AARP

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  Kill Your 401(k), Conservative Author Says

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  Duncan Black, a conservative author, says government confiscation of 401(k)s may loom, while a liberal blogger says 401(k)s are "a disaster," calling for fatter Social Security checks.

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  CFP Board’s Keller on Goldfarb Case: ‘Let the Process Play Through’

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  At Schwab Impact conference, CFP Board's CEO also discusses three new board members; number of certificants stands at 67,324.

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  CFP Board Names Aikin, 2 Others to Board of Directors

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  The CFP Board announced Thursday that it had elected three new directors to the Board of Directors at its Fall 2012 meeting: Blaine F. Aikin, Arthur Laby and Thomas Nelson.

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  On 5th Anniversary of FPA’s Win on ‘Merrill Rule,’ Fight Continues

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 30, 2012

  Lawsuit whose victory surprised and delighted many changed the conversation in Washington while industry still awaits shape of a final fiduciary rule.

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  Reconsidering Reverse Mortgages

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 26, 2012

  Times were tough for Dorothy Ariail back in 1977 when she became a young widow with three children.

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  Social Security’s 3.6% Benefit Increase Scorned as Not Enough

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 20, 2011

  For the first time since 2009, the U.S. government said Wednesday that it will raise Social Security benefits with a cost-of-living adjustment, up 3.6%, and the announcement was followed by praise—and criticism.

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  Obama Signs Debt Bill; Vows ‘Everything on Table’ for Future Talks

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 2, 2011

  After the Senate passed the bill, 74-26, on Tuesday, President Obama signed the bill into law and said that deficit reduction would need a 'balanced approach' to succeed.

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  New Debt Talks for Obama, Congress as AARP Warns of Social Security Cuts

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 7, 2011

  New talks planned for Sunday following White House meeting, while AARP urges parties to keep Social Security and Medicare off the table.

• Schwab, AARP Join Forces to Offer Financial Services to Retirees

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2011

• Social Security's underfunding - what does it mean for boomers?

  By Staff Writer  |  May 13, 2009

  Social Security trust fund reserves are supposed to be dry by 2037, according to a report released Tuesday by The Social Security Board of Trustees....