There are benefits to going fee-based for both the client and the advisor, many of these are already well-known. There is one benefit, however, that few talk about…

I have no comment on this right now. Let it sink in and then we’ll talk.

Stuff I’m Reading this Morning…

Corn right now is typically a yield of 155 to 160 bushels per acre, so the Monsanto engineer’s speculation is that two decades from now we’ll see a double in output.

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Does it seem like you’re reading the same financial magazine and newspaper articles year after year with the same reheated and rehashed patter?

You are.

I’ve asked Kid to put together a list of the five most infuriating myths about ETFs that he consistently hears repeated in the press and the blogosphere.

The best links, the biggest stories. Start here…