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  Reinhart and Rogoff Fight Back

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, in response to a trio of researchers assailing their work, vigorously defended their seminal 2010 study.

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  Oops! Reinhart-Rogoff Research Tripped Up by Typo

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  A simple Excel spreadsheet error punches a hole in a highly cited economic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that has been used to bolster policies favoring restraint in government spending.

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  Retirement Trailblazer

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  January 23, 2013

  A lot of broker-dealers have invested in the retirement income space.

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  SEC Names Drake as Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer for OCIE

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 9, 2012

  OCIE director Carlo diFlorio says Paula Drake will help OCIE “with the continued advancement of the national examination program, including leading the critical legal function, developing our national examination policy manual, and overseeing our internal compliance team.”

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  Fortune 500 Companies Slow Down Social Media Adoption

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2011

  It may be hard to believe as more and more firms take up social media, but a report from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth found that adoption could be leveling off.

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  Baby boomers aren't narcissists

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  October 22, 2009

  Are you kidding? Well, actually no. That's the result of a three-decade long study anyway. Susan Krauss Whitbourne, psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts...

• What can a Collar do for Client's Portfolios?

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  September 24, 2009

  Options-based strategies to reduce risk and boost relative performance in a down market are not new. But a new, 10-year study underscores how helpful they can be in down markets.

• Hedge Fund Indexes Respond Similarly to Market Fac

  By Staff Writer  |  August 25, 2003

  AMHERST, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Variation across major hedge fund indexes, one of the often-criticized weaknesses of these measures, might not necessarily be a barrier to their use...

• Out & About

  By Staff Writer  |  April 2, 2001

  Without the safety nets of straight society, gay a