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  Freakonomics’ Levitt Addresses Reinhart-Rogoff Mistake at Envestnet Summit

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Steven Levitt said of the mistake in the widely cited work, “I’m incredibly suspicious of academics in policy decision-making.”

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  Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2012—The Biggest Endowments

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2013

  After a big year in 2011, these 10 colleges’ funds rose at a much slower rate last year.

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  New Frontier for the Yield-Hungry: Student Loans

  By John Sullivan  |  February 5, 2013

  Skyrocketing college tuition costs and nose-diving yields—combine the two and you may have something.

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  Windrose Advisors’ John Haase on Branding and New Names

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 23, 2012

  John Haase graced our cover in April 2011 to discuss a topic on many advisors’ minds—the move to independence.

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  IRS’ Top 10 Richest Nonprofit Charities

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  October 10, 2012

  More than 315,000 nonprofit charities reported nearly $2.5 trillion in assets for tax year 2008, according to the IRS, with universities and large hospitals dominating the top 10.

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  What Bogle Thinks of ETFs; Gross vs. ‘Cult’; Paycheck Stress: October Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  September 25, 2012

  The October issue of Research deals with formidable personalities and controversial issues. Cover story "How John Bogle Really Sees ETFs" covers the Vanguard founder's view of the exchange-traded fund field and its evolution. Feature article "Bill Gross vs. the Equity Cult" analyzes the bond maven's pessimism about equity returns. In feature...

• Running Out of Money

  By Bob Seawright  |  September 25, 2012

  It is a major fear for many Americans. In fact, there is excellent research to support the idea that Americans fear running out of money in retirement more than they fear death.

• Thriving Amid Low Rates

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  September 25, 2012

  Income investors have been crushed by the depressed interest rate environment.

• The Meaning of Life

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  September is Life Insurance Awareness Month … whoa, wait; stop. Stay with me.

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  Why So Many Americans Die Poor, and Other Big Retirement Questions: MIT’s Poterba

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 13, 2012

  Can the elderly withstand the financial impact of health shocks? Is the annuity puzzle really so puzzling? These are just some of the key questions that award-winning economist James Poterba has investigated. Can the elderly withstand the financial impact of health shocks? Is the annuity puzzle really so puzzling? Will the...