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  Why REITS Have Been on a Tear

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 6, 2013

  Depressed prices, limited supply and a feverish quest for yield are just some of the factors that have propelled real estate to outperformance.

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  Three Washington Heavyweights to Drive Advisor Agenda in ’13

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  Three key Washington heavyweights will have a crucial role in advisors’ lives next year: Elisse Walter, the new SEC chairman; Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the incoming House Financial Services chairman; and Phyllis Borzi, at the DOL’s EBSA.

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  Schwab’s Sonders: Election Gives ‘No Clarity’ on Fiscal Cliff; Townsend on Dodd-Frank

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2012

  If Congress and Obama don’t show they can “play nicely in the same sandbox,” consumer confidence would suffer and there would be a real risk of a modest recession, Schwab’s chief investment strategist says, though she still sees some silver linings post-election.

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  Do New Fannie-Freddie Bonds Signal Return of Asset-Backed Securities?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 12, 2012

  Fannie and Freddie are unable to issue higher-yielding bonds because of an unintended effect of Dodd-Frank; an exemption would create a ‘risk-sharing’ bond market that would benefit the mortgage giants.

• Time to Rethink Bond Strategy?

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  With current bond yields low, interest rates lower and the economic outlook “cloudy at best,” Ken Volpert, head of Vanguard’s Taxable Bond Group, says the organization “doesn’t think future bond returns will be nearly as robust as they’ve been.

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  Today’s Bond Yields Are ‘Financial Repression’: Vanguard Expert

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 10, 2012

  Ken Volpert, head of Vanguard’s Taxable Bond Group, wants to be sure that bond investors are prepared for what lies ahead—namely small to negative returns.

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  SEC, FINRA, DOL Enforcement Roundup: 8 Charged for Insider Trading on Pharma Deal

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 30, 2012

  Among the recent actions taken by the regulators were a settlement of $1.27 million to be paid by an advisory firm to 13 pension plans and charges in an insider trading ring.

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  New Hire Roundup: FASB's Herz Joins Board at Morgan Stanley

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 5, 2012

  This week in new hires, Robert Herz elected to the board at Morgan; Dune Thorne joins Brown Advisory; SEC gets new head of investment advisor examination program.

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  ‘Living Wills’ Expose Banks’ Fragility, but Won’t Forestall Disaster

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 28, 2012

  Sunday is the deadline for the biggest banks to submit "living wills" providing regulators a roadmap to break them up if the financial system is threatened. But Simon Johnson says the time to break up too-big-to-fail banks is now.

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  Unfinished Business: Dodd-Frank’s Many Questions

  By Nicole Gelinas  |  June 27, 2012

  On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, known as Dodd-Frank, into law. Two years on, uncertainty abounds about the legislation’s meaning and impact.