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• Fidelity DC Sales Up 36%

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2012

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  Fidelity Retirement Sales Up 36%

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 9, 2012

  For the first half of 2012, defined contributions topped $25 billion versus $18.5 billion a year ago.

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  Warren Buffett Drops Consumer Stocks, Buys Into Banks

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 6, 2012

  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett backed away from stocks in the second quarter, reducing the company’s holdings in consumer-products equities but investing more heavily in the finance sector.

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  7 Biggest IPO Flops of Last 25 Years

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  June 19, 2012

  Some big IPOs, like Visa and UPS, have been a boon to investors, but others have been squashed by their own weight.

• Selective Standouts

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  May 24, 2012

  Certain consumer companies continue to outshine their counterparts.

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  Forbes’ List of Highest Paid CEOs Is Unveiled

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 6, 2012

  It’s that time of year; birds are singing, allergies are kicking, occupiers are occupying and Forbes has released its annual list of the most highly paid CEOs.

• Businesses Protest Proposed Indian Tax Plan

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

  A letter sent by seven overseas business groups that represent some 250,000 companies warned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India that a proposed taxation plan being considered by the Indian government is causing those companies to reconsider their presence in India.

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  Top 9 Most Disliked U.S. Companies: 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 21, 2012

  AdvisorOne focuses on the bottom nine in a Harris poll ranking consumers’ opinion of the reputation of America’s 60 most visible companies.

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  Top 8 Favorite U.S. Companies: 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 14, 2012

  Harris Interactive announced the results of its 13th annual Reputation Quotient study, which ranked consumers’ opinion of the reputation of the most visible companies in the United States.

• Above-Peer Performance

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  November 23, 2011

  Before the market open on November 3, CVS Caremark reported solid 3Q’11 results. During 3Q’11, retail same-store sales were 2.3 percent, and the company appears to be tracking nicely to its full year guidance of 1.5-2.5 percent. Notably, front-store comparable sales increased 2.0 percent, which is the strongest performance in...