Conference Board

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  Affluent a Bit More Confident, but Very Concerned: Spectrem Poll

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  Similar results of the Consumer Confidence Index survey show mixed sentiment in June

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  Investors Lost Confidence in April, Indexes Show

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2012

  Along with the Consumer Confidence Index, State Street and Spectrem surveys make moderate dips in April as investors cool to market conditions.

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  Advisor Confidence Moving in Positive Direction

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2012

  This slight shift is similar to that of Spectrem Group’s affluent-investor survey and the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index

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  Downgrades Hit Europe; PIMCO’s Gross Sees Greek Default

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2012

  Friday the 13th turned out to be very unlucky indeed for the euro zone, as Standard & Poor's downgraded nine countries in the bloc, including triple-A rated France and Austria, and put 14 of the 17 countries on negative outlook.

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  Moving Beyond the Supercommittee: Schwab Responds

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 23, 2011

  The Schwab Center for Financial Research released a statement, 'Beyond the Supercommittee,' late Tuesday following the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction’s failure to reach an agreement on how to reduce the debt over the next 10 years.

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  Confidence in Economy Sinks to 2009 Lows

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2011

  Chase's Dimon blames crisis of confidence on 9% unemployment, but Fed Governor Tarullo laments that the U.S. labor market has lost its former dynamism.

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  ‘Worn-Out’ Advisors’ Confidence Drops Again, Survey Finds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 27, 2011

  Financial advisors say their near- and short-term views on the economy and stock markets are negative.

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  News Analysis: Are We in a Recession?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2011

  Consumer confidence plunged to two-year lows in August, stoking predictions and outright declarations that the economy has slipped into recession. The latest Consumer Confidence Index reading of 44.5 is lower than the 53.9 average for the 2007-2009 recession.

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  Advisor Confidence Falls to Lowest in a Year as Consumer Fears of Recession Grow

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2011

  Many independent RIAs have been moving clients to cash, though they remain somewhat upbeat on the markets.

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  Older Workers in Labor Force Is Highest in 35 Years

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 3, 2011

  More Americans close to or beyond retirement age are staying in the work force. The so-called labor-force participation rate reached 40.2% for older workers in 2010, the highest level over the 1975–2010 period, according to new data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute.