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  Advisors May Be Crazy, Like a Fox

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  What the research suggests about advisors’ change of attitude toward building client portfolios: Can we see PTSD symptoms from the Great Recession, or is it merely a matter or risk management?

• Seeking Less Uncertainty

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  April 1, 2013

  Although stock market volatility as measured by the CBOE S&P 500 VIX has bottomed near pre-financial crisis lows, interest in ETFs that minimize rollercoaster moves hasn’t slowed.

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  Weighing the Risks: Junk Bond or Equity ETFs?

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2013

  Is it better to get on the equity ETF train or hop into the rally in junk bond ETFs? Here's the skinny on how to build a portfolio, with tips from Schwab's Michael Iachini.

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  Direxion Shakes Up Commodity Investing’s Volatile Returns

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  March 18, 2013

  One fund aims to take advantage of upswings and move to cash at other times.

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  Advisors Beware: Silicon Valley’s Jemstep Targets Underserved Mass Affluent

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 12, 2013

  For a fraction of brokers' fees, Jemstep offers buy/sell trade ideas for an individual’s 401(k), IRA and brokerage accounts.

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  ETF Costs: What to Watch For

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 5, 2013

  S&P Capital IQ’s Todd Rosenbluth provides helpful, and surprising, advice for ETF success.

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  U.S. Real Estate Looking Up but Emerging Markets Rising Even Higher: Cohen & Steers

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 27, 2013

  "Emerging markets not only make up a larger percentage of global GDP than a few years ago, but they have grown faster than developed markets," says Cohen & Steers' Jason Yablon.

• How Low Can the VIX Go?

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  February 22, 2013

  Stock market volatility in 2013 has continued its downward trend toward levels experienced just before the onset of the 2008 financial crisis.

• To the Next 20 Years: The Future of ETFs

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  February 22, 2013

  ETFs now cover narrow markets in a wide swath of asset classes from stocks and bonds to commodities and currencies. It’s been two decades since ETFs appeared, but what is their future?

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  Scared Stockless: How Advisors Calm Jittery Clients

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  February 22, 2013

  Despite the run-up in the market, client enthusiasm for equities has evaporated since the crisis in 2008, with stock ownership at its lowest point since 1998.