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  The Stimulus Three Years On: Did It Help the Economy?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2012

  Three years after President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill, a jury of eminent economists is retrospectively voting its approval of the controversial stimulus measure. Still, a minority of the surveyed economists remain unimpressed with the spending bill.

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  Top 10 Richest Colleges for 2011: The Biggest Endowments

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2011

  Some surprises on the endowment front, and some non-surprises. Ivy League schools dominate the list with Harvard's haul nearly double its arch-rival's

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  How a Freethinking Economist Saved Your Retirement Portfolio

  By Gerald Burstyn  |  September 29, 2011

  Research by economist Richard Thaler, a professor at the University of Chicago, has “nudged” vast numbers of Americans to a higher savings rate.

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  Top 10 Universities & Liberal Arts Colleges

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 13, 2011

  It’s that time of year: cool, crisp nights; tailgate parties; drunken football fans—and U.S News and World Report’s list of the top colleges and universities in these United States.

• Historical Research: Inventing Financial Futures

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  November 1, 2009

  In November 1967, University of Chicago economist Milton Friedman was turned down for a loan, a rejection that ended up changing the course of financial...

• Danger & Opportunity: He's Got the Momentum

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2009

  Cliff Asness is known as a hedge fund manager who caters to institutions, is a true believer in momentum investing, and despite his University of...

• The Wisdom of Experience

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2009

  Early on in a discussion with William Priebe, the chairman and founder of Geneva Capital Management, you know you'll hear not only straight talk that...

• Can philanthropy and capitalism work together?

  By James Picerno  |  July 1, 2008

  Philanthropy is conventionally defined as activity aimed at promoting human welfare of one kind or another, as any dictionary will tell you. Conspicuously absent from...

• Back to the Future--Again

  By James Picerno  |  May 1, 2008

  It has been five years since veteran investment consultant and celebrated author Peter Bernstein invoked the word "obsolete" to describe the policy portfolio, which encourages...

• Save Them From Themselves

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2007

  I don't often review books in these pages. For one thing, there are better forums for such pieces, and for another, there are very few...