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  Wealth Rises for Top Earners, Declines for the Lower 93%: Pew

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2013

  Occupy Wall Street might have to widen its target; from now on, call them “the 93%.”

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  Five Steps to Improve Gen X, Y Retirement Returns: LIMRA

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  April 22, 2013

  Looking back at research it released in February on Gen X and Gen Y consumers’ financial knowledge, during a media roundtable at the 2013 Retirement Industry Conference on Thursday, LIMRA identified five steps younger investors could take to improve their outcomes in retirement.

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  The Future of Financial Advice? Maybe It’s Health Care

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2013

  I suspect that financing health care will replace investments as the primary service demanded by advisory firm clients in the all-too-near future.

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  Kitces on the Top 3 Topics for Advisors in 2013—Topic 3: Obamacare

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  January 10, 2013

  This year may mark the beginning of a permanent change in separating employment from health insurance. Why this development in health exchanges holds major implications for you and your clients.

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  The Numbers Don’t Lie: Boomers Nervous About Health Care, Social Security

  By Bob Seawright  |  November 21, 2012

  The 2012 Retirement & Politics Survey by Allianz has found that “transition boomers”—people between the ages of 55 and 65 who are less than 10 years away from retirement—see rising health care costs and Social Security as having the greatest impact on their retirement outlook.

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  Arnott's Firm: U.S. GDP Estimates Way Off: 1% Growth Is New Normal

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 19, 2012

  Unless the U.S. makes politically difficult changes in immigration, employment and investment policies, Americans should expect a long-term “new normal” rate of growth of just 1%, says investment management firm Research Affiliates.

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  Housing Bulls Living in ‘Fantasyland,’ Economist Says

  By John Sullivan, Investment Advisor  |  August 30, 2012

  Don’t believe the hype. That’s the message Anthony Randazzo of the Reason Foundation delivered Thursday about the housing market.

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  15 Best Cities for College Grads to Find Work—and Live

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 5, 2012

  More than half of employers say they plan to hire recent college grads this year, according to a survey by CareerBuilder—but where?

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  Top 15 Best Paying College Degrees

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 29, 2012

  With the rise in college tuition showing no sign of slowing down, a new, wide-ranging paper offers a tool for grads, or those choosing a degree, to figure out what their degrees might be worth.

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  Bull Kiesel, Bear Shilling Clash Over Housing

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2012

  "If housing goes down 20%, I will back up the truck and likely PIMCO will, too," Kiesel says. Shilling predicts "recessionary kinds of things" in the next three to four years.