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Financial Advisor June 2004 Kevin M. Wilson	Why Value Beats Growth Portfolios using asset allocation combined with value investing produce better financial results. How should you advise clients to invest?
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg	From Complexity to Simplicity And Back Using plain-vanilla mutual funds, retail advisors can build low-correlating portfolios, like absolute-return portfolios. In fact, the sophisticated financial advisor is performing like a mini-institutional consultant of yore.
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Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 Jason Van Steenwyk	Winning the "Loser's Game" Investing is an activity in which the victor often prevails because he makes fewer mistakes than his rival does. It is no different for financial advisors and your clients.
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