Research Affiliates

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  Tony Davidow, ‘Equal Weight Evangelist,’ Brings His Message to Schwab

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  Shortly after hiring Tony Davidow as its alternative beta and asset allocation strategist, Schwab filed regulatory papers for a lineup of ETFs that will use fundamental indexes.

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  Where are the Financial Geniuses?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Research Affiliates says firms seeking to find patterns of mispricing must encourage the critical evaluation of nonconformist ideas.

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  Fed Fueling America’s Slide to Southern European Future

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 14, 2013

  Printing money is not inflationary, say the inflation hawks at Rob Arnett’s Research Affiliates. But no, the firm is not suddenly going all wobbly on the Fed’s quantitative easing policy.

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  Money Floods Into Stocks via ETFs as Industry Hits 20-Year Mark

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2013

  Last year marked an all-time high for the industry on the eve of its 20th anniversary, and ETFs are soon expected to surpass a record $2 trillion in global assets.

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  Arnott, Coming Soon: Economic Disaster in 3D—Debt, Deficits, Demography

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 23, 2013

  Rob Arnott’s keynote session at the ETF Virtual Summit on Wednesday focused on the coming 3D hurricane—debt, deficit and demography.

• Time to Get Rich Slowly: Why Clients Need Advisors More Than Ever

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2012

  No generation ever needed an advisor as much as today’s Americans. Your job? To help clients scrimp and save, with any spurt of portfolio growth being “a joy to behold.”

• Research Affiliates, WisdomTree Settle Dispute

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2012

  Research Affiliates and WisdomTree Investments said they recently reached a settlement regarding patent infringements and that Research Affiliates will pay WisdomTree $700,000 and withdraw its lawsuit.

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  Hussman: Market Needs to Fall by a Third Just to Get to Normal

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 26, 2012

  Permabear portfolio manager John Hussman argues that, in the short-term, at least, the stock market is doomed based on valuation fundamentals, correctly understood.

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  Arnott's Firm: U.S. GDP Estimates Way Off: 1% Growth Is New Normal

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 19, 2012

  Unless the U.S. makes politically difficult changes in immigration, employment and investment policies, Americans should expect a long-term “new normal” rate of growth of just 1%, says investment management firm Research Affiliates.

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  Research Affiliates, WisdomTree Settle for $700,000

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2012

  The ETF provider WisdomTree will receive the one-time payment, and the parties pledge not to sue each other for the next eight years over indexes and strategies.