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  ‘Abenomics’ Is Turning Japan’s Economy Around

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  Can Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to lift Japan out of deflation and spur economic expansion—known as "Abenomics"—really work?

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  The Fox and the Hedgehog

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2013

  I’m a big fan of books that help us cut through the noise of our current information overload to better understand how we got where we are and how to do better in the future.

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  Has Einhorn Won Apple Fight?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2013

  It’s a relevant question now that it’s increasingly likely that Apple will raise its dividend.

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  Equities Beat Commodities by Steepest Ratio in 4 Years

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  We’ve seen what’s happened to gold. Will other commodities follow?

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  Birinyi’s Bull-Market Picks

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 5, 2013

  Now that the Dow has hit a record high, people are starting to realize it's a bull market, the Birinyi Associates president says.

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  Houston, We Have a Spending Problem—News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 25, 2013

  Across-the-board spending cuts set to begin this week are an opportunity to be embraced, not a horror to be avoided.

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  Meredith Whitney: Government Case Against S&P ‘Hard to Believe’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  She discussed the government’s case against the ratings agency, her municipal bond call and her thoughts on new Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat.

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  Baha, a Gundlach Star, Recalls DoubleLine’s Stormy Beginnings

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2013

  "There is a 'revenge is sweet' factor, but there was also a religious and spiritual element," Baha recalled about life after TCW..

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  Banking on Recovery with Looser Rules in Place

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  The New Year seems to have brought a trend toward optimism in global banking, beginning with the European Central Bank. ECB President Mario Draghi boldly announced in January that “we are now back in a normal situation” and no longer in a financial crisis. He did concede, however, that “we...

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  Hedge Fund Leverage Reaches 2004 Levels

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 14, 2013

  More leverage means more potential losses should stocks decline, a major contributor to the depth and length of the economic crisis beginning in 2008.