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• The Dow’s Upside: Why the Pessimists May Be Wrong

  By Alexei Bayer  |  April 1, 2013

  The Dow has been rising, but the pessimists point to troubling fundamentals. However, many of these economic trends could also be seen as beneficial for the stock market.

• More Car Trouble

  By Alexei Bayer  |  February 22, 2013

  The Big Three automakers have had an impressive recovery, but optimism about the U.S. auto industry may be overdone. The problem lies with the structure of the global auto industry.

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  The Human Capital Dilemma

  By Mark Tibergien  |  January 21, 2013

  Only 22% of the advisor population is under the age of 40, and with the average age of advisors in their 50s, the business is suffering from a growing cultural gap between advisors and clients, as well as a significant age gap between advisors and others in the business.

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  Record Pension Gap Threatens 2013 Company Earnings: Mercer

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2013

  Falling interest rates were the cause of pension plans’ losses despite overall annual asset growth of approximately 16% in the stock market.

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  6 Big Product Flops That Companies Survived

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  October 3, 2012

  Iconic brands like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and even Barbie have all made missteps. Anyone buy an Arch Deluxe, or, perhaps, Earring Magic Ken?

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  7 Businesses Saved From the Brink of Bankruptcy

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2012

  Keeping a company on top for decades is tough; turning it around is even harder. And, are they good bets for your portfolio?

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  6 U.S. Cities That Fell Off the Fiscal Cliff—and Survived

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  AdvisorOne looks at six municipalities that filed for bankruptcy but climbed their way back to solvency.

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  When Clients Get Lump-Sum Pension Offers (Like GM and Ford), What to Advise?

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  August 13, 2012

  It’s not just the automakers—an increasing number of your clients may need to choose between a lump-sum payout from their pensions and the traditional annuity option. How should you advise them?

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  Top 25 ‘Heroic’ U.S. Companies That Invest in U.S.

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2012

  The Progressive Policy Institute released its list of companies that are “betting on America” by making significant domestic capital expenditures.

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  Smaller Private Foundations More Generous Than Larger Peers in 2011: Report

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 22, 2012

  The general public tends to know a lot about the activities of the big foundations–MacArthur, Gates, Ford–because most reporting focuses on the largest ones. But what about small to midsize private foundations?