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  Top 10 Most Disliked U.S. Companies: 2013

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  AdvisorOne focuses on the bottom 10 in a Harris poll ranking consumers’ opinion of the reputation of America’s 60 most visible companies.

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  A New Way to Buckle Up: Convergent and Divergent Strategies

  By Jon Sundt  |  November 20, 2012

  After his “sure bet” against the deutsche mark temporarily wiped him out in 1920, John Maynard Keynes famously quipped, “The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent.”

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  Top 9 Most Disliked U.S. Companies: 2012

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 21, 2012

  AdvisorOne focuses on the bottom nine in a Harris poll ranking consumers’ opinion of the reputation of America’s 60 most visible companies.

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  The Custody Rule and its Ramifications

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  When an RIA takes custody of a client’s funds or securities, risk to that individual increases dramatically. Rule 206(4)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act (better known as the Custody Rule), was passed to protect clients from unscrupulous investors.

• Dennis Kozlowski: CEO Bonuses for TARP Recipients ‘Indefensible’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  October 21, 2011

  As news of the conviction and sentencing of hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam settles down, it’s a good time to take a look back at the last “Bond Villain” to make the financial perp walk—former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski.

• Caveat Emptor for 401(k) Plan Sponsors

  By Mark D. Mensack AIFA  |  May 18, 2011

  Most plan sponsors are unaware of their fiduciary duty and can be liable for fines and penalties as the DOL steps up enforcement.

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  Calvert Equity Portfolio’s England Finds Value in Socially Responsible Stocks

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2011

  Richard England, who sub-advises the $1.7 billion Calvert Equity Portfolio (CSIEX), talks about how his stock picks match the firm's social responsibility criteria.

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  Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period

  By Ben Warwick, Quantitative Equity Strategies  |  January 1, 2011

  Ben Warwick explores the best places to allocate capital—and get clients to re-embrace investing—after the twin equity market debacles of the last decade.

• Delivering Diversification

  By James Damschroder  |  January 1, 2010

  Despite the widespread acceptance of diversification as an investment benefit, the fact remains that there's never existed a genuine way to actually quantify either its...

• Broker/Dealer News

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2009

  The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settlement August 3 against Bank of America for misleading investors about billions of dollars in bonuses that were...