Theory & Strategy

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  Where are the Financial Geniuses?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Research Affiliates says firms seeking to find patterns of mispricing must encourage the critical evaluation of nonconformist ideas.

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  Top 10 Most Disliked U.S. Companies: 2013

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  AdvisorOne focuses on the bottom 10 in a Harris poll ranking consumers’ opinion of the reputation of America’s 60 most visible companies.

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  Is Your Client a Skittish Investor? Russell Offers Calming Tool

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  Advisors can struggle to help clients set realistic expectations for portfolio performance and avoid obsessing over day-to-day market movements.

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  3 Market Strategies for Advisors, Investors From Russell

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  The investment group also has four steps advisors and clients may want to consider for the rest of the year in their bond investments.

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  Advisors May Be Crazy, Like a Fox

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  What the research suggests about advisors’ change of attitude toward building client portfolios: Can we see PTSD symptoms from the Great Recession, or is it merely a matter or risk management?

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  Longevity Is Killing Us: BlackRock’s Larry Fink

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 10, 2013

  BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is calling on government and business leaders to make the retirement funding crisis a national priority.

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  ‘Modern Portfolio Theory Is Dead’: Sierra’s David Wright

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2013

  David Wright might be soft-spoken with a professorial tone, but he didn’t hold back with his controversial comments at NAPFA’s Spring Conference 2013 about future trends and where the markets are headed.

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  8 Really Bad Investments That Lost a Bundle

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  Even the big boys, like Warren Buffett, can lose big bucks on a bad bet.

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  Futurist Lowell Catlett Closes FPA Retreat With Laughs

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  Catlett claims the price of eating and owning a home has never been lower.

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  Three Reasons for Sector Investing via ETFs

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  May 5, 2013

  The industry-focused strategy can help investors reduce market risk and improve cash flow.