The Portfolio

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  Oil Prices: Making a Burgers-to-Barrels Comparison

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 15, 2011

  A group of commodities analysts looks at petrol prices over time to see if oil is cheap or expensive now.

• ETF Assets to Double, Hit $2 Trillion by ’15, Says Report

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2011

  Investors are also buying more non-traditional, alternative ETFs, according to a study done by BNY Mellon and Strategic Insight

• Stock Plan Participants Ignorant of Plan Details: Fidelity

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2011

  Stock plan participants are often ignorant of the tax consequences of selling securities, a Fidelity study finds.

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  Schwab Boosts Global-Investing Platform With Broadridge Deal

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2011

  Partnership will allow Schwab to offer clients more foreign-equity and currency-markets access.

• States Move to Tap Into Shale Deposit; Environmentalists Balk

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  States consider following Pennsylvania's lead in allowing drilling in to huge shale deposits to extract fuel.

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  Chinese Lending Gains Momentum

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  Efforts by China failed to slow down loans given by banks in the second quarter.

• Euro Zone Pledges Help for Greece, But Sets No Timetable

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 12, 2011

  Euro zone ministers discuss ways to help Greece out of its debt crisis as fears mount of the spread of problems to Italy and Spain.

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  Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Trading at Deep Discount

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 20, 2011

  Value deal of the century, or simply more Buffett hype?

• Consumer Sectors: Healthy Outlook

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  June 1, 2011

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  Patriot’s Portfolio: From Northrop Grumman to Devon Energy, Google

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 26, 2011

  To mark Memorial Day, a proposal for a patriot's portfolio.