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  7 Famous Dads Who Make Good Financial Role Models

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2013

  Despite their wealth and fame, these celebrity fathers have a set a good example in frugality for their kids to follow. Happy Father's Day!

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  8 Really Bad Investments That Lost a Bundle

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2013

  Even the big boys, like Warren Buffett, can lose big bucks on a bad bet.

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  Warren Buffett to Become Major Goldman Shareholder

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2013

  The deal saves Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway billions in costs and lets Goldman maintain the accretion to its stock price.

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  Buffett on Berkshire’s 2012: ‘Subpar It Was’

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 4, 2013

  In his annual letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett admitted disappointment in his company’s 2012 performance, including the bad news that Berkshire stock underperformed the benchmark S&P 500 index.

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  Buffett Slams Norquist, Calls for Higher Taxes on ‘Ultra-Rich’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 26, 2012

  "Let’s forget about the rich and ultra-rich going on strike and stuffing their ample funds under their mattresses," because of higher taxes, the billionaire investor says.

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  Buffett’s 9 Nuggets of Wisdom on Banks, Investments, More

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2012

  The Oracle of Omaha had some contrarian things to say about the U.S. economy, the big banks, and what he calls “the tapeworm of the American economy,” on Bloomberg TV.

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  At Pershing Insite, a Plea for BDs to Scrutinize Reps’ Outside Dealings

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  June 8, 2012

  Joan Schwartz of Pershing warns BD executives to better scrutinize such dealings, since “this is how bad reps are stealing clients’ money.”

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  Forbes’ List of Highest Paid CEOs Is Unveiled

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 6, 2012

  It’s that time of year; birds are singing, allergies are kicking, occupiers are occupying and Forbes has released its annual list of the most highly paid CEOs.

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  The Measured Approach to Value

  By Gerald Burstyn  |  March 26, 2012

  Tevye the milkman. He’s not the first person who comes to mind for the average value investor, but according to value guru Vitaliy Katsenelson, we can learn a lot from Tevye.

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  Buffett Backs Fink on Controversial Allocation Advice

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 9, 2012

  Calling bonds “among the most dangerous of assets,” Buffett's sentiment adds credence to BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink’s controversial advice from Wednesday that investors should allocate 100% of their assets to equities.