for Research magazine's May issue, "Investing for a Lifetime, focuses on Milwaukee financial advisor Paula Hogan, whose innovative blending of life-cycle theory and life planning provides a promising path for the future of financial advice.

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  Meredith Whitney: I’m a ‘Growth Chaser,’ Not a ‘Doom and Gloomer’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Star analyst Meredith Whitney kicked off the IMCA conference Sunday in Seattle by decrying her reputation as a “doom and gloomer.”