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• Exploiting Attractive Resources

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  May 21, 2013

  Natural gas continues to attract favorable attention as a key energy source for the United States. To better understand what trends are affecting the market for natural gas and stock in the sector, we turned to four industry experts.

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  Obama’s Visit to Mexico Puts Spotlight on Drugs, Security

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  May 6, 2013

  Six months into President Enrique Pena-Nieto's term, many foreign investors believe the country may finally be turning a corner.

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  Schwab’s Sonders: Middle America Is My Favorite Emerging Market

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  "Someone asked me in a Q&A, 'What’s your favorite emerging market?’ and ‘Middle America’ was what came out of my mouth,” Sonders said at the FPA-New York annual summit.

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  Don’t Sell in May, Says Raymond James Strategist

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeffrey Saut tells advisors that the strong market should continue for several months.

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  Stolid Switzerland’s Different Path

  By Alexei Bayer  |  April 29, 2013

  Both the U.S. and Switzerland are pulling out of the post-2008 global economic slump on the wave of speculative bubbles. But while Washington is stoking its bubble, hoping for faster growth, the Swiss are working to prevent theirs from getting out of hand.

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  Nominees for the 2013 SMA Managers of the Year: Tough and Getting Tougher

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Presenting the finalists, in four categories, nominated by Investment Advisor and Envestnet | Prima for the ninth annual SMA Managers of the Year awards.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Sister Charged With Illegally Tipping Off Brother

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2013

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against a woman for illegally tipping her brother about quarterly earnings data from the firm she worked for.

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  3 Actions for Worried Investors: BlackRock

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  BlackRock's chief strategists have stepped forward with three actions for uncertain investors to take as stocks reach market highs and bonds stay stuck in single-digit territory.

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  Brazil’s Olympic Stadium Closure Exposes BRIC Nation's Infrastructure Challenge

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 15, 2013

  Fast-growing Brazil has a serious economic impediment: its shoddy infrastructure. The latest case in point: the recent closure of the stadium in Rio de Janeiro meant to be the centerpiece of the 2016 Olympic Games.

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  Australia's Economy Continues To Grow, With No Recession In Sight

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  The Commonwealth of Australia, which only became a country in 1901—when its six original colonies federated—has capitalized on its vast natural resources to become a prosperous place.