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  Myanmar: Once Known for Rubies, Now an Investment Hotspot

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 6, 2013

  Previously best known as Burma and for its rubies, Myanmar is now presenting international investors with ripe opportunities as the country shakes off the yoke of a military dictatorship.

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  10 Favorite Super Bowl TV Ads by Financial Firms

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2013

  AdvisorOne looked at 46 years of Super Bowl TV commercials, finding favorites starring Homer Simpson, Jerry Seinfeld and an unknown mutual fund pitchman from 1973.

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  Good for Consumers, Bad for the Markets

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  July 17, 2012

  How will consumers react when merchants can offer discounts to customers paying with cash, and impose fees on those paying with credit?

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  Decade Horribilis

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  Even veteran investment professionals, those who have been in the business for decades, are not shy to say that the 2001–2011 period was probably the worst time they have ever been through.

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  Online Retail Sales Reach Christmas Season Record

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 26, 2010

  Consumers pulled out all the stops online to spend $36.4 billion by Dec. 23, the day before Christmas Eve, according to SpendingPulse, a MasterCard Advisors report.

• Financial Services Firms Offer Aid to Haiti

  By Robert F. Keane  |  January 18, 2010

  Industry musters money and more for earthquake relief

• Consumer Spending Rises 3.6% in Holiday Season

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2009

  Retail sales through Christmas paced by 15.5% rise in online sales

• Gratitude in Action

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2008

  Here are four practices to consider in constructing your gratitude portfolio: Be specific--When thanking someone for a job well done, be specific about what you're grateful...

• Holiday retail rush falls short

  By Staff Writer  |  May 28, 2008

  According to the Wall Street Journal, U.S. shoppers spent furiously in the days just before Christmas. But, holiday retail sales appeared to still fall short...

• College Clashes

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2002

  Ah, those good old college days! Remember the tough professors, the new friends, the escapades that now make you laugh (or groan)? But for many...