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  Nontraded REITs: Friend or Foe?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Nontraded REITs may be unsuitable for older investors because of their need for liquidity, but they have their defenders in today's booming real estate market.

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  JPMorgan, Wells Fargo See Double-Digit Q1 Profits but Shares Fall on Low Revenue

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  JPM and WFC both offset lower profit margins on loans by setting aside less money to cover bad mortgage loans.

• Metal Gets Less Precious

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  April 1, 2013

  Never mind that gold is posting year-to-date losses and never mind that gold mining stocks are already in a bear market. Is this the start of bad things to come for gold investors?

• Credit Suisse Seeks Gold Payoff

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  February 22, 2013

  Credit Suisse unveiled a new strategy ETN for generating income on gold.

• Wirehouses Boost Wealth Results

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2013

  Bank of America reported a 63% drop in net income for the fourth quarter of 2012.

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  New Hire Roundup: BlackRock Names Shedlin CFO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 20, 2013

  This week in new hires, Gary Shedlin was named CFO of BlackRock, and Mary Justice was named Seattle market leader for the Private Client Reserve of U.S. Bank.

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  UBS Reports Loss of $2.1B as Advisors Top $1M in Average Production

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  February 5, 2013

  Plus, the wealth management unit in the Americas added nearly 30 advisors in the fourth quarter.

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  Will Gold Lose Its Luster in 2013? Commodities Outlook

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  Many analysts are generally bullish on commodities for 2013, expecting rises in precious-metals prices, but the World Bank disagrees with the consensus.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Hedge Fund Manager Fined $44 Million in China Scheme

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2012

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against a Miami-based entrepreneur for defrauding investors.

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  Corzine Caused MF Global to Tank, House Panel Reports

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2012

  Decisions by Jon Corzine to chart a “radically different course for MF Global and try to turn the 230-year-old commodities broker into a full-service investment bank,” were the main reason the firm went bankrupt, according to a House report.