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  Averting Fiscal Cliff Requires Special Type of Leadership

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 19, 2012

  Harvard University's Ronald Heifetz, the author of widely cited texts on leadership, explains why the president has the upper hand in fiscal cliff talks, and how Democrats need to help Republicans sell compromise back home.

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  No Jargon, Please: Think 401(k) Investors Know What ‘Fund’ Means? Think Again

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 19, 2012

  Plain English, it turns out, is the key to getting employees to save more for retirement, says a survey of retirement plan participants released by State Street Global Advisors.

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  401(k)s to Overtake Pensions as Primary Retirement Vehicle in 2012

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  For the first time, in 2012, more people will be saving for retirement in 401(k)-type plans than in traditional pensions, and that means employees need better guidance from plan sponsors, State Street Global Advisors reported in late January.