New York Times

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  News Analysis: Has the Crisis Doomed the U.S. to Decline?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2012

  Kwasi Kwarteng, a member of the British Parliament, makes the case that the financial crisis and America’s debt problem signal the end of American empire.

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  The Third Choice

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  March 26, 2012

  Americans Elect is an organization that aims to provide an alternative to the Democratic and Republican candidates in this year’s presidential elections.

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  Goldman Sachs Ripped by Critics for History of Putting Profits Over Clients

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2012

  Greg Smith’s very public resignation from Goldman Sachs has sparked heated discussion in the financial services industry, not only on the propriety of Smith’s New York Times op-ed but on the substance of the former Goldman executive’s accusations against the firm.

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  The Warren Effect

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  February 1, 2012

  Elizabeth Warren presents a conundrum for Wall Street. She is a forceful, well-prepared critic of the financial industry.

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  CFP Board Relaxes Its Position on Financial Planner Bankruptcies…Sort Of

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  January 25, 2012

  The upshot of the CFP Board's proposal: a bankruptcy by a financial planner will no longer bar him or her from getting or keeping the CFP marks, but it will be publicly disclosed for the following 10 years on the CFP Board's website.

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  10 Signs of a Doomed Leader: FSI OneVoice 2012 Keynoter

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2012

  Why do leaders fail? It was a key question posed by lecturer and bestselling author Dr. Stephen Mansfield during the opening keynote Monday afternoon at the FSI OneVoice Conference in Orlando.

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  Hedge Funds Could Push for Greek Default

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 19, 2012

  If hedge funds have their way, Greece will be forced to default so that credit default swaps will pay for any losses the debt-troubled country sought to compel investors to accept.

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  Iran Threatens Oil Blockade Over Sanctions

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  Iran threatened to cut off oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. follows through on its threat to impose economic sanctions. Oil markets dismissed the rhetoric.

• Corzine, Madoff and ‘Good’ Advisors

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  December 28, 2011

  I felt bad for Jon Corzine as he took his (subpoenaed) seat at a House Agriculture Committee hearing on Dec. 8.

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  Congress Approves Two-Month Payroll Tax Cut Extension

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 23, 2011

  Following House GOP change of heart, bill approved by both Houses in Dec. 23 pro forma sessions.