University of Chicago

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  Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2012—The Biggest Endowments

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  April 2, 2013

  After a big year in 2011, these 10 colleges’ funds rose at a much slower rate last year.

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  The Disclosure Paradox: How Much Information Is Too Much?

  By Michael Finke  |  April 1, 2013

  Too much information can be as harmful to retirement plan decisions as too little.

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  Frank Talk With Vanguard’s Advisory Chief

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 11, 2013

  Martha King explains how the firm reaches out to advisors—and when it doesn't—and speaks frankly about competition with Schwab, frustration with index providers and more.

• Dividend Limits

  By Michael Finke  |  October 24, 2012

  High dividend strategies seem to go in and out of favor.

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  MSSB Loses $600 Million Lerner Group to HighTower

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2012

  This is the seventh new advisor team in 2012 to join the Chicago-based financial services firm run by CEO Elliot Weissbluth.

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  Betting on European Banks: Doomed to Fail or Shrewd Investing?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 18, 2012

  A University of Chicago economist warns the European Central Bank is knowingly “taking junk collateral,” while a famed fund manager is betting big on European banks.

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  Is Portfolio Theory Dead? Markowitz Stands His Ground

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 5, 2012

  Modern portfolio theory isn’t dead, says theory inventor and Nobel laureate Harry Markowitz.

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  Managing Through the Micro-Cap Mania

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 22, 2012

  If you think the small-cap space has had a wild ride recently, try micro caps, and then get your head around the following boast Michael Corbett makes about one of the funds he manages.

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  Show Me the Data: A Dose of Reality in Fiduciary Debate

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2012

  Why is the broker-dealer industry so concerned about the client costs of a fiduciary standard? They aren’t. That argument was simply a red herring.

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  How to Take Advantage of Irrational Stock Buying

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2012

  Ask Ralf Scherschmidt if it’s a bad idea to invest right now in Europe, and he’ll tell you that most people are underinvested in international small-cap stocks because their emotions are overruling reason.