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  Buffett’s Gift Tops 13 Biggest Donations of 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer, AdvisorOne  |  January 4, 2013

  Warren Buffett pledged more than $3 billion in 2012, making him the most generous donor among America’s biggest philanthropists, according to a survey released by The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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  Four Rules for Investing in Tech Startups

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  December 20, 2012

  Doing well in the high-tech industry is no easy feat, for entrepreneurs or investors, according to one expert---- but there are ways to increase the odds of success.

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  Top 7 Tech Trends for Advisors in 2013

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  Technology is not just about Excel spreadsheets anymore. Big tech changes are ahead for advisors in 2013.

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  ‘Haves’ Urge Stronger Estate Tax Proposal in Fiscal Cliff Talks

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  December 12, 2012

  ‘I can afford to pay the estate tax’ is a recurrent theme among wealthy supporters of a $4 million exemption, including a Disney, a Rockefeller, a Gates and a few folks named Buffett and Bogle.

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  Hedge Funds Badly Beaten by S&P 500 Performance

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 26, 2012

  Low cost indexing might have been vindicated in the starkest way possible.

• Before Buying That Hot IPO…

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  November 21, 2012

  IPOs are supposed to represent the Holy Grail. But is it really your lottery ticket to riches?

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  Cold Call Champions: The Winning Scripts

  By Bill Good  |  November 21, 2012

  This is the fourth and final article in my series on cold calling. In previous articles, I promised my readers “Send me your cold calling scripts.

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  Predictions by Fisher, Gundlach, Rodriguez: Research’s All-Star Roundtable

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  November 21, 2012

  A Research Roundtable of five distinguished names, including Kenneth Fisher, Jeffrey Gundlach and Robert Rodriguez, serve up their best analytic thinking and forecast how critical situations could shape up next year.

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  Where—and Where Not—to Invest in 2013: Morgan, MFS Experts

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 14, 2012

  Political wrangling in Washington will have a powerful effect on the markets in 2013. That begs the question of where–and where not–to invest next year.

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  Ultrawealthy Tiger 21 Members Favor Equity Investments

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  October 29, 2012

  The annual Tiger 21 Member Favorites Survey, released Friday, shows that public equities again ranked as favorite investment of the 200-strong ultrawealthy peer group.