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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.

• Has Your Profession Left You?

  By Gil Weinreich  |  April 29, 2013

  A high school teacher in Syracuse, N.Y., recently gained notoriety when he posted his resignation on his Facebook page. Jerry Conti’s lamentation about education—“I am not leaving my profession, in truth, it has left me”—immediately went viral.

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  PBS ‘Retirement Gamble’ Documentary Draws Mixed Industry Response

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  NAPFA calls the film a "wake-up call" for legislators; ASPPA says it "conveniently ignores" other issues.

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  UBS to Slash 10,000 Jobs

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 29, 2012

  The actions are seen as a way for UBS to go "back to its roots" in the advisory business.

• Balancing Retirement Risks

  By Michael Finke  |  August 23, 2012

  How much should a new retiree spend each year?

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  New Tool for Advisors to Slice and Dice Small-Business Market

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 4, 2012

  A Securian Financial Group microsite helps advisors discern which entrepreneurs could use their help.

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  Renowned Planner Evensky Joins RMA Designation Board

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2012

  Renowned financial advisor Harold Evensky recently joined the Board of Governance for the retirement management analyst (RMA) designation program.

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  Zvi Bodie: I Bonds Are Best for Most Investors

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 11, 2012

  Zvi Bodie, safe-investing proponent, says Series I savings bonds are the best investment for most people, yet few know about these inflation-protected bonds.

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  Game Over for the American Dream? 3 Economists’ Bleak Answer

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2012

  Laurence Kotlikoff, an economist and candidate for president on the Americans Elect third-party platform, and two other economists say the government’s excessive spending habit amounts to “fiscal child abuse.”

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  Simplifying Your Practice; Seeking Hidden Value: April Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  March 27, 2012

  The cover story of Research magazine's April issue looks into a growing trend in advisor training programs toward "Pursuing Simplicity." A feature article on "The Measured Approach to Value" describes how value investors today are applying their philosophy to a turbulent market. Among the April issue's other offerings: Bill Good's...