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  The Shale Gas Rush

  By Gerald Burstyn  |  May 24, 2012

  With all of this new economic activity comes investing opportunity. And there is more than one way to play the market.

• Euro Zone Employment, Manufacturing Fall

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2012

  As the euro zone slipped back into recession, employment numbers dropped along with manufacturing, and the ranks of the jobless rose to about 17.13 million.

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  PIMCO’s El-Erian: It’s a Good Unemployment Number

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 9, 2012

  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that employment in the private sector rose by 227,000 in February, and the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3%.

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  Discipline, Balance and an Increasing Dividend: Keys to a Retail REIT’s Success

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2012

  Discipline and balance: These are the key principles behind the strategy at Federal Realty Investment Trust, a REIT that specializes in high-quality retail properties.