the New York Times

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  Seeking Alpha Creatively Is a Theme at Morningstar Conference

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2013

  Portfolio managers are pouring into Chicago in an annual summer pilgrimage to the Morningstar Investment Conference, where those on a quest for alpha can slake their thirst in hearing the views of the mighty and the yet undiscovered.

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  Will Wall Street Pull the Plug on Real Estate Surge?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 4, 2013

  Bankers have already made a killing on the residential market, but fears of their pulling out, and taking the nascent recovery with them, are overblown.

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  5 Best Bits of Advice for College Grads: 2013

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 3, 2013

  Dear graduating class of 2013: Do what you know, don’t do what you love, and stop comparing yourself to other people.

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  How Financial News Gets It Wrong

  By Marshall Jaffe  |  May 28, 2013

  Beware of headlines that claim to explain markets.

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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?

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  Is College Worth It?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 8, 2013

  Former Education Secretary William Bennett's new book questioning the value of college is flying off the shelves, while researchers jokingly predict universities will soon offer a master’s in janitorial studies.

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  Freakonomics’ Levitt Addresses Reinhart-Rogoff Mistake at Envestnet Summit

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 2, 2013

  Steven Levitt said of the mistake in the widely cited work, “I’m incredibly suspicious of academics in policy decision-making.”

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  Toxic Words: The Importance of the Language You Use in Your Firm

  By Mark Tibergien  |  April 29, 2013

  Words are powerful. They can be used to encourage, inspire and enlighten—or to judge and destroy.

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  Your Move, Bogleheads: Advisor Finds DFA’s Returns Trump Vanguard’s

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  Advisor Jeff Troutner of Equius Partners says a broader look at the numbers is less favorable to Vanguard than unsuspecting advisors might think—but Vanguard answers back to AdvisorOne.

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  Too-Big-to-Fail Bill DOA: Commentators

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 24, 2013

  Washington Analysis says the “headlines, hearings and speeches” around the measure will amount to “mere noise,” while SIFMA says the bill would dampen business lending.