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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.”

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  Grantham: Fewer Babies, More Windmills ‘Our Last, Best Hope’

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Hedge fund manager Jeremy Grantham considers it a lucky thing that wealthy people now view offspring as “inconvenient and desperately expensive.”

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  Don’t Sell in May, Says Raymond James Strategist

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeffrey Saut tells advisors that the strong market should continue for several months.

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  Mohamed El-Erian: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Each of the individuals on the 2013 IA 25 were selected for their creativity, success and—of course—impact. And kicking off the extended profiles of the IA 25 honorees is Mohamed El-Erian, who is making his third appearance on the list. With the 2013 IA 25, our 13th annual list of the...

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  Stolid Switzerland’s Different Path

  By Alexei Bayer  |  April 29, 2013

  Both the U.S. and Switzerland are pulling out of the post-2008 global economic slump on the wave of speculative bubbles. But while Washington is stoking its bubble, hoping for faster growth, the Swiss are working to prevent theirs from getting out of hand.