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  5 Huge Market Shifts, and How Investors Should Respond: Merrill

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 3, 2013

  Bank of America analysts outline trends that are reshaping the global economy and the world's stock markets, while suggesting several steps advisors and their clients can take in response.

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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?