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  Boston Marathon Bombing Puts Spotlight on Global Event Sponsorships

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  Despite terror in Boston, many sponsors, including financial firms and insurance companies, remain committed to marathons, an industry that's become increasingly global.

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  12 Non-U.S. Investors Who Pledged Half Their Wealth to Charity

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 25, 2013

  Billionaire families from eight countries have joined the Giving Pledge started in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

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  Billionaire Ross Looks at Spanish Banks

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 23, 2012

  Billionaire Wilbur Ross is considering adding assets from troubled large Spanish banks to his firm’s other bank holdings, and has said that he is in talks “every week” with bank representatives.

• Financial Reality TV

  By Bill Miller  |  October 1, 2009

  Halfway through my second bag of Orville Redenbacher, my remote control and I come to the conclusion: There are reality TV shows for everyone except...

• Sowing Good Works

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2006

  Philanthropy is very trendy right now. Think of Warren Buffett's decision to give away around $37 billion worth of his hard-earned Berkshire Hathaway stock to...